Digital Universal Parenting Program for Positive Parenting Behaviors

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Parenting

• Registration Number: NCT06750510
• Lead Sponsor: University of Turku

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to evaluate use and feasibility of digitally-delivered universal parenting program, which aims to promote positive parenting among guardians with 3 years-old children.

Detailed Description

The study will use a single-arm study design.The participants will use the universal parenting program for 8-weeks.

The intervention is a digital parent training program which focuses on positive parenting and encouraging to develop parenting skills that strengthen the relationships and communication with their children. The topics includes for example reinforcing child´s positive behavior, reducing conflict situations and planning situations advanced, managing daily transitions, and being present to child. The program includes 5 themes with recommended length of 1 week each. Each theme includes theory material, videos, examples, video practices and exercises. The program is fully digital and provided in a dynamic, web-based format. SMS and email reminders will be sent regularly during the program.

Recruitment: All parents with a 3-year old child who is participating in annual health checkup in child health clinic are considered eligible to the study and are asked to participate if they fulfil inclusion criteria and do not meet the exclusion criteria.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2022-01-01
• Status Verified: 2024-08
• Study First Submitted: 2024-08-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-12-19
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-19
• Study First Posted: 2024-12-27
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-27
• Primary Completion: 2025-12-31
• Study Completion: 2027-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1500

Inclusion Criteria

• Guardians having a child aged 3 years participating to annual health checkup in child health clinic.
• At least one of the guardians is able to understand the languages that intervention is provided in

Exclusion Criteria

• Inability to read Finnish, Swedish, or English, as these are the languages that the intervention is provided in.
• No internet access

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Child´s affective reactivity	From baseline to 8-weeks follow-up	The Affective Reactivity Index (ARI-P)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Behaviour of the child	From baseline to 8-weeks follow-up	10 questions about child´s behavior, focusing especially for child´s hyperactivity and conduct problems.
Daily activities	From baseline up to 8-weeks	A questionnaire adapted from the Barkley Home Situations Questionnaire, which asks the parent to rate whether the child's behavior causes problems during specified daily routines
Completion rates	From baseline up to 8-weeks	Completion and non-completion of the intervention for eight-week period by using the data recorded of the intervention platform
Intervention satisfaction	8-weeks follow-up	Questions related to satisfaction toward the intervention and acknowledged support in specific areas of parenting provided in the intervention

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Kaisa Mishina; 🇫🇮 Turku, Finland

Wellbeing service counties; 🇫🇮 Turku, Finland