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NCT number NCT05261022
Other study ID # e2022-267
Secondary ID
Status Active, not recruiting
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date April 1, 2022
Est. completion date January 2023

Study information

Verified date January 2023
Source York University
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The COVID-19 pandemic has created a population-level threat to social relationships that requires a population-level solution. Among those who are particularly vulnerable to heightened conflict are interparental couples with young children, whose relationships may have already been under pressure prior to the pandemic. Reduced couples' satisfaction has been reported since the start of the pandemic, with over one-third of romantic partners reporting heightened conflict due to COVID-19. Couples are likely to stay in disharmonious relationships during times of socioeconomic upheaval, with the potential for relationship problems to persist over time. This may have serious implications for the mental health of parents, parent-child relationships, and children's emotional and behavioural problems (EBPs). Such a pattern is a societal concern given the known associations between couples' relationship quality and a number of critical indicators of population health, such as intimate partner violence, physical health and all-cause mortality, and economic instability, particularly for women. The current study protocol is for a pilot randomized controlled trial (RCT) of the Love Together Parent Together (L2P2) program-a brief, low-intensity, scalable relationship intervention for parents of young children. The two-arm (treatment vs. waitlist) pilot RCT will assess the feasibility goals: continued relationship-building with established recruitment partners and outreach to additional recruitment partners to increase enrolment rates; recruitment of a diverse sample in terms of sociocultural identity factors, pandemic-related stress, and relationship distress; acceptability of randomization; outcome assessment schedule completion (for treatment and control groups), retention and adherence to the program; and program acceptability. Additionally, the investigators will conduct a preliminary evaluation of treatment effects by examining group differences in couples-focused (i.e., couples' relationship, conflict-related negativity, interparental functioning) and family-focused outcomes (i.e., parent-child relations, parent mental health and child outcomes). A scalable couples-focused intervention is critically needed to circumvent the social consequences of the pandemic on young families.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Active, not recruiting
Enrollment 240
Est. completion date January 2023
Est. primary completion date January 2023
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender All
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria: - Both participants endorse being in a relationship - Both partners reside in the same house - There are one or more children under the age of 6 living at home - Both participants are over age 18 years - Both members of a couple agree to participate Exclusion Criteria: - No current plans or history of separation or divorce

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Love Together, Parent Together (L2P2)
Love Together Parent Together (L2P2) is a brief, low-intensity relationship intervention intended to improve the interparental relationship for parents of young children.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada York University Toronto Ontario

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
York University McMaster University, University of Toronto

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Risk for Relationship Distress - Dyadic Adjustment Scale The percentage of participants scoring in the 'clinical range' (<13) on the Dyadic Adjustment Scale. Minimum score=1, maximum score=22. Lower scores correspond to worse outcomes. Week 0-22
Primary Risk for Relationship Distress - COVID-19 Family Stressors The percentage of participants scoring 'high' (>29) on the COVID-19 Family Stressor Scale. Minimum score=16, maximum score=48. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes. Week 0
Primary COVID Coping/Benefits Background information. Minimum score=14, maximum score=42 . Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0
Primary Adverse Childhood Experiences Background information. Adverse Childhood Experiences Scale. Minimum score=0, maximum score=14. Higher scores correspond to higher ACES count. Week 0
Primary Participants Enrolled Per Week Number of participants enrolled per week, stratified by recruitment source. Week 0
Primary Participant Education The percentage of participants with less than or equal to a College degree. Week 0
Primary Participant Income The percentage of participants income that is less than or equal to the regional median. Week 0
Primary Racial Diversity The percentage of participants who identify as part of a racialized group. Week 0
Primary Sexual Diversity The percentage of participants who are gender and/or sexually diverse. Week 0
Primary Immigration Status The percentage of participants who were born outside of Canada. Week 0
Primary Adherence The percentage of participants who complete 2/3 intervention sessions. Week 1-9
Primary Acceptability The percentage of participants reporting at least 'agree' on scales of attitude, burden, perceived effectiveness, and ethicality on the Implementation Acceptability Scale. Minimum score=7, maximum score=35. Higher scores correspond to higher acceptability. Week 10
Primary Uptake The percentage of participants reporting some use of conflict reappraisal outside of intervention sessions (i.e., reporting a score of 3 or more on a scale of 1-7). Minimum score=1, maximum score=7. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 5-22
Primary Retention The percentage of participants who complete their Randomly Allocated Assignment (defined as completing baseline, 2/3 writing sessions, post-intervention, and 1/2 follow-up surveys). Week 22
Secondary Couples' Relationship Quality Using the Perceived Relationship Quality Scale. Minimum score=18, maximum score=126. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Conflict Frequency Using one item on a 7-point Likert scale: "Think about your experiences with your partner over the last four weeks. How often did you and your partner argue with each other?" Minimum score=1, maximum score=7. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Conflict-Related Negativity Using two items following a fact-based summary: "I was angry at my partner for his/her behaviour during this conflict," "My partner's behaviour during this conflict was highly upsetting to me." Minimum score=2, maximum score=14. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes. Week 1-9
Secondary Coparenting The Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale. Minimum score=0, maximum score=84. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Brief Coparenting Assessment Six items from the Brief Coparenting Relationship Scale (Feinberg et al., 2012). Minimum score = 0, maximum score = 36. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 1-9
Secondary Parent-Child Positivity Using the 5-item parent-reported positivity subscale of the Parenting Practices Scale. Minimum score=5, maximum score=25. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Parent-Child Negativity Using the 5-item parent-reported negativity subscale of the Parenting Practices Scale. Minimum score=5, maximum score=25. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Parent Mental Health Using the Kessler Psychological Distress Scale. Minimum score=10, maximum score=50. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Perceived Partner Responsiveness Using the Perceived Partner Responsiveness-Insensitivity Scale (PRI-R)- Brief Version. Minimum score=8, maximum score=40. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Responsiveness Towards Partner Using the Perceived Partner Responsiveness-Insensitivity Scale (PRI) - Brief with items flipped to reflect responsiveness towards partner. Minimum score=8, maximum score=40. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Family Functioning Using the Family Assessment Device. Minimum score=12, maximum score=48. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Child Emotional and Behavioural Problems Scores will be standardized within each age group and used as a single outcome variable.
Using the Pediatric Symptom Checklist (Baby, Preschool and Standard versions). The Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist: minimum score=0, maximum score=26. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes.
The Preschool Pediatric Symptoms Checklist (PPSC-17): minimum score=0, maximum score=36. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes.
The Pediatric Symptom Checklist-17: minimum score=0, maximum score=34. Higher scores correspond to worse outcomes.
Week 0-22
Secondary Child Effortful Control Using the Effortful Control subscale (12 items) of the Infant Behaviour Questionnaire- Revised Very Short Form (3-12 months), Early Childhood Behavior Questionnaire-Revised Very Short Form (18-36 months) and Children's Behaviour Questionnaire-Revised Very Short Form (3-7 years). Minimum score=0 , maximum score=84. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0-22
Secondary Child Development Using the 10-item Developmental Milestones scale from The Survey of Well-being of Young Children (i.e., the 2, 4, 6, 9, 12, 15, 18, 24, 30, 36, 48 and 60 month age-specific forms). Minimum score=0, maximum score =20. Higher scores correspond to better outcomes. Week 0-22
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