Parent-Child RelationsNCT06178705
Parenting Program for Parents of Children With Emotional and Behavioral Issues: A Randomized Control Trial
A study testing Helpful Parenting Program Intervention in people with Parent-Child Relations, run by Government College University Faisalabad at 1 site in Pakistan.
Trial summary
The main objectives of the study are: 1. To find out the effectiveness of Helpful Parenting Program (HPP) for psychological functioning of children's parent having behavioral and emotional issues. 2. To decrease psychological distress among children's parent having behavioral and emotional issues. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Parent-Child Relations
- What is being tested?
- Helpful Parenting Program Intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 200 participants
- Where
- 1 sitePakistan
- Study dates
- 15 Nov 2023to 10 Apr 2024
- 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
- Only parents with dysfunctional parenting practices, having children with emotional and behavioral issues would be a part of the study. Second, Only parents would be included in the study who score above 18 on SDQ-4. Only parents having children aged 5 to 12 years would be included in the study. The participants would be taken from any socioeconomic status.
Who cannot join
- Parents with major psychological disorders would be excluded from the study. The parent served as single parent would be excluded from the study.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Helpful Parenting Program (HPP) for Psychological Functioning of Parents of Children With Emotional and Behavioral Issues: A Randomized Control Trial
The main objectives of the study are:
- To find out the effectiveness of Helpful Parenting Program (HPP) for psychological functioning of children's parent having behavioral and emotional issues.
- To decrease psychological distress among children's parent having behavioral and emotional issues.
Read the detailed description
In this Helpful Parenting Program, N=200 participants would be enrolled for eligibility assessment from different schools in Faisalabad. 70 participants after the eligibility assessment and screening would be allocated to experimental and waitlist treatment condition. Participants would be allocated through random assignment using block randomization. In experimental group, the parents of children with emotional \& behavioral issues will be included and 8 to 10 sessions of helpful parenting program would be provided to the parents. Each of the group will be comprised of n=35.
Eligibility Criteria:
Only parents with dysfunctional parenting practices, having children with emotional and behavioral issues would be a part of the study. Second, Only parents would be included in the study who score above 18 on SDQ-4. Only parents having children aged 5 to 12 years would be included in the study. Parents with major psychological disorders would be excluded from the study. The parent served as single parent would be excluded from the study.The participants would be taken from any socioeconomic status.
Interventions:
8-10 sessions with 60 minutes duration once in a week will be conducted with the parents in group and one-on-one setting. Helpful parenting program would be based on social learning theory, behavior modification and couple counseling. The program will be used as an intervention strategy with parents to built insight about their child's emotional \& behavioral issues. Different strategies to teach parenting skills will also be used as an intervention. Further more, this program will target parents' psychological distress and couples' problematic conflicts regarding parenting.
Expected Outcomes:
This study will help to provide valuable information to mental health professionals to understand and develop guidelines for parents of children with emotional \& behavioral issues. Further, this program would decrease psychological distress \& couple's problematic conflicts among parents and improve the psychological functioning of parents. Moreover, this program will improve parental competence and make them independent problem solvers.
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations
- Being tested
- Helpful Parenting Program Intervention
- Keywords
- HPP, Parenting, Emotional & behavioral issues
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Helpful Parenting Program InterventionBehavioural
8-10 sessions with 60 minutes duration once in a week will be conducted with the parents in group and one-on-one setting. Helpful parenting program would be based on social learning theory, behavior modification and couple counseling. The program will be used as an intervention strategy with parents to built insight about their child's emotional \& behavioral issues. Different strategies to teach parenting skills will also be used as an intervention. Further more, this program will target parents' psychological distress and couples' problematic conflicts regarding parenting
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Group | Experimental | Experimental Group:
Participants in experimental group would receive 8-10 sessions of intervention based helpful parenting program Receives: Behavioral: Helpful Parenting Program Intervention |
| Control Group | No intervention | Control Group: Participants in the control group will not receive the said intervention of helpful parenting program. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Strength and difficulty questionnaire
This scale will assess the parents strength and difficulty dealing the child
Measured: 4 months
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale
This scale will assess the level of depression, anxiety and stress among the parents of emotionally disturbed child
Measured: 4 months
Dyadic Adjustment Scale
This scale will assess the parents level of adjustment
Measured: 4 months
Secondary outcomes (2)
Parenting Scale
This scale will assess the level of parenting
Measured: 4 months
Parents sense of competence scale
This scale will assess the sense of competence
Measured: 4 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted21 Dec 2023
- Study start15 Nov 2023
- Primary completion1 Jan 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion10 Apr 2024 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Parent-Child RelationsStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Randomized control trial design would be used in this study which is two arm study having two groups, an experimental \& wait-list control group. Experimental group will receive intervention while other group will be placed in wait-list. In this study, parallel group design would be used. The treatment will be given to all participants in a parallel way. Allocation ratio and framework would be equivalence i.e., equal number of participants in treatment and control group.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Government College University Faisalabad
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Qasir Abbas, Government College University Faisalabad
- Investigators
- Qasir Abbas, PHD, Principal investigator, Government College University Faisalabad
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06178705
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Govt.CUF
- Status last verified
- Dec 2023
- First submitted
- 29 Nov 2023
- Last updated
- 21 Dec 2023
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 21 Dec 2023. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Helpful Parenting Program (HPP) for Psychological Functioning of Parents of Children With Emotional and Behavioral Issues: A Randomized Control Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06178705
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Govt.CUF
- Conditions
- Parent-Child Relations
- Keywords
- HPP, Parenting, Emotional & behavioral issues
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Unknown status
- Enrolment
- 200 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- Government College University FaisalabadUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 15 Nov 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2024 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 10 Apr 2024 (estimated)
- First posted
- 21 Dec 2023 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The main objectives of the study are:
- To find out the effectiveness of Helpful Parenting Program (HPP) for psychological functioning of children's parent having behavioral and emotional issues.
- To decrease psychological distress among children's parent having behavioral and emotional issues.
Detailed description
In this Helpful Parenting Program, N=200 participants would be enrolled for eligibility assessment from different schools in Faisalabad. 70 participants after the eligibility assessment and screening would be allocated to experimental and waitlist treatment condition. Participants would be allocated through random assignment using block randomization. In experimental group, the parents of children with emotional \& behavioral issues will be included and 8 to 10 sessions of helpful parenting program would be provided to the parents. Each of the group will be comprised of n=35.
Eligibility Criteria:
Only parents with dysfunctional parenting practices, having children with emotional and behavioral issues would be a part of the study. Second, Only parents would be included in the study who score above 18 on SDQ-4. Only parents having children aged 5 to 12 years would be included in the study. Parents with major psychological disorders would be excluded from the study. The parent served as single parent would be excluded from the study.The participants would be taken from any socioeconomic status.
Interventions:
8-10 sessions with 60 minutes duration once in a week will be conducted with the parents in group and one-on-one setting. Helpful parenting program would be based on social learning theory, behavior modification and couple counseling. The program will be used as an intervention strategy with parents to built insight about their child's emotional \& behavioral issues. Different strategies to teach parenting skills will also be used as an intervention. Further more, this program will target parents' psychological distress and couples' problematic conflicts regarding parenting.
Expected Outcomes:
This study will help to provide valuable information to mental health professionals to understand and develop guidelines for parents of children with emotional \& behavioral issues. Further, this program would decrease psychological distress \& couple's problematic conflicts among parents and improve the psychological functioning of parents. Moreover, this program will improve parental competence and make them independent problem solvers.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Randomized control trial design would be used in this study which is two arm study having two groups, an experimental \& wait-list control group. Experimental group will receive intervention while other group will be placed in wait-list. In this study, parallel group design would be used. The treatment will be given to all participants in a parallel way. Allocation ratio and framework would be equivalence i.e., equal number of participants in treatment and control group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Treatment Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Helpful Parenting Program InterventionExperimental Group: Participants in experimental group would receive 8-10 sessions of intervention based helpful parenting program |
| Control Group | No intervention | –Control Group: Participants in the control group will not receive the said intervention of helpful parenting program. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Only parents with dysfunctional parenting practices, having children with emotional and behavioral issues would be a part of the study. Second, Only parents would be included in the study who score above 18 on SDQ-4. Only parents having children aged 5 to 12 years would be included in the study. The participants would be taken from any socioeconomic status.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Parents with major psychological disorders would be excluded from the study. The parent served as single parent would be excluded from the study.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Helpful Parenting Program Intervention8-10 sessions with 60 minutes duration once in a week will be conducted with the parents in group and one-on-one setting. Helpful parenting program would be based on social learning theory, behavior modification and couple counseling. The program will be used as an intervention strategy with parents to built insight about their child's emotional \& behavioral issues. Different strategies to teach parenting skills will also be used as an intervention. Further more, this program will target parents' psychological distress and couples' problematic conflicts regarding parenting | Behavioural | Treatment Group |
Primary outcome
Strength and difficulty questionnaire
Time frame: 4 months
This scale will assess the parents strength and difficulty dealing the child
Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale
Time frame: 4 months
This scale will assess the level of depression, anxiety and stress among the parents of emotionally disturbed child
Dyadic Adjustment Scale
Time frame: 4 months
This scale will assess the parents level of adjustment
2 secondary outcomes
Parenting Scale
Time frame: 4 months
Parents sense of competence scale
Time frame: 4 months
Results and safety
Results are not available in the source record.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 21 Dec 2023.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Qasir Abbas, PHD principal investigator
Government College University Faisalabad
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Helpful Parenting Program Intervention in people with Parent-Child Relations, run by Government College University Faisalabad at 1 site in Pakistan.
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 1 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: status not confirmed, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Dec 2023. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Pakistan. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
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?
Results are not available in the source record.
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?
Strength and difficulty questionnaire (time frame: 4 months). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 21 Dec 2023.