FAmily Oriented Mindfulness Informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) Programme for Parent or Carers Affected by Incarceration and Improving Parenting in Nigeria

NCT ID: NCT06628518

Last Updated: 2024-10-08

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 24 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2024-10-11
• Study Completion Date: 2025-08-29

Brief Summary

Incarceration is a prevalent problem globally and in Nigeria. Its effect significantly impacts left behind parent or primary care givers and also the wellbeing of the families and children. Limited access to support has posed a constraint in effectively addressing the issues suffered by affected families in Nigeria. In addition, having a family member incarcerated could affect parenting due to factors such as anxiety, trauma, depression, poor social support, awareness of legal channels for complaint and harsh parenting to children. The implication is that it could not only have a negative impact on the affected victim but also on their parenting styles or caring responsibilities, which could be detrimental to children's development and wellbeing and resort to criminal behaviours. In essence this study seeks to examine the feasibility and acceptability of a brief FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) intervention in comparison to the waitlist control group (who will be administered the intervention at a later date) in improving parenting, legal awareness, social cohesion, wellbeing and reducing trauma and anxiety as a result of the effect of having a family member incarcerated.

Conditions

Trauma; Depression; Anxiety; Parenting Intervention

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE)

The FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) is a four sessions intervention lasting approximately 90 minutes each. A session will be delivered weekly for 4 weeks.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) is a low-intensity intervention involving four sessions. The session will cover relevant aspects of brief mindfulness, legal education, awareness of human rights and challenges of complaint, including support. The Family oriented component will include stress management, including coping techniques and problem-solving, positive communication, behaviour modification and parenting, and a session on consolidation including sustaining gains. The intervention will also incorporate positive parenting and interactions with children.

Control - Waitlist Group

The control group will not receive an intervention until after the assessment periods at baseline, end of intervention and 3 months follow up before they will be administered the FAMiLE intervention.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE)

The FAmily oriented Mindfulness informed Legal Education (FAMiLE) is a low-intensity intervention involving four sessions. The session will cover relevant aspects of brief mindfulness, legal education, awareness of human rights and challenges of complaint, including support. The Family oriented component will include stress management, including coping techniques and problem-solving, positive communication, behaviour modification and parenting, and a session on consolidation including sustaining gains. The intervention will also incorporate positive parenting and interactions with children.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• 18 years and above
• Parent or carer with child(ren) or with caring responsibilities for children affected by incarceration.
• Able to provide full consent for their participation.
• A resident of the study areas (Delta, Jos or Lagos State)

Exclusion Criteria

• Less than 18 years
• Unable to consent
• Currently undergoing severe mental health treatment
• Unable to speak the English language fluently

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 75 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of Manchester

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Jos University Teaching Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Teesside University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tarela Ike

Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Central Contacts

Tarela J Ike

Role: CONTACT

T.ike@tees.ac.uk

016-423-4231

Dung E Jidong, Dr

Role: CONTACT

Dung.Jidong@manchester.ac.uk

References

Ogunbosi BO, Adepoju AA, Orimadegun AE, Odaibo GN, Olaleye OD, Akinyinka OO. Challenges of caregivers and needs of children with parents in a Nigerian prison. Niger J Paediatr. 2022 Jul-Sep;49(3):240-244.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

PMID: 36313982 (View on PubMed)

Adetunji, C.M., Gachuri, E.W. and Wanjao, J.N., (2024). Beyond Spouses' Imprisonment: Expectations of Non-incarcerated Female Partners of Inmates at Nigeria's Agodi-Ibadan Medium Correctional Facility. Journal of Sociology, Psychology and Religious, 4(1), pp.42-53.

Reference Type: BACKGROUND

Other Identifiers

0000-0003-0516-0313f

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id