Effect Evaluation of The International Child Development Programme (ICDP) (ICDP RCT)

Norwegian Institute of Public Health

Status: Completed

Conditions: Child Development; Parenting; Parent-Child Relations

Treatments: Other: Treatment as usual; Other: Group-based ICDP-intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03040895

Public 360-nr. 16/13557

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluate if a parental guidance programme based on the International Child Development Programme (ICDP) offered to the general Norwegian population, has an effect on caregivers, the relationship between caregiver and child, and on children's Development.

Full description

The International Child Development Programme (ICDP) is a psychosocial preventive programme offered to parents and other caregivers. The programme aims to improve parenting practices and thereby child development and well-being. The ICDP is designed to influence and improve the quality of contact and relation between the caregivers, usually parents, and their children through the practical application of eight themes or guidelines for positive interaction. ICDP courses are implemented in a group format and include group discussions, caregiver assignments, and report back through a sequence of eight meetings. The caregiver groups are led by facilitators trained in the ICDP, and with the competence to lead such groups.

The aim of this study is to evaluate if ICDP has an effect on caregiver's positive involvement and sensitivity to childrens emotions, and on parental self-efficacy. The study will also evaluate the effect of ICDP on caregiver-child relationships, and the children's development and well-being.

The study will use a stratified cluster randomized control design, and will be implemented in regular clinical practice in Norway.

More knowledge within this field is important for practitioners as well as policy makers in planning preventive interventions for caregivers ant their children.

Enrollment: 666 patients

Sex: All

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Caregivers with children between the age of 0-18 years, from the general Norwegian population
• Participants must be able to speak and write adequately Norwegian

Exclusion criteria

• Not having children between 0-18 years
• Insufficient Norwegian language skills
• ICDP imposed by resolution in the Fylkesnemnda

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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666 participants in 2 patient groups

ICDP-intervention for caregivers

Experimental group

Description:

Group-based ICDP-intervention for caregivers through a sequence of eight meetings. The groups are led by facilitators trained in the ICDP.

Treatment:

Other: Group-based ICDP-intervention

Treatment as usual

Other group

Description:

Participants may use other health services (GP, other interventions) as usual through the data Collection period (6 months). Afther this period, they will have the opportunity to join an ICDP-Group if they still want.

Treatment:

Other: Treatment as usual