Promoting Child Development Practices in the First Year of Life Through a Video Administered at Two Different Times
- Conditions
- Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
- Registration Number
- NCT02120430
- Lead Sponsor
- IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
- Brief Summary
There is an increasing need for parenting programs aimed at promoting parent-child interaction. A variety of interventions have been proposed. The use of audiovisual materials for parents has been shown to be effective but limited information is available on the optimal timing for its use, particularly for new parents during the first year of life of their children.
Based on the hypothesis that the effectiveness of information provided to first-time parents in modifying their knowledge, attitudes and intentions regarding rearing practices may depend on when the information is delivered, we designed an open randomized controlled trial to compare the effectiveness of administering a video at two different times, i.e. at one and seven months of age of the child.
The video addressed four specific activities related to early child development: reading aloud to the baby, early exposure to music, promotion of early socialization for parents and for children.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- All
- Target Recruitment
- 105
- first parenting experience
- local residence
- no major health or psychosocial problems in parents and in the newborn
- no delay in discharge from the maternity ward
- adequate knowledge of Italian
- None
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Parental knowledge, attitudes and intentions 15 days after being exposed to the intervention Closed-ended questions about the four specific activities examined (reading aloud, exposure to music, caregiver and child early socialization) collected through a researcher-administered structured questionnaire
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Feelings elicited 15 days after being exposed to the intervention Closed-ended questions collected through a researcher-administered structured questionnaire. Eight categories of emotions were evaluated: happiness, sadness, fear, rage, guilt, sense of competence, lack of self-confidence, and sense of inadequacy
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
IRCCS Burlo Garofolo
🇮🇹Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy
IRCCS Burlo Garofolo🇮🇹Trieste, Friuli Venezia Giulia, Italy