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NCT Number: NCT06750510

Digital Universal Parenting Program for Positive Parenting Behaviors

The goal of this study is to evaluate use and feasibility of digitally-delivered universal parenting program, which aims to promote positive parenting among guardians with 3 years-old children.

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Key information

Conditions

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kaisa Mishina, Turku, Finland

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About this study

The study will use a single-arm study design.The participants will use the universal parenting program for 8-weeks.

The intervention is a digital parent training program which focuses on positive parenting and encouraging to develop parenting skills that strengthen the relationships and communication with their children. The topics includes for example reinforcing child´s positive behavior, reducing conflict situations and planning situations advanced, managing daily transitions, and being present to child. The program includes 5 themes with recommended length of 1 week each. Each theme includes theory material, videos, examples, video practices and exercises. The program is fully digital and provided in a dynamic, web-based format. SMS and email reminders will be sent regularly during the program.

Recruitment: All parents with a 3-year old child who is participating in annual health checkup in child health clinic are considered eligible to the study and are asked to participate if they fulfil inclusion criteria and do not meet the exclusion criteria.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Guardians having a child aged 3 years participating to annual health checkup in child health clinic.
  • At least one of the guardians is able to understand the languages that intervention is provided in

Exclusion criteria

  • Inability to read Finnish, Swedish, or English, as these are the languages that the intervention is provided in.
  • No internet access

Treatment and study plan

Digitally Delivered Parent Training

Behavioral

The intervention is a universal, digitally delivered parenting program, including 5 themes with recommended length of 1 week each. The total length of the intervention is 8 weeks. The program focuses on positive parenting, encouraging to develop parenting skills that strengthen their relationships and communication with their children.

Primary outcomes

  1. Child´s affective reactivity

    Time frame: From baseline to 8-weeks follow-up

    The Affective Reactivity Index (ARI-P)

Secondary outcomes

  1. Behaviour of the child

    Time frame: From baseline to 8-weeks follow-up

    10 questions about child´s behavior, focusing especially for child´s hyperactivity and conduct problems.

  2. Daily activities

    Time frame: From baseline up to 8-weeks

    A questionnaire adapted from the Barkley Home Situations Questionnaire, which asks the parent to rate whether the child's behavior causes problems during specified daily routines

  3. Completion rates

    Time frame: From baseline up to 8-weeks

    Completion and non-completion of the intervention for eight-week period by using the data recorded of the intervention platform

  4. Intervention satisfaction

    Time frame: 8-weeks follow-up

    Questions related to satisfaction toward the intervention and acknowledged support in specific areas of parenting provided in the intervention

Study contacts

Contact information is provided by the study sponsor or research team.

Kaisa Mishina, PhD

CONTACT

[email protected]

358503101358

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Turku

Other

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2025
Study completion
2027
First posted
Dec 27, 2024
Registry last updated
Dec 27, 2024

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