FAmily Oriented Mindfulness Informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) Programme for Parent or Carers Affected by Incarceration and Improving Parenting in Nigeria

NCT06628518 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 1 other identifier: 0000-0003-0516-0313f
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Incarceration is a prevalent problem globally and in Nigeria. Its effect significantly impacts left behind parent or primary care givers and also the wellbeing of the families and children. Limited access to support has posed a constraint in effectively addressing the issues suffered by affected families in Nigeria. In addition, having a family member incarcerated could affect parenting due to factors such as anxiety, trauma, depression, poor social support, awareness of legal channels for complaint and harsh parenting to children. The implication is that it could not only have a negative impact on the affected victim but also on their parenting styles or caring responsibilities, which could be detrimental to children\'s development and wellbeing and resort to criminal behaviours. In essence this study seeks to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a brief FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) intervention in comparison to the waitlist control group (who will be administered the intervention at a later date) in improving parenting, legal awareness, social cohesion, wellbeing and reducing trauma and anxiety as a result of the effect of having a family member incarcerated.

Conditions

Trauma; Depression; Anxiety; Parenting Intervention

Keywords

Parenting intervention; Anxiety; incarceration; family; depression; truama

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Service Satisfaction Scale

  A five item scale that can be used to assess and measure satisfaction, acceptability and quality of the intervention. Higher score denote positive outcomes and acceptability. Lower score denotes poor satisfaction and acceptability.

  4 weeks at the end of intervention

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5)

  Baseline, 4 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

  Baseline, 4 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3)

  Baseline, 4 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Legal-informed Awareness of Complaint Channel Scale (LACCS)

  Baseline, 4 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Harsh Parenting Scale

  Baseline, 4 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

Study Arms (2)

FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE)

EXPERIMENTAL

The FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) is a four sessions intervention lasting approximately 90 minutes each. A session will be delivered weekly for 4 weeks.

Behavioral: FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE)

Control - Waitlist Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will not receive an intervention until after the assessment periods at baseline, end of intervention and 3 months follow up before they will be administered the FAMiLE intervention.

Interventions

FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) BEHAVIORAL

The FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) is a low-intensity intervention involving four sessions. The session will cover relevant aspects of brief mindfulness, legal education, awareness of human rights and challenges of complaint, including support. The Family oriented component will include stress management, including coping techniques and problem-solving, positive communication, behaviour modification and parenting, and a session on consolidation including sustaining gains. The intervention will also incorporate positive parenting and interactions with children.

FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 75 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• years and above
• Parent or carer with child(ren) or with caring responsibilities for children affected by incarceration.
• Able to provide full consent for their participation.
• A resident of the study areas (Delta, Jos or Lagos State)

You may not qualify if:

• Less than 18 years
• Unable to consent
• Currently undergoing severe mental health treatment
• Unable to speak the English language fluently

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Teesside University: lead
• University of Manchester: collaborator
• Jos University Teaching Hospital: collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Ogunbosi BO, Adepoju AA, Orimadegun AE, Odaibo GN, Olaleye OD, Akinyinka OO. Challenges of caregivers and needs of children with parents in a Nigerian prison. Niger J Paediatr. 2022 Jul-Sep;49(3):240-244.

  PMID: 36313982 BACKGROUND

• Adetunji, C.M., Gachuri, E.W. and Wanjao, J.N., (2024). Beyond Spouses' Imprisonment: Expectations of Non-incarcerated Female Partners of Inmates at Nigeria's Agodi-Ibadan Medium Correctional Facility. Journal of Sociology, Psychology and Religious, 4(1), pp.42-53.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries; Depression; Anxiety Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Central Study Contacts

Tarela J Ike

CONTACT

016-423-4231; T.ike@tees.ac.uk

Dung E Jidong, Dr

CONTACT

Dung.Jidong@manchester.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 19, 2024
• First Posted: October 8, 2024
• Study Start: October 11, 2024
• Primary Completion: August 29, 2025
• Study Completion: August 29, 2025
• Last Updated: October 8, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-09

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share