Perfecting parenting: an evaluation of a program to improve parenting practices in rural China

Completed

• Conditions: Parenting attitudes, knowledge, and practice among rural Chinese caregivers; children's cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional development.; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN14269901
• Lead Sponsor: Rural Education Action Program (REAP), Stanford University

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2015-11-09
• Last Update Posted: 17 October 2016

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

All babies aged 6-24 months at the start of the study (and their caregivers) who live in the sample villages

Exclusion Criteria

We are not including rich, urban areas in the randomized selection. These areas are not known to have large problems with child development.

Children found in the initial blood test to be severely anemic will be excluded (and sent to a doctor for treatment).

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Children’s cognitive, language and motor development (as measured by the Bayley Scales of Infant Development—BSID) <br>2. Children’s social-emotional development (as measured by the Ages & Stages Questionnaire)<br><br>Measured prior to treatment assignment (baseline), and at the conclusion of all interventions (endline).

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1. Caregiver attitudes, knowledge, and behavior<br>2. Child anthropometrics and micronutrient status (as measured by a HemoCue 201+ technology fingerprick blood test for hemoglobin levels)<br><br>Measured prior to treatment assignment (baseline), and at the conclusion of all interventions (endline).