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NCT Number: NCT01906606

Effectiveness of Parenting Programs on Child Development and Maternal Well-being in Rural Uganda

The purpose of the current study involves the development, implementation and evaluation of a parenting program to target maternal well-being and child health, growth and development in Lira, Uganda. The current study aims to address maternal care within a parenting program as well as parenting practices emphasizing nutrition, hygiene, and psychosocial stimulation through peer-support, practice and problem-solving. Outcomes include child health, growth and development, maternal mental health, mother-child interactions, and maternal-spousal relations.

We hypothesize that:

1. Children of parents who attend the parenting program will have better health, height and cognitive/language development at post-test, than children whose parents did not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions. 2. Parents who attend the parenting program will have more knowledge about child development and provide more home stimulation, dietary diversity and preventive health practices than parents who do not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions. 3. Mothers who attend the parenting program will have improved well-being compared to mothers who do not have the opportunity to attend parenting sessions.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Development Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression

Age range

12 month–36 month

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lira Program Unit, Plan Uganda

Lira, Uganda

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • mothers of children ages 12-24 months

Exclusion criteria

  • disabled children

Treatment and study plan

Parenting Program

Behavioral

A manualized, community-based 12 session group parenting program, facilitated by a locally recruited volunteer

Primary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in Bayley III Language scale

    Time frame: Baseline and 11 months

    receptive and expressive language subtests

Secondary outcomes

  1. Change from baseline in CES-D

    Time frame: Baseline and 11 months

    maternal depressive symptoms (CES-D) and perceived positive and negative support

Other outcomes

  1. Change from Baseline in child length-for-age

    Time frame: Baseline and 11 months

    length for age

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

McGill University

Other

Collaborators

  • Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2013
Primary completion
2014
Study completion
2014
First posted
Jul 24, 2013
Registry last updated
Mar 18, 2016

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