NCT04981730

The Development and Evaluation of a Web-based Childbirth and Parenting Intervention Program

The Development and Evaluation of a Web-based Childbirth and Parenting Intervention Program: A Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 600 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Taipei Medical University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 20 Years – 60 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Background: The transition to parenthood is stressful for first-time mothers and fathers and links to adverse health outcomes. Despite Internet use's popularity, an effective web-based, individually-tailored intervention to enhance parental self-efficacy and infant health for first-time parents remains lacking. Objectives: This study aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based, individually-tailored childbirth and parenting intervention program on parenting self-efficacy and infant health outcomes. The feasibility and acceptability of a theory-driven intervention will be examined in first-time mothers and fathers. Methods: A two-arm, single-blind randomized controlled trial will be conducted to investigate the effects of web-based intervention in the first-time mother and father. Participants will be randomly allocated to a web-based intervention or a control condition. A repeated measurement will be performed. Anticipatory results: The efficacy of a theory-driven web-based, individually tailored intervention program will provide a valuable contribution to perinatal health care for first-time mothers and fathers.

Detailed description

The primary outcome of parenting self-efficacy and breastfeeding self-efficacy. The secondary outcomes of anxiety, depression, sleep quality, social support, infant health outcomes will be assessed. Data will be analyzed with the intention-to-treat analysis using linear mixed-effects modeling.

Conditions

• Parenting
• Self Efficacy
• Psychological Distress

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Web-based intervention	The web-based intervention participants will follow the website's orientation, the curriculum of modules, and professional feedback to complete the intervention.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-12-14
• Primary completion: 2025-10-14
• Completion: 2025-10-14
• First posted: 2021-07-29
• Last updated: 2025-01-28

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Taiwan