Parents Make the Difference II: Trial of a Parenting Intervention

NCT02852291 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 2017-1111
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 201
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Multisite randomized trial of a parenting intervention in Liberia for caregivers of young children. Two main objectives of the "Parents Make the Difference" program are to teach parents (a) skills for decreasing harsh punishments and replacing those with positive ways to manage children's behavior and (b) skills for having more positive interactions with their children, including interactions that encourage learning. As a result of positive changes in parenting, the investigators expect that, over time, children's behavioral and cognitive well-being will improve and that future abuse and poor developmental outcomes will be prevented in the long-term.

Conditions

Parenting; Child Abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Caregiver use of harsh discipline practices; assessed using Discipline Interview, Locally-derived items

  Extent to which caregivers engage in harsh discipline practices

  1 month post treatment

• Parent-Child Interactions (Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire; Locally-derived items assessing positive interactions)

  Quality of parent-child relationships and interactions

  1 month post treatment

Secondary Outcomes (10)

• Caregiver use of harsh discipline practices; assessed using Discipline Interview, Locally-derived items

  12 months post treatment

• Parent-Child Interactions (Parental Acceptance-Rejection Questionnaire; Locally-derived items assessing positive interactions)

  12 months post treatment

• Child social-emotional development and functioning: Ages and Stages Questionnaire; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire: emotion problems and peer problems subscales

  1 and 12 months post treatment

• Child behavior: Locally-derived measure of disruptive/non-compliant behaviors; Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (conduct problems subscale)

  1 and 12 months post treatment

• Parental Stress: Parental Stress Scale

  1 and 12 months post treatment

Study Arms (3)

Parents Make the Difference

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents Make the Difference (Caregivers attend 10 group parent training sessions)

Behavioral: Parents Make the Difference

Parents Make the Difference Plus

EXPERIMENTAL

Parents Make the Difference Plus (Caregivers attend 10 group parent training sessions and receive 3 home visits)

Behavioral: Parents Make the Difference Plus

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

No parenting intervention until the end of the study period

Interventions

Parents Make the Difference BEHAVIORAL

10 parent training sessions delivered to groups of caregivers

Parents Make the Difference

Parents Make the Difference Plus BEHAVIORAL

10 parent training sessions delivered to groups of caregivers, with 3 home visits

Parents Make the Difference Plus

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• caregiver of child ages 3 or 4
• live within catchment area of each study site
• caregiver is at least 18 years old

You may not qualify if:

• does not live with child

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Duke University: lead
• International Rescue Committee: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

International Rescue Committee

Monrovia, Liberia

Location

Study Officials

• Eve Puffer, PhD

  Duke University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 7, 2016
• First Posted: August 2, 2016
• Study Start: March 1, 2016
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2016
• Study Completion: December 1, 2016
• Last Updated: July 17, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share

Locations

LI (1)