NCT07403903

Brief Summary

Whether young children can develop healthily depends a lot on the family environment where they grow up in. Risk factors, such as low family income or health issues within the family, may pose threats to young children's development. To mitigate the effects of these risk factors, the research team has developed a community parenting program titled "Amazing Start", which aims to improve young children's well-being through the provision of parenting interventions to the families with known risk factors. The parenting interventions include one-to-one coaching on parent-child interactions as well as parent support groups that are led by social workers. This 2-year study aims to investigate the effectiveness and sustainability of the "Amazing Start" community parenting intervention program for at-risk families across three districts in Hong Kong using a randomized controlled trial. Participating families are randomized to either the experimental group, where parenting interventions are provided for a period of 9 months, or the wait-list control group, where no parenting intervention is provided during this 9-month period. Pre-test and post-test are conducted to assess the development of young children, as well as the parental stress, parental sense of competence, and parental satisfaction of the participating families. The wait-list control group receives the parenting intervention after the post-test.

Trial Health

75
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
270

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
14mo left

Started Sep 2023

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
active not recruiting

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Progress70%
Sep 2023Jun 2027

Study Start

First participant enrolled

September 1, 2023

Completed
10 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

June 30, 2024

Completed
1.6 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

February 4, 2026

Completed
7 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

February 11, 2026

Completed
1.4 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 30, 2027

Expected
Last Updated

February 11, 2026

Status Verified

February 1, 2026

Enrollment Period

10 months

First QC Date

February 4, 2026

Last Update Submit

February 4, 2026

Conditions

Parenting Intervention

Keywords

Child developmentParentingWell-being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Child development

    Ages and stages questionnaire - third edition (ASQ-3). The ASQ-3 is a brief screening tool for assessing young children's (aged 1 to 66 months) development in five different domains, namely communication, gross motor, fine motor, problem solving, and personal-social. There are 6 items in each domain. Each item involves a simple task in which the child needs to complete with the relevant materials. As the ASQ-3 consists of different items for children of different age, the number of domains reaching the appropriate developmental milestones will be used as an overall indicator of the child's development.

    9 months after the start of the intervention

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Parenting sense of competence

    9 months after the start of the intervention

  • Parental stress

    9 months after the start of the intervention

  • Parents' life satisfaction

    9 months after the start of the intervention

  • Cost effectiveness

    48 months after the start of the intervention

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Amazing start parenting intervention

Behavioral: Amazing start parenting intervention

Control

NO INTERVENTION

• No service is provided to the families in the control group

Interventions

Amazing start parenting interventionBEHAVIORAL

* 14 session on Parent-child Play Group * 14 session on 1 on 1 Playdate cum Parent-child Play-based Coaching * 6 session on Mentorship \& Parents Social Network * 4-6 session on Parents' Wellness Program * 2 Amazing Start Boxes

Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age0 Months - 36 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • \. Families with infants and toddlers aged 0 to 36 months
  • \. Families residing in Kwun Tong, Yuen Long, and Yau Tsim Mong Districts
  • \. Families with at least 2 risk factors listed below
  • single-parent family,
  • ethnic minority,
  • new parents,
  • low-income family,
  • families with newborn twins,
  • persistent family conflicts, and
  • family members suffering from long-term illness

You may not qualify if:

  • Families with fewer than 2 risk factors listed above

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

The Univesity of Hong Kong

Hong Kong, Region, Hong Kong

Location

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

February 4, 2026

First Posted

February 11, 2026

Study Start

September 1, 2023

Primary Completion

June 30, 2024

Study Completion (Estimated)

June 30, 2027

Last Updated

February 11, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

HK(1)