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2024-07-17 @ 11:56 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:33 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06483841
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-07-03
First Post:
2024-06-17
Brief Title:
Parents as Partners Effectiveness of the Program in a Portuguese Sample
Sponsor:
Universidade do Porto
Organization:
Universidade do Porto
Study Overview
Official Title:
Parents as Partners Effectiveness of the Program in a Portuguese Sample of Couples During the Transition to Parenthood
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study aims to assess the effectiveness of the Parents as Partners program also named Supporting Father Involvement Cowan et al 2009 in a sample of Portuguese couples going through the transition to parenthood ie with one child up to the age of 3 years old The program aims to strengthen the coparenting relationship and consists of 2-hour 8 weekly group sessions attended by couples Using a mixed-method approach the researchers will conduct a randomized clinical trial aiming to assess the effectiveness of the intervention on primary and secondary outcomes Lastly participants perceptions of the intervention usefulness will be assessed by conducting interviews with couples who participated in the intervention group Parents as Partners
Detailed Description:
This study was approved by the Ethics Committee of the Faculty of Psychology and Education Sciences of the University of Porto Ref 02307-17
The curriculum and assessment approach of 34Parents as Partners34 is built on a 5-domain risk and protective model Parents as Individuals- Their health mental health and general well-being Parent-Child Relationships- Fathers and mothers age-appropriate parenting strategies Couple Relationship- How parents manage their conflict and disagreement coparenting that is more collaborative than undermining Family of Origin Patterns- Parents developmental histories with their parents what is carried over from the past how to interrupt intergenerational cycles of harsh treatment abuse and neglect Stressors and Supports- Parents strategies for coping with external stressors and enlisting support from family friends the workplace and social services The sessions will be led by two psychologists male and female who underwent 24-hour training by the Brazelton Touchpoints Center The program has a 10-dimension fidelity assessment model which will be complemented by session checklists Furthermore the facilitators will participate in weekly monitoring sessions with professionals specialized in the program
Participants will be recruited from nurseries and private clinics
After enrolling in the program group facilitators conduct an initial interview to get to know the couple and clarify any questions they may have about the program At this moment couples will be asked to sign a consent form After consenting to their participation couples will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions intervention group or waitlist-control group The estimated sample size is 51 couples for the waitlist-control and intervention group each power of 80 α 05 GPower 3197 Participants will be assessed before and after the intervention on coparental dyadic and work-family interface dimensions Parents in the waitlist-control group will receive the intervention once their participation in the study is finished and if positive outcomes are found
Hypotheses Group effects The intervention group IG is expected to show an increase in coparenting relationship quality parenting efficacy and a decrease in parental stress compared to the wait-list control group CG Additionally the investigators expect fathers in the IG to show an increase in parental involvement compared to those in the CG As for secondary outcomes the IG is expected to show an increase in the quality of the couple relationship partner responsiveness and family-work enrichment and a decrease in family-work conflict compared to the CG Additionally the researchers expect an improvement in childs social and emotional development
Actor and partner effects The improvement in parental indicators eg parenting efficacy parental stress is expected to impact ones parental involvement and the partners perception of partner responsiveness and coparenting relationship quality
Statistical procedures Intent to treat analysis will be applied All data will be included regardless of participation rate Repeated measures MANCOVA will be used to address within and between effects of the intervention alongside T-Tests for comparing IG and CG and controlling for mental health The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model will be applied to assess actor and partner effects using Hierarchical Linear Modeling
To assess the perceived usefulness of the intervention 6-10 couples from the IG will be interviewed together using a semi-structured script after the posttest survey is completed These interviews will be conducted by a researcher who has not been involved in the implementation of the program
Participants data will be stored in an encrypted file saved on a computer and only accessible to the main researchers of this study Confidentiality will be guaranteed by attributing an individual code to each participantcouple Interviews will be recorded and transcribed and transcriptions will be marked with the same code to ensure the association of the collected data
The curriculum and assessment approach of 34Parents as Partners34 is built on a 5-domain risk and protective model Parents as Individuals- Their health mental health and general well-being Parent-Child Relationships- Fathers and mothers age-appropriate parenting strategies Couple Relationship- How parents manage their conflict and disagreement coparenting that is more collaborative than undermining Family of Origin Patterns- Parents developmental histories with their parents what is carried over from the past how to interrupt intergenerational cycles of harsh treatment abuse and neglect Stressors and Supports- Parents strategies for coping with external stressors and enlisting support from family friends the workplace and social services The sessions will be led by two psychologists male and female who underwent 24-hour training by the Brazelton Touchpoints Center The program has a 10-dimension fidelity assessment model which will be complemented by session checklists Furthermore the facilitators will participate in weekly monitoring sessions with professionals specialized in the program
Participants will be recruited from nurseries and private clinics
After enrolling in the program group facilitators conduct an initial interview to get to know the couple and clarify any questions they may have about the program At this moment couples will be asked to sign a consent form After consenting to their participation couples will be randomly assigned to one of two conditions intervention group or waitlist-control group The estimated sample size is 51 couples for the waitlist-control and intervention group each power of 80 α 05 GPower 3197 Participants will be assessed before and after the intervention on coparental dyadic and work-family interface dimensions Parents in the waitlist-control group will receive the intervention once their participation in the study is finished and if positive outcomes are found
Hypotheses Group effects The intervention group IG is expected to show an increase in coparenting relationship quality parenting efficacy and a decrease in parental stress compared to the wait-list control group CG Additionally the investigators expect fathers in the IG to show an increase in parental involvement compared to those in the CG As for secondary outcomes the IG is expected to show an increase in the quality of the couple relationship partner responsiveness and family-work enrichment and a decrease in family-work conflict compared to the CG Additionally the researchers expect an improvement in childs social and emotional development
Actor and partner effects The improvement in parental indicators eg parenting efficacy parental stress is expected to impact ones parental involvement and the partners perception of partner responsiveness and coparenting relationship quality
Statistical procedures Intent to treat analysis will be applied All data will be included regardless of participation rate Repeated measures MANCOVA will be used to address within and between effects of the intervention alongside T-Tests for comparing IG and CG and controlling for mental health The Actor-Partner Interdependence Model will be applied to assess actor and partner effects using Hierarchical Linear Modeling
To assess the perceived usefulness of the intervention 6-10 couples from the IG will be interviewed together using a semi-structured script after the posttest survey is completed These interviews will be conducted by a researcher who has not been involved in the implementation of the program
Participants data will be stored in an encrypted file saved on a computer and only accessible to the main researchers of this study Confidentiality will be guaranteed by attributing an individual code to each participantcouple Interviews will be recorded and transcribed and transcriptions will be marked with the same code to ensure the association of the collected data
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None