Community-Based Conscious Discipline Program in Grenada
A Community-based Conscious Discipline Program to Reduce Corporal Punishment in the Caribbean
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
To improve neurocognitive outcomes in 2-year-old children by implementing a community-based intervention program that follows the principles of Conscious Discipline.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Feb 2015
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
February 2, 2015
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
August 18, 2016
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
August 18, 2016
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
January 4, 2021
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
January 6, 2021
CompletedJanuary 7, 2021
January 1, 2021
1.5 years
January 4, 2021
January 5, 2021
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
INTERGROWTH 21st Neurodevelopment Assessment (INTER-NDA)
The INTER-NDA is a measure of cognition, motor skills (fine and gross motor), language (expressive and receptive), behavior, executive function, attention and social-emotional reactivity for 2-year-olds. The measure is comprised of 30 items scored across a spectrum, with higher scores indicating better outcomes.
22-30 Months
Study Arms (2)
Conscious Discipline Intervention Group
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in this group received one-on-one Conscious Discipline classes with a Roving Caregiver. These classes consisted of the dissemination of Conscious Discipline Skills and fun songs, games, and activities to foster connections between the infant and caregiver. Both the infant and caregiver received the intervention simultaneously.
Control
NO INTERVENTIONParticipants in this group did not receive the intervention.
Interventions
Conscious Discipline, a social-emotional skills-based learning program that draws on current brain research and fosters enhanced connections between parents and their children.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants actively enrolled in the Roving Caregiver Program (0-2-year-olds living with parents in at-risk communities served by the RCP)
You may not qualify if:
- Not enrolled in the Roving Caregiver Program
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Windward Islands Research and Education Foundationlead
- Grand Challenges Canadacollaborator
- GRENCASEcollaborator
- St. George's Universitycollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation
Saint George's, Grenada
Related Publications (1)
Waechter R, Evans R, Fernandes M, Bailey B, Holmes S, Murray T, Isaac R, Punch B, Cudjoe N, Orlando L, Landon B. A Community-based Responsive Caregiving Program Improves Neurodevelopment in Two-year Old Children in a Middle-Income Country, Grenada, West Indies. Psychosoc Interv. 2022 May 13;31(2):97-107. doi: 10.5093/pi2022a6. eCollection 2022 May.
PMID: 37360060DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Randall Waechter, PhD
Windard Islands Research and Education Foundation
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Associate Director of Research
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
January 4, 2021
First Posted
January 6, 2021
Study Start
February 2, 2015
Primary Completion
August 18, 2016
Study Completion
August 18, 2016
Last Updated
January 7, 2021
Record last verified: 2021-01
Data Sharing
- IPD Sharing
- Will not share