NCT06431321

Evaluation of a 2-session Parent Training Programme for Caregivers of Younger Children in Zimbabwe

A Pilot Cluster Randomised Controlled Trial of a Two-session Parent Training Programme for Delivery to Caregivers of Children Enrolled in Early Childhood Development in Harare, Zimbabwe

• Status: Not Yet Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 240 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University of Cape Town · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

A pilot, exploratory cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) with two arms will be conducted to test a two-session parent training programme for caregivers of children enrolled in early childhood development classes in Harare Zimbabwe. The Parenting for Lifelong Health programme for Young Children together with the Mikhulu Trust Book Sharing Programme for Young Children will be adapted into a two-session version programme named Tabudirira Parent Training Intervention for Early Childhood Development. The RCT aims to assess the following objectives: Can the programme reduce child maltreatment? Does the intervention improve parent-child engagement with reading material? How best can the 2-session programme delivery be optimised?

Detailed description

A pilot, exploratory cluster Randomised Controlled Trial (RCT) with two arms will be conducted to test a two-session parent training programme for caregivers of children enrolled in early childhood development classes in Harare, Zimbabwe. The Parenting for Lifelong Health programme for Young Children together with the Mikhulu Trust Book Sharing Programme for Young Children will be adapted into a two-session version programme named Tabudirira Parent Training Intervention for Early Childhood Development. The RCT aims to assess the following objectives: Can the programme reduce child maltreatment? Does the intervention improve parent-child engagement with reading material? How best can the 2-session programme delivery be optimised? The RCt will have 2 arms with 120 caregivers /arms. The intervention will be a 2-session parent training programme while the control is a 2-session nutrition knowledge dissemination workshop delivered over 2 sessions.

Conditions

• Child Maltreatment

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Tabudira Parenting Intervention for Early Childhood Development	2 session programme delivered weekly over 2 weeks using group-based delivery aimed at reducing child maltreatment, improving parenting behaviours and parent's mental health.
OTHER	Nutritional guide for younger children	2 session programme delivered weekly over 2 weeks aimed at providing parents with nutritional education to help provide maximum nutrition to the growing child

Timeline

• Start date: 2024-06-07
• Primary completion: 2024-08-15
• Completion: 2024-09-05
• First posted: 2024-05-28
• Last updated: 2024-05-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Zimbabwe