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NCT Number: NCT04697134

Community-Based Conscious Discipline Program in Grenada

To improve neurocognitive outcomes in 2-year-old children by implementing a community-based intervention program that follows the principles of Conscious Discipline.

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Key information

Conditions

Behavior, Child Behavior Child Behavior Development, Child Neurocognition, Child

Age range

22 month–30 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation

Saint George's, Grenada

About this study

We aimed to introduce Conscious Discipline (CD) in Grenada as a means of improving neurodevelopment in 2-year-old children. The CD intervention promotes improved social-emotional connections between parents/guardians and children that reduces harsh discipline and corporal punishment and provides an ideal environment for the development of higher cognitive functioning (e.g. working memory, inhibition, emotional regulation).

The intervention is implemented by using a distributed local, train-the-trainer model in partnership with the Grenada Roving Caregiver Program, managed by GRENCASE. CD training was provided to 85 existing Roving Caregivers, 70 of whom were certified as Conscious Discipline Paraprofessionals (CDPPs). Certified CDPPs traveled out to communities and villages throughout Grenada, to impart knowledge and skills to new and expecting parents.

Following the intervention, parents who received CD training were assessed in their ability to implement CD skills with their child(ren). Neurocognition was assessed in children post-intervention using the INTERGROWTH 21st Neurodevelopmental Assessment (INTERNDA). Neurocognitive outcomes were compared between the intervention arm and the waitlist control arm of the study.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants actively enrolled in the Roving Caregiver Program (0-2-year-olds living with parents in at-risk communities served by the RCP)

Exclusion criteria

  • Not enrolled in the Roving Caregiver Program

Treatment and study plan

Conscious Discipline-Based Environmental Enrichment Intervention

Behavioral

Conscious Discipline, a social-emotional skills-based learning program that draws on current brain research and fosters enhanced connections between parents and their children.

Primary outcomes

  1. INTERGROWTH 21st Neurodevelopment Assessment (INTER-NDA)

    Time frame: 22-30 Months

    The INTER-NDA is a measure of cognition, motor skills (fine and gross motor), language (expressive and receptive), behavior, executive function, attention and social-emotional reactivity for 2-year-olds. The measure is comprised of 30 items scored across a spectrum, with higher scores indicating better outcomes.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Windward Islands Research and Education Foundation

Other

Collaborators

  • GRENCASE
  • Grand Challenges Canada
  • St. George's University

Registry information

Official study title

A Community-based Conscious Discipline Program to Reduce Corporal Punishment in the Caribbean

Important dates

Study start
2015
Primary completion
2016
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jan 6, 2021
Registry last updated
Jan 7, 2021

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