ePLH Pilot Study: Online Support Parent Groups - ParentChat

Summary

Pilot trial：

The feasibility study of the programme modules has a pre-post design with no control group, with the aims of assessing programme implementation, cultural and contextual relevance, and study feasibility. Although there will be no comparison group and it is not designed to test effects, the study also has a provisional goal of reductions in child physical and emotional abuse at immediate post-intervention.

Pre-post design:

The ePLH parent support groups will be delivered over a 8 week period (i.e., 7-8 short online interactive group sessions, two per week). The programme will include text/audio messages, illustrated comics, videos, and activity assignments for parents to do with their children. ePLH facilitators will moderate discussions around the parenting theme, support parents on an individual basis, and encourage them to apply the parenting skills at home. Parents will be prompted to give feedback regarding successes and challenges applying these parenting skills via audio or text messages during the week. The facilitators will begin the next group engagement with a brief voice summary of the feedback and address possible solutions to 2-3 key challenges. Facilitators will also be provided with weekly supervision by an ePLH coach or trainer. A designated research assistant will provide parent support groups with needed technical support during the implementation - including IT-related support. Data bundles will be provided for internet access and to incentivise engagement.

Conditions

• Child Maltreatment
• Positive Parenting

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

ParentChat for parents of children ages 2-17

The programme will include text/audio messages, illustrated comics, videos, and activity assignments for parents to do with their children. Parents will be prompted to give feedback regarding successes and challenges applying these parenting skills via audio or text messages during the week.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Universiti Putra Malaysia

  collaborator OTHER

• Health for Youth Association, Moldova

  collaborator OTHER

• Ateneo de Manila University

  collaborator OTHER

• UNICEF Montenegro

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Alternativa

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Cape Town

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Oxford

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Jamie M. Lachman, DPhil · University of Oxford

• Rumaya Juhari, PhD · University Putra Malaysia

• Galina Lesco, PhD · Health for Youth Association, Moldova

• Ida Ferdinandi, PhD · UNICEF Montenegro

• Marija Raleva, PhD · Alternativa

• Rosanne Jocson, PhD · Ateneo de Manila University

• Kufre Okop, PhD · University of Cape Town

Study Design

Allocation

NA

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Eligibility

Min Age

18 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-03-08

Primary Completion

2021-12-01

Completion

2022-06-01

Countries

• United Kingdom

Study Locations