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2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 3:38 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT06572254
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
None
First Post:
2024-08-05
Brief Title:
ECD Newborn Parenting Education Program
Sponsor:
None
Organization:
None
Study Overview
Official Title:
Early Childhood Newborn Parenting Education Program at Primary Health Care Facilities of Pakistan A Feasibility Study
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-08
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
No
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
Early childhood development specifically the first 1000 days of life are of crucial importance It sets the trajectory for the future and transgenerational health Life of a neonate is influenced by several factors of which responsive caregiving is one of the most imperative facets In the earliest days of life the role of responsive caregiving is vital for the childs growing brain Interactions between the primary caregiver and the neonate in early infancy period foster social and cognitive growth build trust provide sense of security and helps build brain of the young child In resource constraints areas particularly in primary health care settings there is a lack of initiatives to support responsive caregiving The investigators intend to do an implementation adaptation and assessment of impact and efficacy of early childhood newborn parenting education program at primary health care facilities of Pakistan and Afghanistan Investigators already have a structured program at our tertiary health care setting with this project investigators now intend to adapt it to primary care settings of Aga Khan Health Services Pakistan and Afghanistan a explore the impact of newborn parenting education program on parental outcomes b conduct training for health care providers and asses their pre-post knowledge and skills and c explore systems readiness to scale up this program at national level The expected outcome of this research is to build a proof of concept of this intervention in primary healthcare settings and disseminate its findings for a national level scale up and to advocate the importance of it to the government sector civil society organization and funding agencies
Detailed Description:
The first 1000 days of life are critical to the growth and early brain development Responsive caregiving lays the foundation of early childhood development and future acquisition of skills Nurturing care provided by primary caregivers can activate different brain systems allowing children to feel safe form connections and foster emotional and cognitive growth A childs ability to adapt to adversity and stress in the future relies on a strong foundation of care provided in early childhood The investigators also commit to be part of this movement and want to help realize the right of every child to survive and thrive to build a more sustainable future for all investigators are working on providing optimal care and wellbeing opportunities to the young children and this continuous and involved parenting support needs to start before birth and continue until the age of eight The investigators will broadly take implementation research approach using different strategies for different aims Hence for this research investigators want to implement and adapt this same model in primary care settings of remote Pakistan and Afghanistan The investigators have chosen Aga Khan Health Services Pakistan AKHSP and Aga Khan Health Services Afghanistan AKHSA Foundation for Health and Empowerment F4HE field sites The current research is also proposed in the same geographies that are part of F4HE although F4HE has very strong implementation the research part is missing so this research will fill the research gap and build knowledge on early childhood responsive caregiving in primary health care settings AKHS has its primary care setup all over Pakistan and Afghanistan and the following BHCs will be chosen to implement this research and make the intervention sustainable
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
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