Effectiveness of 'Supportive Parenting App' on Parental and Newborn Outcomes

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

398 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2020-03-01

Study Completion Date

2022-03-22

Brief Summary

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The Supportive Parenting App is a theory-based perinatal educational intervention for couples administered through a mobile application. The intervention comprise of knowledge-based content, informational videos and audio, discussion forum, peer volunteer chat group, and a frequently asked questions (FAQ) expert advice section.

The aims of the study are to:

1. develop theory-based supportive parenting App (SPA) intervention for both first-time and experienced parents across perinatal period
2. examine its effectiveness on parental outcomes: including maternal depression at 12 months postpartum (primary outcome), paternal depression, parental anxiety, parenting self-efficacy, help - seeking behavior (social support), parental bonding and parenting satisfaction (secondary outcomes); and new-born outcomes: physical, social and emotional developments (secondary outcomes)
3. evaluate SPA's cost-effectiveness as compared to standard perinatal care across major restructured hospitals, and
4. examine the perceptions of parents in receiving this intervention.

When compared with those in the control group receiving standard care:

1. parents receiving SPA intervention will have better- emotional well-being (reduced depression and anxiety);parenting self-efficacy; social support; bonding and satisfaction.
2. new-borns of parents receiving SPA will have better physical, social and emotional development
3. It will be more cost-effective to provide SPA than the standard care

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Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Postnatal Depression Self Efficacy Parent-Child Relations Development, Child Anxiety Parenting Satisfaction

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

DOUBLE

Participants Investigators

Study Groups

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Standard hospital care with follow up + Supportive Parenting App

Receive standard hospital care and follow up, and access to the Supportive Parenting App from pregnancy to 6 months postpartum

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Supportive Parenting Application

Intervention Type OTHER

The Supportive Parenting Application is a theory-based perinatal educational intervention for couples administered through a mobile application. The mobile app consist of knowledge-based content, informational videos and audio, discussion forum, chat groups with peer volunteers, and an experts advice section

Standard hospital care with follow up

Receive standard hospital care with follow up

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Supportive Parenting Application

The Supportive Parenting Application is a theory-based perinatal educational intervention for couples administered through a mobile application. The mobile app consist of knowledge-based content, informational videos and audio, discussion forum, chat groups with peer volunteers, and an experts advice section

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* able to read and speak English
* have low-risk singleton pregnancy with more than 24 weeks of gestation (age of viability)
* have smartphone with internet access

Exclusion Criteria

* have physical or mental disorders which would interfere with their ability to participate in the study
* have high-risk pregnancy including placenta-previa major, pre-eclampsia, pregnancy induced hypertension etc.
* have complicated assisted delivery such as vacuum or forceps with 4th degree perineal tear of the mother; and /or
* give birth to a newborn at still-birth or a newborn with congenital anomalies and/or medical complications including pathological jaundice, that required special care in hospital.

Minimum Eligible Age

21 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

65 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes