Impact Evaluation of a Family-based Intervention With Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children and Families in Tak Province, Thailand

NCT ID: NCT01668992

Last Updated: 2016-11-09

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

992 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2011-09-30

Study Completion Date

2013-05-31

Brief Summary

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The study will evaluate the impact of a family-based intervention on the well-being of Burmese migrant and displaced children and families living in Tak province, Thailand. The methodology used in the impact evaluation study is a randomized waitlist controlled trial.

The study hypothesizes that participation in a family-based intervention will lead to improved parenting practices and child and family outcomes, as follows.

Primary hypotheses:

1. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report increased knowledge and use of positive parenting skills compared to control;
2. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report less use of physical punishment and other harsh forms of discipline compared to control;
3. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of family functioning and cohesion compared to control.

Secondary hypotheses:

1. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of externalizing and internalizing child behaviors compared to control;
2. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of child resilience and psychosocial well-being compared to control;
3. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of alcohol use compared to control.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Parenting Practices Family Functioning Child Psychosocial Well-being Alcohol Use

Keywords

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Parenting Discipline Family interventions Thailand Migration

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Family intervention

Families receive 12-week program on parenting skills, discipline methods and family communication.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Family intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

12-week parenting skills program for Burmese migrant and displaced children and families.

Waitlist control

Families are on a waitlist and receive the intervention only after the trial is complete.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Family intervention

12-week parenting skills program for Burmese migrant and displaced children and families.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Happy Families Program

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Of Burmese origin
* Currently living in one of 20 target communities in Tak province, Thailand
* Primary caregiver to at least one child aged 8 to 12 years
* Child aged 8 to 12 years
* Participating in the family intervention

Exclusion Criteria

* Children living in orphanages, boarding houses, factories or other institutions
* Persons with severe cognitive or physical disability who are impaired and unable to understand and give informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

8 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Duke University

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

International Rescue Committee

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Theresa S Betancourt, Sc.D., M.A.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)

Jeannie Annan, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

International Rescue Committee

Locations

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International Rescue Committee (IRC) Thailand

Mae Sot, Changwat Tak, Thailand

Site Status

Countries

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Thailand

References

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Puffer ES, Annan J, Sim AL, Salhi C, Betancourt TS. The impact of a family skills training intervention among Burmese migrant families in Thailand: A randomized controlled trial. PLoS One. 2017 Mar 28;12(3):e0172611. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0172611. eCollection 2017.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28350809 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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21050

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id