Impact of a Parenting Program in Liberia to Improve Parenting, Education, and Health Outcomes for Children in Liberia

NCT ID: NCT01829815

Last Updated: 2016-01-25

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

270 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-08-31

Study Completion Date

2013-03-31

Brief Summary

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The aim of this study is to assess the impact of an intervention to improve parenting practices, pre-academic and developmental skills, and use of mosquito nets for children in kindergarten in Liberia. A rigorous impact evaluation using a randomized, waitlist controlled design will be conducted to measure the impact of the intervention on three primary outcomes: positive parenting skills, children's cognitive and educational skills, and malaria knowledge and prevention behaviors.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Parenting Behavior Pre-academic and Developmental Skills Malaria Prevention

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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"Parents Make the Difference"

Caregivers are enrolled in the 10-session Parents Make the Difference intervention.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parents Make the Difference

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention, entitled "Parents Make the Difference," will include 10 sessions. Parents will attend in a group, and sessions will include didactic information, guided discussion, and modeling and practice of new skills. All sessions focus on positive parenting skills, with specific skills across three domains that have strong links to child outcomes: (a) positive, non-physical behavior management strategies, (b) strategies for promoting children's early learning, and (c) strategies, primarily use of bed nets, for preventing malaria in children.

Waitlist Control

Caregivers assigned to the control group received the 10-session Parents Make the Difference intervention after the study was completed.

Group Type OTHER

Parents Make the Difference

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention, entitled "Parents Make the Difference," will include 10 sessions. Parents will attend in a group, and sessions will include didactic information, guided discussion, and modeling and practice of new skills. All sessions focus on positive parenting skills, with specific skills across three domains that have strong links to child outcomes: (a) positive, non-physical behavior management strategies, (b) strategies for promoting children's early learning, and (c) strategies, primarily use of bed nets, for preventing malaria in children.

Interventions

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Parents Make the Difference

The intervention, entitled "Parents Make the Difference," will include 10 sessions. Parents will attend in a group, and sessions will include didactic information, guided discussion, and modeling and practice of new skills. All sessions focus on positive parenting skills, with specific skills across three domains that have strong links to child outcomes: (a) positive, non-physical behavior management strategies, (b) strategies for promoting children's early learning, and (c) strategies, primarily use of bed nets, for preventing malaria in children.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Parents or primary caregivers (age 18 or above) of children ages 3-7 enrolled in kindergarten
* Resident in one of five study sites

Exclusion Criteria

* Severe cognitive disability of caregiver affecting ability to provide informed consent
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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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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Eve Puffer, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duke University

Rhea Chase, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Duke University

Locations

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International Rescue Committee

Voinjama, Lofa County, Liberia

Site Status

Countries

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Liberia

References

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Puffer ES, Green EP, Chase RM, Sim AL, Zayzay J, Friis E, Garcia-Rolland E, Boone L. Parents make the difference: a randomized-controlled trial of a parenting intervention in Liberia. Glob Ment Health (Camb). 2015 Aug 4;2:e15. doi: 10.1017/gmh.2015.12. eCollection 2015.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 28596863 (View on PubMed)

Annan J, Sim A, Puffer ES, Salhi C, Betancourt TS. Improving Mental Health Outcomes of Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children in Thailand: a Community-Based Randomized Controlled Trial of a Parenting and Family Skills Intervention. Prev Sci. 2017 Oct;18(7):793-803. doi: 10.1007/s11121-016-0728-2.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27858282 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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5108

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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