Evaluation of a 2-session Parent Training Programme for Caregivers of Younger Children in Zimbabwe
NCT ID: NCT06431321
Last Updated: 2024-05-29
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Basic Information
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NOT_YET_RECRUITING
NA
240 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2024-06-07
2024-09-05
Brief Summary
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The RCT aims to assess the following objectives:
Can the programme reduce child maltreatment? Does the intervention improve parent-child engagement with reading material? How best can the 2-session programme delivery be optimised?
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Detailed Description
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The RCT aims to assess the following objectives:
Can the programme reduce child maltreatment? Does the intervention improve parent-child engagement with reading material? How best can the 2-session programme delivery be optimised?
The RCt will have 2 arms with 120 caregivers /arms. The intervention will be a 2-session parent training programme while the control is a 2-session nutrition knowledge dissemination workshop delivered over 2 sessions.
Conditions
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
PREVENTION
DOUBLE
Study Groups
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Parent training intervention
The Tabudirira Parenting Intervention for Early Childhood Development will be delivered to parents of children aged 4-5 years in Harare, Zimbabwe. Trained facilitators will deliver the programme face to face, and a group of 15 parents will have 3 facilitators. The facilitators comprise of teachers working as guidance and counselling coordinators and psychology graduates. The programme consists of 2 sessions that will be delivered once a week over 2 weeks, with each session lasting 2.5 to 3 hours. The session will have various activities which focus on learning from each other and practising positive parenting behaviours. At the end of each session, parents will receive a home activity which allows them to practise the content taught during the session. At the end of session 2 parents will receive a parent handbook with the summary of the 2 sessions. Schools will be used as venues and the facilitators will receive ongoing mentoring and coaching during programme delivery.
Tabudira Parenting Intervention for Early Childhood Development
2 session programme delivered weekly over 2 weeks using group-based delivery aimed at reducing child maltreatment, improving parenting behaviours and parent's mental health.
Control
The control group (8 groups with 15 parents each) will receive a one-hour session on nutrition with facilitators trained by a nutritionist focusing on children aged 4-7 years. The parents will also receive a nutrition handbook. Zimbabwe is faced with the triple burden of malnutrition: underweight, micronutrient deficiencies and overweight. There is an ongoing need to protect and promote diets, services and practices through a multi-systems approach that supports optimal nutrition, growth, and development for all children, using a parent support group can help achieve the goal. The nutrition programme has no components of positive parenting or links to the reduction of violence against children but will serve as a placebo control for the attention received by parents.
Nutritional guide for younger children
2 session programme delivered weekly over 2 weeks aimed at providing parents with nutritional education to help provide maximum nutrition to the growing child
Interventions
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Tabudira Parenting Intervention for Early Childhood Development
2 session programme delivered weekly over 2 weeks using group-based delivery aimed at reducing child maltreatment, improving parenting behaviours and parent's mental health.
Nutritional guide for younger children
2 session programme delivered weekly over 2 weeks aimed at providing parents with nutritional education to help provide maximum nutrition to the growing child
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* Be a caregiver to a child enrolled in Early Childhood Development Grade A at a school in Harare Northern Central School district.
* Live with the child for a minimum of 5 days/ week.
* Provide informed consent before any study proceedings.
Exclusion Criteria
* A child enrolled in a school outside Harare Northern Central School District
* Child not enrolled in Early Childhood Development Grade A
18 Years
ALL
Yes
Sponsors
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Parenting for Lifelong Health
UNKNOWN
Mikhulu Trust
UNKNOWN
Clowns Without Borders South Africa
UNKNOWN
Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Zimbabwe
UNKNOWN
University of Cape Town
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Noreen Wini Dari
Principal Investigator
Principal Investigators
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Noreen Wini Dari, MSc
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Capetown
Locations
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Harare Northen Central School District
Harare, , Zimbabwe
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Marian Mazingi District Official: Ministry of Primary and secondary Education
Role: primary
Other Identifiers
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WNDNOR001
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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