Relationship Enhancement Digital Game

NCT07170553 | Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: 20250185
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 2

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to test a new digital game. Specifically, this study will aim to evaluate a digital game prototype designed to facilitate playful interactions between parents and children. The prototype will incorporate activities grounded in relationship enhancement principles. Additionally, this study will check how well using digital tools helps build strong connections, makes people get along better, and boosts parents' confidence and parenting skills.

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations; Parenting; Attachment Disorder

Keywords

Digital Intervention; Attachment Based

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Parental Self-Efficacy as Measured by TOPSE

  Tool to Measure Parenting Self-Efficacy (TOPSE) Total scores range from 0-480 for the complete measure. Higher scores indicate greater levels of perceived parental self-efficacy.

  Baseline, Up to 1.5 hours (immediately after intervention).

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Perceived Closeness in the Parent-Child Relationship as measured by the Social Connectedness Scale

  Baseline, Up to 1.5 hours (immediately after intervention).

Study Arms (2)

Caregiver Child Digital Intervention Group

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in this group will engage with the intervention for up to 1 hour.

Behavioral: Digital Game

Control Group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Participants in this group will receive information about play based attachment activities and participate for up to 1 hour.

Behavioral: Control

Interventions

Digital Game BEHAVIORAL

Parent-child dyads will come to the research site once and participate for up to one hour. Dyads will engage with a digital game prototype. The game involves brief relationship enhancing activities focused on different domains of attachment with the purpose of facilitating appropriate and healthy playful interaction between parents and children.

Caregiver Child Digital Intervention Group

Control BEHAVIORAL

Parent-child dyads will come to the research site once and participate for up to one hour. Dyads will receive pamphlets with information regarding play based attachment activities and be given the chance to engage in said activities.

Control Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 6 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Caregiver-child dyads.

You may not qualify if:

• Participant is not part of a caregiver- child dyad.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Miami: lead

Study Sites (2)

University of Miami

Coral Gables, Florida, 33146, United States

RECRUITING

University of Miami

Miami, Florida, 33146, United States

NOT YET RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Anna Queiroz, PhD

  University of Miami

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Anna Queiroz, PhD

CONTACT

3052843752; aqueiroz@miami.edu

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 5, 2025
• First Posted: September 12, 2025
• Study Start (Estimated): June 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2027
• Study Completion (Estimated): April 30, 2027
• Last Updated: March 3, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (2)