Family Drama Project

The University of Hong Kong (HKU)

Status: Completed

Conditions: Family Health, Happiness and Harmony; Physical Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Live drama+DVD+Worksheets; Behavioral: DVD+Worksheets

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT04040270

UW 12-409

Details and patient eligibility

About

A harmonious family relationship has significant effects on the psychological well-being and development of children. Good communication between parents and children is a crucial element for family health, happiness and harmony. However, communication within Hong Kong families is vastly inadequate partly due to our busy urban lifestyle.

The 3Hs Family Drama Project I was to promote health, happiness, harmony (3Hs), healthy eating and physical activity in primary school students. Students watched interactive live drama in schools and were given DVD and worksheets. Students were encouraged to watch the DVD with other family members at home. This study was to evaluate the effectiveness of interactive live drama, DVD and worksheet.

Full description

3Hs Family Drama Project was an intervention to enhance the 3Hs through increasing interaction and communication between parents and children. Healthy eating and physical activity were also promoted. The drama project staged 100 drama performances in primary schools during the 2012-13 school year. The main targets were Primary 4 to 6 (P4-6) students and their families. Group A students would watch the live drama in school and were encouraged to watch the DVD and finish worksheets with their parents, while group B students would be given a DVD and worksheets and were encouraged to watch the DVD and finish the worksheets with their parents.

The goals of the study were to evaluate the effectiveness of the project to enhance health, happiness, harmony (3Hs), healthy eating and physical activity and participants' satisfaction levels towards the drama project.

Quantitative assessments were used to evaluate the effectiveness and the satisfaction of the project. Questionnaire was distributed to assess the immediate and short-term effects.

Enrollment: 7,453 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 5 to 12 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Primary 4 to 6 students in participating primary schools.

Exclusion criteria

• Students who cannot read Chinese.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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7,453 participants in 3 patient groups

Live drama+DVD+Worksheets

Experimental group

Description:

Primary school students watched an interactive live drama in schools. DVD and worksheets were also distributed to students and asked them to watch the DVD and finish the worksheets with their parents.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Live drama+DVD+Worksheets

DVD+Worksheets

Experimental group

Description:

Primary school students were given DVD and worksheets and they were asked to watch the DVD and finish the worksheets with their parents. After the study finished, the students watched the live drama.

Treatment:

Behavioral: DVD+Worksheets

Waitlist control

No Intervention group

Description:

Primary school students received no intervention during the 4-week study period. After the study finished, the students watched the live drama, and DVD with worksheets were distributed to students and they were encouraged to share with their parents.