Evaluating an Online Parenting Intervention in a Community-Based Sample of Parents

NCT05770427 | Withdrawn

• 1 other identifier: H-02-23-8888-2
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the online modality of the Make the Connection (MTC) program in a community-based sample of parents not at-risk for parenting difficulties. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does the MTC online program result in improvements in parent-child bond, parent self-efficacy, parental stress, and parental depression among parents who are not at-risk for parent-child relationship difficulties?
• What are some of the barriers, facilitators, perceived benefits and risks to participating in the MTC online program from the perspective of parents? Participants will be asked to complete a pre-intervention questionnaire, will be invited to complete the 8-week MTC online program consisting of a weekly 15-minute module, and will lastly be asked to complete a post-intervention questionnaire.

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parent-child bond will be measured using the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale (MPAS)

  The MPAS is a 19-item questionnaire that assesses parents' relational attitudes towards their infant. There are three main subscales derived from the measure: Quality of Attachment, Pleasure in Interaction, and Absence of Hostility. The MPAS has shown strong psychometric properties for use in community samples and can be used with mothers and fathers.

  Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Parent self-efficacy will be measured using the Parent Sense of Competence Questionnaire (PSOC)

  Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8

• Parental stress will be measured using the Parenting Stress Scale (PSS)

  Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8

• Parental depression will be measured using the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)

  Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8

Study Arms (1)

Intervention group

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Make the Connection® Online Program

Interventions

Make the Connection® Online Program BEHAVIORAL

Make the Connection® (MTC) is an evidence-based parenting program offered by Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada. Recently, the MTC program has been adapted to an online platform to help increase scalability and accessibility across Canada. The online modality is self-administered by parents and consist of 8 weekly, 15-minute modules. MTC is an attachment-focused, evidence-informed, parent training program that is designed to support the development of positive parent-child relationships by teaching parents to understand their infant's cues. The overarching goal of the program is to enhance parental attitudes and cognitions towards their infants, which have been shown to be associated with sensitive parenting behaviour, and in turn, secure child attachment. Ultimately, by improving parenting skills and attitudes, the program seeks to support secure infant attachment.

Intervention group

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• parents with children between the ages of 0-3 years old
• parents are primarily responsible for the children

You may not qualify if:

• parents are at-risk for parent-child relationship difficulties (i.e., endorse two of the following criteria: being a first-time caregiver, socially isolated, low education, caregiving alone, lack of confidence or self-efficacy, at risk for poor infant sensitivity, or at-risk for depression)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Ottawa: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Ottawa

Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5, Canada

Location

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: February 21, 2023
• First Posted: March 15, 2023
• Study Start: June 1, 2023
• Primary Completion: June 1, 2024
• Study Completion: September 1, 2024
• Last Updated: May 12, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-05

Locations

CA (1)