Impact Evaluation of a Family-based Intervention With Burmese Migrant and Displaced Children and Families in Tak Province, Thailand

International Rescue Committee

Status: Completed

Conditions: Alcohol Use; Family Functioning; Child Psychosocial Well-being; Parenting Practices

Treatments: Behavioral: Family intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01668992

21050

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study will evaluate the impact of a family-based intervention on the well-being of Burmese migrant and displaced children and families living in Tak province, Thailand. The methodology used in the impact evaluation study is a randomized waitlist controlled trial.

The study hypothesizes that participation in a family-based intervention will lead to improved parenting practices and child and family outcomes, as follows.

Primary hypotheses:

1. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report increased knowledge and use of positive parenting skills compared to control;
2. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report less use of physical punishment and other harsh forms of discipline compared to control;
3. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of family functioning and cohesion compared to control.

Secondary hypotheses:

1. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of externalizing and internalizing child behaviors compared to control;
2. Parents/caregivers and children participating in the family-based intervention will report higher levels of child resilience and psychosocial well-being compared to control;
3. Parents/caregivers participating in the family-based intervention will report lower levels of alcohol use compared to control.

Enrollment: 992 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 8+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Of Burmese origin
• Currently living in one of 20 target communities in Tak province, Thailand
• Primary caregiver to at least one child aged 8 to 12 years
• Child aged 8 to 12 years
• Participating in the family intervention

Exclusion criteria

• Children living in orphanages, boarding houses, factories or other institutions
• Persons with severe cognitive or physical disability who are impaired and unable to understand and give informed consent

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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992 participants in 2 patient groups

Family intervention

Experimental group

Description:

Families receive 12-week program on parenting skills, discipline methods and family communication.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Family intervention

Waitlist control

No Intervention group

Description:

Families are on a waitlist and receive the intervention only after the trial is complete.