Impact Evaluation of a Family-based Intervention With Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children and Families in Tak Province, Thailand

Alcohol Use Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact Evaluation of a Family-based Intervention With Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children and Families in Tak Province, Thailand

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01668992
• Other study ID #: 21050
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: August 16, 2012
• Last updated: November 7, 2016
• Start date: September 2011
• Est. completion date: May 2013

Study information

• Verified date: November 2016
• Source: International Rescue Committee
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Thailand: Ministry of Public Health
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study will evaluate the impact of a family-based intervention on the well-being of Burmese migrant and displaced children and families living in Tak province, Thailand. The methodology used in the impact evaluation study is a randomized waitlist controlled trial.

The study hypothesizes that participation in a family-based intervention will lead to improved parenting practices and child and family outcomes, as follows.

Primary hypotheses:

1. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report increased knowledge and use of positive parenting skills compared to control;

2. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report less use of physical punishment and other harsh forms of discipline compared to control;

3. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of family functioning and cohesion compared to control.

Secondary hypotheses:

1. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of externalizing and internalizing child behaviors compared to control;

2. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of child resilience and psychosocial well-being compared to control;

3. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of alcohol use compared to control.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 992
• Est. completion date: May 2013
• Est. primary completion date: May 2013
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 8 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Of Burmese origin

• Currently living in one of 20 target communities in Tak province, Thailand

• Primary caregiver to at least one child aged 8 to 12 years

• Child aged 8 to 12 years

• Participating in the family intervention

Exclusion Criteria:

• Children living in orphanages, boarding houses, factories or other institutions

• Persons with severe cognitive or physical disability who are impaired and unable to understand and give informed consent

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Use
• Child Psychosocial Well-being
• Family Functioning
• Parenting Practices

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Family intervention
12-week parenting skills program for Burmese migrant and displaced children and families.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Thailand	International Rescue Committee (IRC) Thailand	Mae Sot	Tak

Sponsors (4)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
International Rescue Committee	Duke University, Harvard School of Public Health, United States Agency for International Development (USAID)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Thailand, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Family functioning and cohesion	Changes in levels of family communication, decision-making and relationships.	One month and six months post-intervention	No
Other	Alcohol use	Changes in adult alcohol use.	One month and six months post-intervention	No
Primary	Parenting practices	Changes in knowledge and use of positive parenting skills; change in use of physical punishment and other harsh forms of discipline.	One month and six months post-intervention	No
Secondary	Child psychosocial well-being	Changes in report of child externalizing and internalizing symptoms and resilience.	One month and six months post-intervention	No