NCT05770427

Evaluating an Online Parenting Intervention in a Community-Based Sample of Parents

Can We Still Make the Connection? Evaluating an Online Parenting Intervention in a Community-Based Sample of Parents of Infants and Young Children

• Status: Withdrawn
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 0 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Ottawa · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the effectiveness of the online modality of the Make the Connection (MTC) program in a community-based sample of parents not at-risk for parenting difficulties. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does the MTC online program result in improvements in parent-child bond, parent self-efficacy, parental stress, and parental depression among parents who are not at-risk for parent-child relationship difficulties? * What are some of the barriers, facilitators, perceived benefits and risks to participating in the MTC online program from the perspective of parents? Participants will be asked to complete a pre-intervention questionnaire, will be invited to complete the 8-week MTC online program consisting of a weekly 15-minute module, and will lastly be asked to complete a post-intervention questionnaire.

Conditions

• Parent-Child Relations

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Make the Connection® Online Program	Make the Connection® (MTC) is an evidence-based parenting program offered by Strong Minds Strong Kids, Psychology Canada. Recently, the MTC program has been adapted to an online platform to help increase scalability and accessibility across Canada. The online modality is self-administered by parents and consist of 8 weekly, 15-minute modules. MTC is an attachment-focused, evidence-informed, parent training program that is designed to support the development of positive parent-child relationships by teaching parents to understand their infant's cues. The overarching goal of the program is to enhance parental attitudes and cognitions towards their infants, which have been shown to be associated with sensitive parenting behaviour, and in turn, secure child attachment. Ultimately, by improving parenting skills and attitudes, the program seeks to support secure infant attachment.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-06-01
• Primary completion: 2024-06-01
• Completion: 2024-09-01
• First posted: 2023-03-15
• Last updated: 2023-05-12

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada