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Pilot trial: The feasibility study of the programme modules has a pre-post design with no control group, with the aims of assessing programme implementation, cultural and contextual relevance, and study feasibility. Although there will be no comparison group and it is not designed to test effects, the study also has a provisional goal of reductions in child physical and emotional abuse at immediate post-intervention. Pre-post design: The ePLH parent support groups will be delivered over a 8 week period (i.e., 7-8 short online interactive group sessions, two per week). The programme will include text/audio messages, illustrated comics, videos, and activity assignments for parents to do with their children. ePLH facilitators will moderate discussions around the parenting theme, support parents on an individual basis, and encourage them to apply the parenting skills at home. Parents will be prompted to give feedback regarding successes and challenges applying these parenting skills via audio or text messages during the week. The facilitators will begin the next group engagement with a brief voice summary of the feedback and address possible solutions to 2-3 key challenges. Facilitators will also be provided with weekly supervision by an ePLH coach or trainer. A designated research assistant will provide parent support groups with needed technical support during the implementation - including IT-related support. Data bundles will be provided for internet access and to incentivise engagement.


Clinical Trial Description

Recruitment of six countries: This study will use targeted/purposive sampling to recruit participating parents or caregivers (n = 30-100 in Malaysia, Moldova, Montenegro, North Macedonia and Philippines; 400 in South Africa). Groups will start to operate after at least 7 members have been consented and can have up to 15 members per group. Malaysia: The National Population and Family Development Board (LPPKN) is our partner organisation for both the Semarak Kasih Parenting Program (2018-2020) and e-Semarak Kasih / ParentChat. A total of 24 staff of LPPKN have been trained for the Semarak Kasih Parenting Program, of which, 12 of them have conducted the actual program. The majority of these facilitators are University graduates holding various posts at LPPKN such as counsellors, Information Officers and Community Development Officers. Moldova: The Health for Youth Association, has been implementing PLH for children 2-9 years in the country, in cooperation with Youth Klinics network. In Moldova, the program will be focused on caregivers/parents of adolescents (10-17 years old). The Moldovan research team will identify potential eligible parents to invite to participate in ParentChat through a) social media pages (FB, OK) of the Youth Klinics network, b) through the announcement of different partners organizations that work in social support area, and c) through the communication with YK consultants who work with parents of adolescents. Montenegro: In Montenegro, trained facilitators from our implementing partners (health centres, kindergartens and NGOs) will recruit families by applying the same strategies used for face-to-face PLH: - Inviting potential participants on the waiting lists for face-to-face PLH, - Advertising on social media (the Oxford team may advertise as well if partners seek support), - Inviting families known to service providers (e.g. parents of children attending the participating preschools, parents using psychological/mental counselling at health centres, parents users of NGO led services such as single parent support groups and the like). North Macedonia: The Institute Alternativa - Institute for Marriage, Family and Systemic Practice has been implementing PLH for children 2-9 years in the country. The Institute Alternativa has identified potential eligible parents through the FB page of the Institute, and also those who have contacted the Institute Counselling Telephone line during the COVID-19 pandemic and expressed readiness to participate in an online programme. The psychologists who work on this help line will provide the research team with a list of eligible participants with children ages 2 to 17 years. There are already approximately 70 parents that expressed interest, of which 50 will be randomly selected for initial recruitment. Philippines: The research team will work closely with the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) staff to identify potential eligible parents who are recipients of the conditional cash transfer program (4Ps). 4Ps staff will provide the research team with a list of eligible participants with children ages 2 to 17 years, of which 50 will be randomly selected for initial recruitment. If less than 50 of the selected participants provide consent and are eligible, the remaining adults will be randomly selected from the original list until the full target sample size is reached. South Africa: Recruitment of programme facilitators will be done from the already trained pool of PLH facilitators in South Africa with the support of Clowns Without Borders (CWBSA). The South Africa research team and implementing team will recruit and train 10 facilitators consisting of two trained PLH trainers/Coaches from CWBSA, and 8 moderators (persons experienced in PLH implementation) who will each run 1 PSG. The two facilitators from CWBSA will also play a mentoring role for the other facilitator/moderators. The rest of the other 8 moderators will be sourced from various organisations and individuals that have been trained in PLH programmes (both PLH Kids and PLH Teens) in 5 of South Africa's provinces. For the ParentChat (Caregivers) groups, the moderators will conduct the recruitment of parents/caregivers telephonically or by one-on-one visit. This will be done from their communities where they work. Initial contact will be made with a few caregivers, who may then refer others to the group. Each group would have about 8-12 caregivers. 1000 families are expected to be reached. ;


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NCT number NCT04809272
Study type Interventional
Source University of Oxford
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Status Completed
Phase N/A
Start date March 8, 2021
Completion date June 1, 2022

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