Testing the effectiveness and acceptability of Strong Families – Ira

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Prevention of negative social outcomes, including drug use, child maltreatment, poor mental health and childhood aggression in families living in Iran; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN50189190
• Lead Sponsor: nited Nations Office on Drugs and Crime

Brief Summary

2021 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/34769656/ (added 06/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2021-08-20
• Study Completion: 2021-12-31
• Last Update Posted: 18 September 2023

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 377

Inclusion Criteria

1. Primary caregiver with a child between 8 and 12 years
2. Speaking Farsi
3. Willing to take part in the Strong Families programme
4. Being in the town for the duration of the whole study and measurement meetings

Exclusion Criteria

1. Having taken part in any other family skills training programme during the last 24 months
2. The primary caregiver and child lived separately

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Child mental health measured through a paper-based questionnaire, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention<br>2. Parenting skills measured through a paper-based questionnaire, Parenting and Family Adjustment Scales (PAFAS) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention<br>3. Social-ecological resilience self-reported through children through the paper-based Child and Youth Resilience Measure (CYRM-R) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention<br>4. For stratification, baseline characteristics were collected using a paper-based Family Demographics Questionnaire at baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Implementation process evaluated based on the number of sessions provided by coordinators in the field, and information on fidelity, dose received, reach and inputs provided by facilitators and independent observers at the end of each session of the Strong Families programme (after completion of each of the three sessions with families during the actual intervention period)