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LTP Plus Dads-Partner Inclusive Intervention for Depressed Fathers in Pakistan

NCT05036720 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 2884

Last updated 2024-05-17

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Summary

The aim of this study is to support and equip fathers and mothers with cognitive behavioral tools and knowledge about child development to be effective in their role as co-parent and partner, leading to improvement in paternal depression.

Objectives:

* To evaluate the clinical and cost effectiveness of the Learning Through Play+ (LTP + ) intervention in reducing depression in fathers and mothers.
* To evaluate the effectiveness of the LTP+ intervention in improving child outcomes.
* Process evaluation and identifying challenges in transition to scale up of the intervention across Karachi, Pakistan from the perspective of fathers, mothers, and other stakeholders.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

LTP+Dads

LTP+Dads is a 12 - session group integrated parenting intervention which includes a pictorial calendar, consisting of stages of child development from birth to 3 years. It includes parent-child play and other activities that promote parental involvement, learning, and attachment. The second component of the intervention is Cognitive Behaviour Therapy (CBT) adapted from the Jeanne Miranda manual (Group CBT for Depression) focusing on three areas: thoughts and your mood, activities and your mood, people interaction and your mood. The third component of intervention is content taken from Ed Bader's manual (Focus on Fathers) includes importance of fathers in child development, stress management at work and home, budgeting, anger management, conflict resolution and time management.

BEHAVIORAL

LTP+ Optional mother component

LTP+ is comprised of two components; Learning through play (LTP) and Cognitive Behavior Therapy (CBT). The LTP+ is a low-literacy, sustainable program intended to provide parents with information on the healthy growth and development of their young children. The LTP research-based activities enhance children's development while simultaneously promoting attachment security through building parents' ability to read and be sensitive to their children's cues and through active involvement in their children's development. Plus the Thinking Healthy Program (THP) which adopts 'here and now' problem-solving approach. THP uses cognitive behavior therapy (CBT) techniques of active listening, changing negative thinking, and collaboration with the family.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Grand Challenges Canada

    collaborator OTHER

  • Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Nasim Chaudhry, MD · Pakistan Institute of Living and Learning

  • Muhammad Ishrat Husain, MD · Centre for Addiction and Mental Health,Canada

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2021-09-10
Primary Completion
2023-03-30
Completion
2023-12-30

Countries

  • Pakistan

Study Locations

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