Palestinian ParentText for Crisis: A Parenting Chabot in War and Displacement

NCT07494786 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: 2256451 Palestinian Evaluationhttps://osf.io/q5s4k/overview
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 480
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The primary aim of this research is to evaluate if ParentText for Crisis helps improve the following outcomes among Palestinian caregivers living in Jordan: a.) Improving caregiver mental health; b.) Improving positive parenting practices; c.) Reducing violence against children

Conditions

Mental Health; Violence Against Children; Parenting

Keywords

War; Chatbot; Refugee; Displacement; Mental Health; Parenting; Violence Against Children

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Caregiver Depression

  Caregiver depression is measured via Patient Health Questionnaire - 2 (PHQ-2). PHQ-2 includes two questions on depression, with likert scale answer options ranging 0-3. Higher scores indicate higher levels of depression.

  Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.

• Playful Parenting

  Parenting Practices are measured via a positive parenting item adapted from Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, measuring frequency of playing with children in the past week. Survey responses are reported in days of occurrence within the past week (0-7), with higher scores indicating higher level of playful parenting.

  Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Caregiver Hopefulness

  Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.

• Parenting Practices

  Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.

• Violence Against Children

  Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.

Study Arms (2)

ParentText for Crisis

EXPERIMENTAL

A rule-based chatbot to provide tips to strengthen parental mental health, improve parenting practices, and help parents support children in crisis settings

Behavioral: ParentText for Crisis

Comparison Group

NO INTERVENTION

Wait-List Control Group

Interventions

ParentText for Crisis BEHAVIORAL

A rule-based chatbot to provide tips to strengthen parental mental health, improve parenting practices, and help parents support children in crisis settings

ParentText for Crisis

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• Adult (aged \>=18)
• Parent or caregiver of \>=1 child
• Living in Jerash Camp, Jerash, Jordan (a refugee camp for Palestinians from Gaza)
• Have access to a phone with WhatsApp

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Oxford: lead
• Sanadak: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Jerash Camp

Jerash, Jordan

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Psychological Well-Being

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Personal Satisfaction; Behavior

Central Study Contacts

Sydney Tucker

CONTACT

+1 706 969 8692; sydney.tucker@spi.ox.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Masking Details: Analysts are blinded during all analyses.
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: March 9, 2026
• First Posted: March 27, 2026
• Study Start: February 11, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): December 15, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): February 28, 2027
• Last Updated: August 27, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will share
• Shared Documents: STUDY PROTOCOL, SAP, ICF, ANALYTIC CODE
• Time Frame: A brief protocol is available on Open Science Framework: https://osf.io/q5s4k/overview. The Statistical Analysis Plan will be registered on Open Science Framework prior to any analysis (estimated date: end of March 2026). Consent forms and analytic code will be posted on OSF at time of manuscript submission.
• Access Criteria: Requests for data access can be made to Sydney Tucker at sydney.tucker@spi.ox.ac.uk. Anonymous data will be made publicly available after RCT results are published.

Locations

JO (1)