NCT01668992

Impact Evaluation of a Family-based Intervention With Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children and Families in Tak Province, Thailand

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 992 (actual)
• Sponsor: International Rescue Committee · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 8 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The study will evaluate the impact of a family-based intervention on the well-being of Burmese migrant and displaced children and families living in Tak province, Thailand. The methodology used in the impact evaluation study is a randomized waitlist controlled trial. The study hypothesizes that participation in a family-based intervention will lead to improved parenting practices and child and family outcomes, as follows. Primary hypotheses: 1. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report increased knowledge and use of positive parenting skills compared to control; 2. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report less use of physical punishment and other harsh forms of discipline compared to control; 3. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of family functioning and cohesion compared to control. Secondary hypotheses: 1. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of externalizing and internalizing child behaviors compared to control; 2. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of child resilience and psychosocial well-being compared to control; 3. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of alcohol use compared to control.

Conditions

• Parenting Practices
• Family Functioning
• Child Psychosocial Well-being
• Alcohol Use

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Family intervention	12-week parenting skills program for Burmese migrant and displaced children and families.

Timeline

• Start date: 2011-09-01
• Primary completion: 2013-05-01
• Completion: 2013-05-01
• First posted: 2012-08-20
• Last updated: 2016-11-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Thailand