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

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

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

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01906606
• Other study ID #: REB#231-1112
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: July 3, 2013
• Last updated: March 17, 2016
• Start date: January 2013
• Est. completion date: February 2014

Study information

• Verified date: March 2016
• Source: McGill University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Canada: Ethics Review Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

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.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 360
• Est. completion date: February 2014
• Est. primary completion date: January 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 12 Months to 36 Months

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• mothers of children ages 12-24 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• disabled children

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor), Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child Development
• Depression

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Parenting Program
A manualized, community-based 12 session group parenting program, facilitated by a locally recruited volunteer

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Uganda	Lira Program Unit, Plan Uganda	Lira

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
McGill University	Mbarara University of Science and Technology

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Uganda, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	Change from Baseline in child length-for-age	length for age	Baseline and 11 months	No
Primary	Change from baseline in Bayley III Language scale	receptive and expressive language subtests	Baseline and 11 months	No
Secondary	Change from baseline in CES-D	maternal depressive symptoms (CES-D) and perceived positive and negative support	Baseline and 11 months	No