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

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• Conditions: Parent-Child Relations
• Interventions: Behavioral: Make the Connection® Online Program

• Registration Number: NCT05770427
• Lead Sponsor: University of Ottawa

Brief 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.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2023-02-21
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-03-03
• Study First Posted: 2023-03-15
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-10
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-12
• Study Start: 2023-06
• Primary Completion: 2024-06
• Study Completion: 2024-09

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• parents with children between the ages of 0-3 years old
• parents are primarily responsible for the children

Exclusion Criteria

• parents are at-risk for parent-child relationship difficulties (i.e., endorse two of the following criteria: being a first-time caregiver, socially isolated, low education, caregiving alone, lack of confidence or self-efficacy, at risk for poor infant sensitivity, or at-risk for depression)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Intervention group	Make the Connection® Online Program	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent-child bond will be measured using the Maternal Postnatal Attachment Scale (MPAS)	Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8	The MPAS is a 19-item questionnaire that assesses parents' relational attitudes towards their infant. There are three main subscales derived from the measure: Quality of Attachment, Pleasure in Interaction, and Absence of Hostility. The MPAS has shown strong psychometric properties for use in community samples and can be used with mothers and fathers.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parent self-efficacy will be measured using the Parent Sense of Competence Questionnaire (PSOC)	Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8	The PSOC has 14-items and measures a parent's experiences in their role as a parent. There are three substances including Interest, Efficacy, and Satisfaction. The questionnaire has been widely used to assess parenting attitudes and has adequate psychometric properties.
Parental stress will be measured using the Parenting Stress Scale (PSS)	Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8
Parental depression will be measured using the Centre for Epidemiological Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)	Change from pre-intervention scores at baseline and post-intervention scores at week 8

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Ottawa; 🇨🇦 Ottawa, Ontario, Canada