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Parent-Child RelationshipNCT02366000

An Intervention Study: Shaping a Healthier Child

A study testing Brief Parental Training Intervention in people with Parent-Child Relationship, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

The aim of this study is to identify parent-children communication in relation to health risk behaviors (smoking, drinking and illegal drug taking) in adolescents, and to enhance better parental skills in preventing these behaviors in children. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Parent-Child Relationship
What is being tested?
Brief Parental Training Intervention
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
88 participants
Where
No sites listed yet
Study dates
Sep 2010to Feb 2015
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages Any age
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Parent of a child in primary five or six
  • Cantonese-speaking
  • Consent to their participation in the program and the inclusion of their children in the assessments

Who cannot join

  • none

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of a Brief Intervention by Parents to Prevent Their Children From Experimenting With Health Risk Behavior: a Pilot Study

The aim of this study is to identify parent-children communication in relation to health risk behaviors (smoking, drinking and illegal drug taking) in adolescents, and to enhance better parental skills in preventing these behaviors in children.

Read the detailed description

Previous research found that parent-children communication is the best predictor of health risk behaviors among adolescents. However, longitudinal studies of parent-adolescent communication on the subject of health risk behavior such as alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD) remain relatively scarce, and none of this kind of work has been done among Chinese sample. Such information is urgently needed given the increasing trend of drug use among adolescents in Hong Kong, and the severe burden of morbidity and mortality related to ATOD.

The study aims to examine parent-children communication in relation to health risk behaviors and to explore the potential efficacy of a brief intervention which is designed to assist parents of primary school children to communicate with their children about issues in the prevention of health risk behaviors. The efficacy of the intervention will be compared with a waiting-list control group using a randomized controlled trial. There will then be two telephone follow-ups to reinforce learnt strategies and skills for home practice in between the two workshops. There will also be assessments post-intervention and at 1 year follow-up. Evaluation focus groups will also be conducted after the intervention program.

Being tested
Brief Parental Training Intervention
Keywords
Parent-child communication, Health risk behaviors, Randomized controlled trial
Medical subject headings
Health Risk Behaviors

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Brief Parental Training InterventionOther

    The workshop was designed to assist parents to communicate with their children about issues in the prevention of health risk behaviours- alcohol, tobacco and other drug use (ATOD), by equipping them with the appropriate interaction skills and encouraging them to build relationships with their children.

Study groups in NCT02366000
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Brief Parental Training InterventionExperimentalParticipants will have to attend two 3-hour Brief Parental Training Intervention Programme, with three weeks apart. There will also be two telephone follow-up sessions to reinforce learnt strategies and skills for home practice between workshops.
Receives: Other: Brief Parental Training Intervention
Wait-list GroupOtherParticipants will receive the same Brief Parental Training Intervention Programme as the intervention group. However, they will wait until the questionnaires have been completed by the intervention group for the second time (i.e. immediately after intervention) before they receive their programme.
Receives: Other: Brief Parental Training Intervention

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Readiness of parents to communicate with their children about preventing health risk behaviour

    Measured by Parent Questionnaire (PQ) - the sections on their (a) intention to take action, (b) self-efficacy in taking action, (c) plan of the action, (d) action to change (modified from Sniehotta, Scholz et al. 2002).

    Measured: At 1 year

Secondary outcomes (4)

  1. Quality of parent-child communication

    Measured by Parent Questionnaire (PQ)- the section on parent-adolescent communication (Caprara, Pastorelli, Regalia, Scabini \& Bandura, 2005) as well as the Chidren Questionnaire (CQ)- the section on parent-adolescent communication (Caprara et al, 2005)

    Measured: At 1 year

  2. Parents' attitudes towards positive parenting

    Measured by Parent Questionnaire (PQ)- the section on parenting patterns (Rohner, 1986; Chen, Rubin \& Li, 1997)

    Measured: At 1 year

  3. Quality of parent-child relationships

    Measured by Parent Questionnaire (PQ)- the section on parent-child relationships (Schumm, Paff-Bergen et al., 1986) as well as the section on Children Questionnaire (CQ)- the section on parent-child relationships Schumm et al., 1986)

    Measured: At 1 year

  4. Children's health risk behaviour

    Measured by Children Questionnaire (CQ)- the sections on health risk behaviour - smoking (Mak et al, 2005; Abdullah et al, 2006); alcohol use (Ewing, 1984); and illicit drug use (Kolbe, Kann \& Collins, 1999; Lee \& Tsang, 2004)

    Measured: At 1 year

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted19 Feb 2015 (estimated)
  2. Study startSep 2010
  3. Primary completionSep 2012
  4. Study completionFeb 2015

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Health services research
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Masking
Double blind
Who is masked
Participant, Outcomes assessor
Enrolment
88 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT02366000
Sponsor's protocol ID
AP-J86
Status last verified
Feb 2015
First submitted
6 Feb 2015
Last updated
19 Feb 2015
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
Yes

Publications

  • Caprara GV, Pastorelli C, Regalia C, Scabini & Bandura A. (2005). Impact of adolescents' Filial self-efficacy on quality of family functioning and satisfaction. Journal of Research on Adolescence. 15(1). 71-97.

  • Rohner, R. P. (1984). Handbook for the study of parental acceptance and rejection (Rev. Ed.). Storrs: Center for the Study of Parental Acceptance and Rejection, University of Connecticut

  • Schumm, W. R., Paff-Bergen, L. A., Hatch, R. C., Obiorah, F. C., Copeland, J. M., Meens, L. D., et al. (1986). Concurrent and Discriminant Validity of the Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale. Journal of Marriage and the Family, 48,381-387.

  • Sniehotta, F.F., Scholz, U., Lippke, S. & Zielmann, J. (2002). Scale for assessment of implementation planning and coping planning. http://userpage.fu-berlin.de/~falko/scales/heartdocu.html

  • Abdullah AS, Mak YW, Loke AY, Lam TH. Smoking cessation intervention in parents of young children: a randomised controlled trial. Addiction. 2005 Nov;100(11):1731-40. doi: 10.1111/j.1360-0443.2005.01231.x.

    PubMed 16277633

  • Mak YW, Loke AY, Lam TH, Abdullah AS. Validity of self-reports and reliability of spousal proxy reports on the smoking behavior of Chinese parents with young children. Addict Behav. 2005 May;30(4):841-5. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2004.08.008.

    PubMed 15833586

  • Ewing JA. Detecting alcoholism. The CAGE questionnaire. JAMA. 1984 Oct 12;252(14):1905-7. doi: 10.1001/jama.252.14.1905.

    PubMed 6471323

  • Kolbe LJ, Kann L, Collins JL. Overview of the Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance System. Public Health Rep. 1993;108 Suppl 1(Suppl 1):2-10. No abstract available.

    PubMed 8210269

  • Lee A, Tsang CK. Youth risk behaviour in a Chinese population: a territory-wide youth risk behavioural surveillance in Hong Kong. Public Health. 2004 Mar;118(2):88-95. doi: 10.1016/S0033-3506(03)00174-4.

    PubMed 15037037

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Brief Parental Training Intervention in people with Parent-Child Relationship, run by The Hong Kong Polytechnic University.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 3 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 19 Feb 2015. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Readiness of parents to communicate with their children about preventing health risk behaviour (time frame: At 1 year). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02366000, which also lists 9 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 19 Feb 2015.

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