An Intervention Study: Shaping a Healthier Child

NCT ID: NCT02366000

Last Updated: 2015-02-19

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 88 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2015-02-28

Brief Summary

The aim of this study is to identify parent-children communication in relation to health risk behaviors (smoking, drinking and illegal drug taking) in adolescents, and to enhance better parental skills in preventing these behaviors in children.

Detailed Description

Previous research found that parent-children communication is the best predictor of health risk behaviors among adolescents. However, longitudinal studies of parent-adolescent communication on the subject of health risk behavior such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD) remain relatively scarce, and none of this kind of work has been done among Chinese sample. Such information is urgently needed given the increasing trend of drug use among adolescents in Hong Kong, and the severe burden of morbidity and mortality related to ATOD.

The study aims to examine parent-children communication in relation to health risk behaviors and to explore the potential efficacy of a brief intervention which is designed to assist parents of primary school children to communicate with their children about issues in the prevention of health risk behaviors. The efficacy of the intervention will be compared with a waiting-list control group using a randomized controlled trial. There will then be two telephone follow-ups to reinforce learnt strategies and skills for home practice in between the two workshops. There will also be assessments post-intervention and at 1 year follow-up. Evaluation focus groups will also be conducted after the intervention program.

Conditions

Parent-Child Relationship

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Brief Parental Training Intervention

Participants will have to attend two 3-hour Brief Parental Training Intervention Programme, with three weeks apart. There will also be two telephone follow-up sessions to reinforce learnt strategies and skills for home practice between workshops.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Brief Parental Training Intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

The workshop was designed to assist parents to communicate with their children about issues in the prevention of health risk behaviours- alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD), by equipping them with the appropriate interaction skills and encouraging them to build relationships with their children.

Wait-list Group

Participants will receive the same Brief Parental Training Intervention Programme as the intervention group. However, they will wait until the questionnaires have been completed by the intervention group for the second time (i.e. immediately after intervention) before they receive their programme.

Group Type: OTHER

Brief Parental Training Intervention

Intervention Type: OTHER

The workshop was designed to assist parents to communicate with their children about issues in the prevention of health risk behaviours- alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD), by equipping them with the appropriate interaction skills and encouraging them to build relationships with their children.

Interventions

Brief Parental Training Intervention

The workshop was designed to assist parents to communicate with their children about issues in the prevention of health risk behaviours- alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD), by equipping them with the appropriate interaction skills and encouraging them to build relationships with their children.

Intervention Type: OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Parent of a child in primary five or six
• Cantonese-speaking
• Consent to their participation in the program and the inclusion of their children in the assessments

Exclusion Criteria

• none

• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Tung Chung Integrated Services

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Dr. Yim Wah Mak

Assistant Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

YW Mak, PHD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

School of Nursing, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University

References

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Rohner, R. P. (1984). Handbook for the study of parental acceptance and rejection (Rev. Ed.). Storrs: Center for the Study of Parental Acceptance and Rejection, University of Connecticut

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Sniehotta, F.F., Scholz, U., Lippke, S. & Zielmann, J. (2002). Scale for assessment of implementation planning and coping planning. http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~falko/scales/heartdocu.html

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Abdullah AS, Mak YW, Loke AY, Lam TH. Smoking cessation intervention in parents of young children: a randomised controlled trial. Addiction. 2005 Nov;100(11):1731-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01231.x.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 16277633 (View on PubMed)

Mak YW, Loke AY, Lam TH, Abdullah AS. Validity of self-reports and reliability of spousal proxy reports on the smoking behavior of Chinese parents with young children. Addict Behav. 2005 May;30(4):841-5. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.08.008.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 15833586 (View on PubMed)

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Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 6471323 (View on PubMed)

Kolbe LJ, Kann L, Collins JL. Overview of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Public Health Rep. 1993;108 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):2-10. No abstract available.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 8210269 (View on PubMed)

Lee A, Tsang CK. Youth risk behaviour in a Chinese population: a territory-wide youth risk behavioural surveillance in Hong Kong. Public Health. 2004 Mar;118(2):88-95. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3506(03)00174-4.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 15037037 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

AP-J86

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id