Joyful Parenting Pilot Project RCT Study
Community-based Mental Wellness Project for Adolescents and Adults: Joyful Parenting Pilot Project RCT Study
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interventional
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1 country
2
Brief Summary
Aims: To enhance mental well-being of adolescents, adults and their families by creating a positive, happy and joyful environment in the community. Targets: Parents aged 12-59 and their family members in Hong Kong. Methods: Joyful Parenting Pilot Project will adopt the public health and family-focused approach, under the brand name of "Joyful@HK Campaign". Evidence-based and Evidence Generating approach with vigorous study design, both qualitative (e.g. focus groups) and quantitative (e.g. randomised controlled trial), will be used to evaluate the overall programme effectiveness including follow-up of at least one month ("best science"). To ensure the practicability and sustainability of the CBEP, we will engage community partners with strong track records of "best practice" to design, plan, and implement the intervention. This project will use innovative and integrated positive psychology and public health theories and methods to plan brief, simple, and cost-effective intervention. Significance: By using "best science" in the design and evaluation of intervention programme, and the "best practice" of the partners' skills, experience and strong connection with service targets in the community, the intervention, if proven to be effective, for promoting sharing, mind and enjoyment and enhancing mental wellbeing can be further developed and widely disseminated to and adopted by the practitioners in the health and social service sectors for replication and improvement to benefit the whole population.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Sep 2017
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
September 6, 2017
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
September 13, 2017
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
September 21, 2017
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 30, 2018
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
November 30, 2018
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
November 25, 2020
CompletedNovember 25, 2020
November 1, 2020
9 months
September 6, 2017
March 23, 2020
November 3, 2020
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Sharing (Praise), Mind (Appreciation) and Enjoyment (SME) Related Behaviours
Outcome-based questionnaire will be used to evaluate participants' frequency of performing the suggested Sharing, Mind and Enjoyment (SME) related behaviours from baseline to three-month after baseline. Praise: 3-item (range: 0-21). Higher scores mean a better outcome. Appreciation: 2-item (range: 0-14). Higher scores mean a better outcome. Enjoyment: 2-item (range: 0-14). Higher scores mean a better outcome.
T1: baseline; T3: 1-month follow-up after baseline; T4: 3-month follow-up after baseline
Secondary Outcomes (8)
Changes in Subjective Happiness From Baseline to Three-month After Baseline
T1: baseline; T3: 1-month follow-up after baseline; T4: 3-month follow up after baseline
Changes in Mental Well-being From Baseline to Three-month After Baseline
T1: baseline; T3: 1-month follow-up after baseline; T4: 3-month follow up after baseline
Changes in Family Relationship From Baseline to Three-month After Baseline
T1: baseline; T3: 1-month follow-up after baseline; T4: 3-month follow up after baseline
Changes in Personal and Family Health From Baseline to Three-month After Baseline
T1: baseline; T3: 1-month follow-up after baseline; T4: 3-month follow up after baseline
Changes in Personal and Family Happiness From Baseline to Three-month After Baseline
T1: baseline; T3: 1-month follow-up after baseline; T4: 3-month follow up after baseline
- +3 more secondary outcomes
Study Arms (2)
Joyful Parenting Intervention
EXPERIMENTALSubjects will participate in two-session interactive talks on joyful parenting (a core session intervention and booster intervention) and one family gathering activity; questionnaire evaluation will be conducted at baseline, post-session,1 month and 3 month after core session.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONNo intervention will be provided to control groups during study period.
Interventions
* Two-session interactive talks for parents to promote praise \& appreciation, positive thinking, enjoyable parenting (mind) and knowledge of adult mental health problem (in particular the mixed anxiety and depressive disorder) and mental well-being. * One family gathering activity (e.g. outdoor / visit / family indoor gathering) to promote and practise quality family communication (enjoyment and sharing).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Parents (major subjects):
- Parents aged 18-59 (including single parents)
- Chinese speaking
- Able to complete questionnaires/ focus groups
- Their family members:
- Family members of those parents who have already participated in the Joyful Parenting Pilot Project (Their family members could be children/ adolescents)
- Chinese speaking
- Able to complete questionnaires/ focus groups
- Community partners
- Staff of Integrated Family Service Units, under Hong Kong Family Welfare Society in partnership with HKU research team, who organize, plan or implement the project
- Adults aged 18 or above
- Chinese speaking
- Able to complete questionnaires/ individual in-depth interviews
You may not qualify if:
- Those who cannot read Chinese
- Those who suffered from severe mental illness
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- The University of Hong Konglead
- Hong Kong Family Welfare Societycollaborator
Study Sites (2)
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society- North Point Integrated Family Service Centre
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Hong Kong Family Welfare Society- Yau Tong Integrated Family Service Centre
Hong Kong, Hong Kong
Related Publications (1)
Sun Y, Wang MP, Chan CS, Lo DLO, Wan ANT, Lam TH, Ho SY. Promoting positive parenting and mental wellbeing in Hong Kong Chinese parents: A pilot cluster randomised controlled trial. PLoS One. 2022 Jul 20;17(7):e0270064. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0270064. eCollection 2022.
PMID: 35857769DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Limitations and Caveats
Validated questionnaires were not available and many existing questionnaires were too long, we developed the outcome and impact-oriented questionnaires to assess the changes in the participants.
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Yuying Sun
- Organization
- The University of Hong Kong
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Yuying Sun
The University of Hong Kong
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- No
- Restrictive Agreement
- No
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Post-doctoral Fellow
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
September 6, 2017
First Posted
September 13, 2017
Study Start
September 21, 2017
Primary Completion
June 30, 2018
Study Completion
November 30, 2018
Last Updated
November 25, 2020
Results First Posted
November 25, 2020
Record last verified: 2020-11
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share