Parenting InterventionNCT07397637
A Strength-based Parenting Program for Parents With Young Children From 3 to 6 Years Old
A study testing The Strength-based parenting program in people with Parenting Intervention, run by City University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
Trial summary
The parent education and family support component in phase 2 aims to strengthen protective factors of healthy child development and reduce risk factors of child abuse and neglect among disadvantaged families by providing community-based preventive interventions for children and their significant adults. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Parenting Intervention
- What is being tested?
- The Strength-based parenting program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 600 participants
- Where
- 1 siteHong Kong
- Study dates
- 1 Aug 2022to 31 Jul 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- parents whose children study in the 100 preschools taking part in the project
Who cannot join
- parents who do not give consent to take part
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
About this study
Official title: KeySteps@JC Phase Two Parenting Program
The parent education and family support component in phase 2 aims to strengthen protective factors of healthy child development and reduce risk factors of child abuse and neglect among disadvantaged families by providing community-based preventive interventions for children and their significant adults.
Participants include about 600 parents from randomly assigned 100 preschools to the four groups (group 1: hub + school support; group 2: school support; group 3: hub support; group 4: delay group).
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The primary hypothesis is to examine the efficacy of the parenting programs for young children and their parents from K1 to K3. The programs are delivered by social workers at kindergartens or community hubs. The second aim/hypothesis of this project is to investigate the overall synergy impact of the community hub.
The success of the parent-child interactive program offers a foundation for the hub to further develop community-based parent education and family support programs that aim at building parents/caregivers' competence in optimizing child development and competence in caregivers and professionals through networking multiple ecological systems, i.e., family, school, and hub or other organizations in the community.
Read the detailed description
Community hubs could be scaled up as a key setting where majority of intervention shall take place in to build capacity of significant others. For instance, there it will be an arena for the community-based parent education and family support programs. Community hubs act as a connector to bridge services. Due to disparity in resources and knowledge, parents in poverty may need extra rapport to bridge them to various supportive services available in the hub/community for the children's optimum development. This child and family centered approach can help foster community cohesion and raise family and children well-being.
The parenting program is designed with an emphasis on strength-based parenting practice and both children and parents have parallel sessions on the same character strength and also joint sessions to optimize the impact. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be collected.
- Conditions
- Parenting Intervention
- Being tested
- The Strength-based parenting program
- Keywords
- parenting, strength-based, child-parent parallel design
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
The Strength-based parenting programBehavioural
A parenting program is designed with strength-based parenting theory and practice. It has 6 sessions for parents and young children when the children are at 3 years old, 4 sessions for them at 4 years old and another 4 sessions for them at 5 years old.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Parent-Child Parallel Program in school and hub | Experimental | It is an intervention for Parent-Child Parallel Program in both school and hub. Receives: Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting program |
| Parent-Child Parallel Program in school | Active comparator | The program is delivered in school. Receives: Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting program |
| Parent-Child Parallel Program in hub | Active comparator | The parenting program is delivered in hub. Receives: Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting program |
| Parent-Child Parallel Program with a delayed format | Active comparator | The parenting program will be delivered in a delayed format Receives: Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting program |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in early parenting attitude
1 indicates the lowest scores and 7 indicates the highest scores in affection and attachment between parents and children.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4-6 months
Change in strength-based parenting practice
1 indicates lowest use of strength-based parenting practice and 7 indicates highest use of strength-based parenting practice
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months
Change in child and parent relationship
1 indicates the lowest scores and 5 indicates the highest scores in closeness and conflicts
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4-6 months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Change in synergy impact of inter-sectors
1 indicates the lowest score and 5 indicates the highest scores in synergy impact
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4-6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Feb 2026
- Study start1 Aug 2022
- Primary completion31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Parenting InterventionStudies 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
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- The intervention study has four groups: a) the parenting program delivered in both school and hub, b) the parenting program delivered in school, c) the parenting program delivered in hub, and d) the parenting program to be delivered at a delayed timeframe.
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 600 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- City University of Hong Kong
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The University of Hong Kong, Education University of Hong Kong, The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Christian Service, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Anna Na Na Hui, City University of Hong Kong
- Investigators
- Anna Hui, PhD, Principal investigator, City University of Hong Kong
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07397637
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- KeySteps@JCStrength-BasedStudy
- Other IDs
- 2022-0114-007
- Status last verified
- Sep 2026
- First submitted
- 2 Feb 2026
- Last updated
- 3 Sep 2026
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No: It is because the participants do not give right to share their data with researchers not in the study.
Publications
Leung C, Hui ANN, Wong RS, Rao N, Karnilowicz W, Chung K, Chan J, Ip P. Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Parenting Intervention for Promoting Social-Emotional School Readiness Among Children From Low-Income Families in Hong Kong: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Apr 1;176(4):357-364. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6308.
PubMed 35129606
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Sep 2026. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- KeySteps@JC Phase Two Parenting Program
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07397637
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- KeySteps@JCStrength-BasedStudy
- Conditions
- Parenting Intervention
- Keywords
- parenting, strength-based, child-parent parallel design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Enrolling by invitation
- Enrolment
- 600 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- City University of Hong KongUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- The University of Hong Kong, Education University of Hong Kong, The Boys' and Girls' Clubs Association of Hong Kong, Hong Kong Christian Service, Tung Wah Group of Hospitals
- Study start
- 1 Aug 2022 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 31 Jul 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 9 Feb 2026 (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 parent education and family support component in phase 2 aims to strengthen protective factors of healthy child development and reduce risk factors of child abuse and neglect among disadvantaged families by providing community-based preventive interventions for children and their significant adults.
Participants include about 600 parents from randomly assigned 100 preschools to the four groups (group 1: hub + school support; group 2: school support; group 3: hub support; group 4: delay group).
The primary hypothesis is to examine the efficacy of the parenting programs for young children and their parents from K1 to K3. The programs are delivered by social workers at kindergartens or community hubs. The second aim/hypothesis of this project is to investigate the overall synergy impact of the community hub.
The success of the parent-child interactive program offers a foundation for the hub to further develop community-based parent education and family support programs that aim at building parents/caregivers' competence in optimizing child development and competence in caregivers and professionals through networking multiple ecological systems, i.e., family, school, and hub or other organizations in the community.
Detailed description
Community hubs could be scaled up as a key setting where majority of intervention shall take place in to build capacity of significant others. For instance, there it will be an arena for the community-based parent education and family support programs. Community hubs act as a connector to bridge services. Due to disparity in resources and knowledge, parents in poverty may need extra rapport to bridge them to various supportive services available in the hub/community for the children's optimum development. This child and family centered approach can help foster community cohesion and raise family and children well-being.
The parenting program is designed with an emphasis on strength-based parenting practice and both children and parents have parallel sessions on the same character strength and also joint sessions to optimize the impact. Both quantitative and qualitative data will be collected.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 4
- Model description
- The intervention study has four groups: a) the parenting program delivered in both school and hub, b) the parenting program delivered in school, c) the parenting program delivered in hub, and d) the parenting program to be delivered at a delayed timeframe.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Parent-Child Parallel Program in school and hub | Experimental | Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting programIt is an intervention for Parent-Child Parallel Program in both school and hub. |
| Parent-Child Parallel Program in school | Active comparator | Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting programThe program is delivered in school. |
| Parent-Child Parallel Program in hub | Active comparator | Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting programThe parenting program is delivered in hub. |
| Parent-Child Parallel Program with a delayed format | Active comparator | Behavioral: The Strength-based parenting programThe parenting program will be delivered in a delayed format |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- parents whose children study in the 100 preschools taking part in the project
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- parents who do not give consent to take part
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 |
|---|---|---|
| The Strength-based parenting programA parenting program is designed with strength-based parenting theory and practice. It has 6 sessions for parents and young children when the children are at 3 years old, 4 sessions for them at 4 years old and another 4 sessions for them at 5 years old. | Behavioural | Parent-Child Parallel Program in hub, Parent-Child Parallel Program in school, Parent-Child Parallel Program in school and hub, Parent-Child Parallel Program with a delayed format |
Primary outcome
Change in early parenting attitude
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4-6 months
1 indicates the lowest scores and 7 indicates the highest scores in affection and attachment between parents and children.
Change in strength-based parenting practice
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 6 months
1 indicates lowest use of strength-based parenting practice and 7 indicates highest use of strength-based parenting practice
Change in child and parent relationship
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4-6 months
1 indicates the lowest scores and 5 indicates the highest scores in closeness and conflicts
1 secondary outcome
Change in synergy impact of inter-sectors
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4-6 months
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Sep 2026.
- Background: PubMed 35129606Leung C, Hui ANN, Wong RS, Rao N, Karnilowicz W, Chung K, Chan J, Ip P. Effectiveness of a Multicomponent Parenting Intervention for Promoting Social-Emotional School Readiness Among Children From Low-Income Families in Hong Kong: A Cluster Randomized Clinical Trial. JAMA Pediatr. 2022 Apr 1;176(4):357-364. doi: 10.1001/jamapediatrics.2021.6308.
- This is the homepage of the project operated by the funder.Link provided by the sponsor.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No. It is because the participants do not give right to share their data with researchers not in the study.
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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.
Anna Hui, PhD principal investigator
City University of Hong Kong
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing The Strength-based parenting program in people with Parenting Intervention, run by City University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
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: enrolling by invitation, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Sep 2026. 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 Hong Kong. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
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?
Change in early parenting attitude (time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at 4-6 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?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT07397637, which also lists 1 linked publication.
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 3 Sep 2026.