Promoting Health Through Play Program: Improving Parent and Child Outcomes

NCT ID: NCT06781840

Last Updated: 2025-01-17

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

10 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2022-01-21

Study Completion Date

2025-12-30

Brief Summary

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This project aims to assess the feasibility of an intervention program consisting of parent online group sessions in addition to guided individual play session between parent, child, and occupational therapy student (OTS) or an occupational therapist (OT).

The investigators speculate that the Promoting Health Through Play Opportunities program will be effective in improving:

1. Parent ability to support their child's playfulness as measured during 15-minute video-recorded joint play activity at home using the Parent/Caregiver Support of Childre Playfulness \[PC-SCP\].
2. Child's playfulness behavior as measured during 15-minute video-recorded joint play activity at home using the Test of Playfulness \[ToP\].
3. Child's psychological adjustment as measured by the Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire \[SDQ\].
4. Parent's perception and satisfaction from their involvement in the program as measured through open-ended questions.

Detailed Description

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The Promoting Health Through Play Opportunities program (Halperin et al., 2021; Waldman-Levi \& Halperin, 2022) is a strength-based intervention that provides tools to help parents become change agents in their child's life through the promotion of healthy play opportunities within the family context. This research project aims to enhance children's development through playful interactions with their parents. The investigators speculate that the program will be effective in improving parent and child joint play experience and child's social-emotional functioning.

Conditions

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Child Development Parenting

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

2 groups: One for English speaking parents and the other for Spanish speaking parents.
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Promoting Health Through Play English version

Parent online group sessions- English version consisting of five 45-minute-long parent group online sessions. In addition, each parent-child dyad will receive, one 30-minute-long online guided play session with OTS/OT.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Playing Playfully to Overcome Adversity

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of two parts: (a) five 45-minute-long parent group online sessions; and (b) one 30-minute long online guided play session with OTS/OT.The training will consist of asynchronous module and PowerPoint presentations followed by role play and discussions.

Promoting Health Through Play Spanish version

Parent online group sessions- Spanish version consisting of five 45-minute-long parent group online sessions. In addition, each parent-child dyad will receive, one 30-minute-long online guided play session with OTS/OT.

Group Type OTHER

Playing Playfully to Overcome Adversity

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will consist of two parts: (a) five 45-minute-long parent group online sessions; and (b) one 30-minute long online guided play session with OTS/OT.The training will consist of asynchronous module and PowerPoint presentations followed by role play and discussions.

Interventions

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Playing Playfully to Overcome Adversity

The intervention will consist of two parts: (a) five 45-minute-long parent group online sessions; and (b) one 30-minute long online guided play session with OTS/OT.The training will consist of asynchronous module and PowerPoint presentations followed by role play and discussions.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Other Intervention Names

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Promoting Health Through Play Opportunities program

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Enrolled in Head Start pre-school program within New York greater area
* Parent-child dyads
* Child must be 3 to 5 years old, with/without delay or disability.
* If a parent has more than one child in this age range, the oldest of them will be recruited for the study
* Parent IS committed to attending pre-and-posttest as well as online group sessions
* Parent has access to a device other than a phone (tablet, iPad, laptop) and has stable internet connection to be able to participate in the online group and dyadic session
* For the English-speaking group, parent must be fluent in English
* For the Spanish speaking group, parent must be fluent in the Spanish language.

Exclusion Criteria

* Parents with a sensory deficit (e.g., hearing or vision impairment) that will affect their ability to participate in an online group program
* Parents with psychiatric or behavioral disorders that affect their ability to participate in a group-based intervention
Minimum Eligible Age

3 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

5 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Head Start

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Yeshiva University

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Locations

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Head Start

New York, New York, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Clinical Professor, Director of Scholarship and Research

Role: CONTACT

646.592.4765

Lola Halperin, EdD

Role: CONTACT

Facility Contacts

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Amiya Waldman-Levi, PhD

Role: primary

646.592.4765

Danette L Brown, PhD

Role: backup

(718) 901-0140

Amiya Waldman-Levi, PhD

Role: backup

Danette L Brown, PhD

Role: backup

Lola Halperin, EdD

Role: backup

Other Identifiers

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20226278

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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