Parents Make the Difference II: Trial of a Parenting Intervention

NCT ID: NCT02852291

Last Updated: 2024-07-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

201 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-03-31

Study Completion Date

2016-12-31

Brief Summary

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Multisite randomized trial of a parenting intervention in Liberia for caregivers of young children. Two main objectives of the "Parents Make the Difference" program are to teach parents (a) skills for decreasing harsh punishments and replacing those with positive ways to manage children's behavior and (b) skills for having more positive interactions with their children, including interactions that encourage learning. As a result of positive changes in parenting, the investigators expect that, over time, children's behavioral and cognitive well-being will improve and that future abuse and poor developmental outcomes will be prevented in the long-term.

Detailed Description

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This is a multisite randomized trial of a parenting intervention in Liberia for caregivers of young children. The "Parents Make the Difference" program is designed to teach parents (a) skills for decreasing harsh punishments and replacing those with positive ways to manage children's behavior and (b) skills for having more positive interactions with their children. As a result of positive changes in parenting, the investigators expect that, over time, children's behavioral and cognitive well-being will improve and that the intervention will prevent future abuse and poor developmental outcomes in the long-term. This study will randomize 816 caregivers of children ages 3 or 4 years to 1 of 3 study arms: standard group program, group program plus home visits, waitlist control.

Conditions

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Parenting Child Abuse

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Outcome Assessors

Study Groups

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Parents Make the Difference

Parents Make the Difference (Caregivers attend 10 group parent training sessions)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parents Make the Difference

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10 parent training sessions delivered to groups of caregivers

Parents Make the Difference Plus

Parents Make the Difference Plus (Caregivers attend 10 group parent training sessions and receive 3 home visits)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Parents Make the Difference Plus

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10 parent training sessions delivered to groups of caregivers, with 3 home visits

Waitlist Control

No parenting intervention until the end of the study period

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Parents Make the Difference

10 parent training sessions delivered to groups of caregivers

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Parents Make the Difference Plus

10 parent training sessions delivered to groups of caregivers, with 3 home visits

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* caregiver of child ages 3 or 4
* live within catchment area of each study site
* caregiver is at least 18 years old

Exclusion Criteria

* does not live with child
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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International Rescue Committee

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Duke University

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

Locations

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International Rescue Committee

Monrovia, , Liberia

Site Status

Countries

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Liberia

Other Identifiers

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2017-1111

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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