Clinical trial NCT03040895: Effect Evaluation of The International Child Development Programme (ICDP)
Official title: Effect Evaluation of The International Child Development Programme (ICDP)
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Parenting
Parent-Child Relations
Child Development
Keywords: Parenting practices
Lead sponsor: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Sponsor class: OTHER_GOV
Collaborators: name: Norwegian Directorate for Children, Youth and Family Affairs
First posted: 2017-02-02
Enrollment: 666
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: This study evaluate if a parental guidance programme based on the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) offered to the general Norwegian population, has an effect on caregivers, the relationship between caregiver and child, and on children's Development.

Detailed description: The International Child Development Programme (ICDP) is a psychosocial preventive programme offered to parents and other caregivers. The programme aims to improve parenting practices and thereby child development and well-being. The ICDP is designed to influence and improve the quality of contact and relation between the caregivers, usually parents, and their children through the practical application of eight themes or guidelines for positive interaction. ICDP courses are implemented in a group format and include group discussions, caregiver assignments, and report back through a sequence of eight meetings. The caregiver groups are led by facilitators trained in the ICDP, and with the competence to lead such groups.

The aim of this study is to evaluate if ICDP has an effect on caregiver's positive involvement and sensitivity to childrens emotions, and on parental self-efficacy. The study will also evaluate the effect of ICDP on caregiver-child relationships, and the children's development and well-being.

The study will use a stratified cluster randomized control design, and will be implemented in regular clinical practice in Norway.

More knowledge within this field is important for practitioners as well as policy makers in planning preventive interventions for caregivers ant their children.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Caregivers with children between the age of 0-18 years, from the general Norwegian population
* Participants must be able to speak and write adequately Norwegian

Exclusion Criteria:

* Not having children between 0-18 years
* Insufficient Norwegian language skills
* ICDP imposed by resolution in the Fylkesnemnda

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in parents' reactions to children's emotions. Measurement: Coping With Toddlers'/Children's Negative Emotions Scale (CTNES/CCNES)
timeFrame: Assessment points: Baseline (just before the intervention), 10-12 weeks after baseline (immediately after the intervention), and 6 months after baseline
measure: Change in positive Involvement with children. Measurement used: Alabama Parenting Questionnaire (APQ)
timeFrame: Assessment points: Baseline (just before the intervention), 10-12 weeks after baseline (immediately after the intervention), and 6 months after baseline
measure: Change in Parenting self-efficacy. Measurement: Tool to measure Parenting Self Efficacy (TOPSE)
timeFrame: Assessment points: Baseline (just before the intervention), 10-12 weeks after baseline (immediately after the intervention), and 6 months after baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in inter-parental conflict over child rearing issues. Measurement: Parenting Problem Checklist (PPC)
timeFrame: Assessment points: Baseline (just before the intervention), 10-12 weeks after baseline (immediately after the intervention), and 6 months after baseline
measure: Change in the parent- child relationship. Measurement: Child-parent relationship scale (CPRS)
timeFrame: Assessment points: Baseline (just before the intervention), 10-12 weeks after baseline (immediately after the intervention), and 6 months after baseline
measure: Change in the child's psychosocial functioning. Measurement:Strength and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
timeFrame: Assessment points: Baseline (just before the intervention), 10-12 weeks after baseline (immediately after the intervention), and 6 months after baseline
measure: Change in the child's quality of life. Measurement: KINDer und Jugendliche zur Erfassung der gesundheitsbezogenen Lebensqualität (KINDL)
timeFrame: Assessment points: Baseline (just before the intervention), 10-12 weeks after baseline (immediately after the intervention), and 6 months after baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Oslo
country: Norway
facility: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
Study officials:
affiliation: Norwegian Institute of Public Health
name: Gun-Mette B. Røsand, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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