Effectiveness of Parenting Intervention for Improving Child Mental Health

NMP Medical Research Institute

Status: Completed

Conditions: Behavior Problem; Mental Health Wellness 1; Conduct Disorders in Children

Treatments: Behavioral: Samarthan

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT03905785

NMP/Bala/02189

Details and patient eligibility

About

In this study, effectiveness of a group parenting intervention was assessed in a community setting, for its impact on child behaviour problems and parental mental health.

Enrollment: 86 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 2 to 8 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Parents who consented to join the trial
• Children aged 2-8 years
• Mean score on the Eyberg Intensity Scale for clinical issues

Exclusion criteria

• Any comorbid psychiatric condition in parents or children
• Substance abuse or diagnosed clinical somatic condition influencing ability to consent or follow intervention

Trial design

Primary purpose: Supportive Care

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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86 participants in 2 patient groups

Parenting Intervention Group(Samarthan)

Experimental group

Description:

Parenting intervention was designed as group program, training parents in cognitive-behavioural techniques for managing child's difficult behaviour and issues. Program was focused on parent-child problem solving method and positive interaction.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Samarthan

Wait list Control group

No Intervention group

Description:

wait list control group was given no intervention for the trial period. They were offered sam intervention after the intervention was completed in experimental group.