Clinical trial NCT06431321: Evaluation of a 2-session Parent Training Programme for Caregivers of Younger Children in Zimbabwe
Official title: A Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Two-session Parent Training Programme for Delivery to Caregivers of Children Enrolled in Early Childhood Development in Harare, Zimbabwe
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: NOT_YET_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Child Maltreatment
Keywords: Child Maltreatment
Parenting
Violence Against Children (VAC)
Prevention
Parenting Intervention
Early Childhood Development (ECD)
Lead sponsor: University of Cape Town
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Parenting for Lifelong Health
name: Mikhulu Trust
name: Clowns Without Borders South Africa
name: Ministry of Primary and Secondary Education Zimbabwe
First posted: 2024-05-28
Enrollment: 240
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: Each study arm will have 8 schools Schools will be randomly assigned to the study arm
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: A pilot, exploratory cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) with two arms will be conducted to test a two-session parent training programme for caregivers of children enrolled in early childhood development classes in Harare Zimbabwe. The Parenting for Lifelong Health programme for Young Children together with the Mikhulu Trust Book Sharing Programme for Young Children will be adapted into a two-session version programme named Tabudirira Parent Training Intervention for Early Childhood Development.

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?

Detailed description: A pilot, exploratory cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) with two arms will be conducted to test a two-session parent training programme for caregivers of children enrolled in early childhood development classes in Harare, Zimbabwe. The Parenting for Lifelong Health programme for Young Children together with the Mikhulu Trust Book Sharing Programme for Young Children will be adapted into a two-session version programme named Tabudirira Parent Training Intervention for Early Childhood Development.

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.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Aged 18 years and above.
* 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

* Aged below 18
* A child enrolled in a school outside Harare Northern Central School District
* Child not enrolled in Early Childhood Development Grade A

Primary outcomes:
measure: Changes in frequency of child maltreatment:
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Changes in attitudes towards harsh parenting
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Changes in not knowing what to do when a child misbehaves
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Spending time with child, praising, naming emotions
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Changes in time spent engaging the child in book sharing
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Changes in caregiver mental health
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Changes in work-family conflict
timeFrame: 6 weeks
measure: Changes in Knowledge of Child nutrition
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Other outcomes:
measure: Implementation Outcomes
timeFrame: 6 weeks
Locations:
city: Harare
country: Zimbabwe
facility: Harare Northen Central School District
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Capetown
name: Noreen Wini Dari, MSc
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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