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Clinical Trials/NCT04660253
NCT04660253CompletedNot Applicable

A Group Parenting Intervention for Depressed Fathers (LTP+ Dads): A Feasibility Study From Pakistan

Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning0 sites18 target enrollmentStarted: August 1, 2009Last updated:
Conditions

Trial Snapshot

Phase
Not Applicable
Status
Completed
Enrollment
18
Primary Endpoint
Intervention feasibility

Study Overview

Brief Summary

The study is a feasibility trial with a pre and post-experiment design in Karachi, Pakistan's most populous city. The intervention comprises of twelve sessions of learning through play (LTP) plus during the three month period.

Study Design

Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Na
Intervention Model
Single Group
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None

Masking Description

Researchers doing outcome assessments

Eligibility Criteria

Ages
18 Years to — (Adult, Older Adult)
Sex
Male
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Inclusion Criteria

  • Depressed fathers of children 0-30 months
  • Given written informed consent

Exclusion Criteria

  • Not willing to participate
  • Out of trial catchment area

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Intervention feasibility

Time Frame: Baseline to 3rd month

Intervention feasibility tested by collating data on recruitment and retention rates. The success criterion of feasibility is to recruit \> 50% of eligible fathers

Intervention acceptability

Time Frame: Baseline to 3rd month

Intervention acceptability assessed using data on attendance. Criterion for acceptability is a mean attendance rate of \>70% of at least 5 sessions.

Secondary Outcomes

  • Change in severity of symptoms measured using Hamilton Depression Rating Scale (Hamilton, 1960)(Changes in severity of symptoms from baseline to 3rd month)
  • Changes in severity of symptoms measured using Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS; Cox et al. 1987),(Changes in severity of symptoms from baseline to 3rd month)

Investigators

Sponsor Class
Other
Responsible Party
Sponsor

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