"Happy Parenting Program" Macau version for parents who work on shifts

ISRCTN ISRCTN46679465
DOI https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN46679465
Secondary identifying numbers N/A
Submission date
18/10/2018
Registration date
19/11/2018
Last edited
25/03/2019
Recruitment status
No longer recruiting
Overall study status
Completed
Condition category
Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Record updated in last year

Plain English summary of protocol

Background and study aims
The aim of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a parent training program for shift workers working in Macau integrated holiday resorts who are parents of young children.

Who can participate?
Shift workers working in integrated holiday resorts in Macau, with children aged 2 to 7 years

What does the study involve?
Participants are randomly allocated to the intervention group or the control group. The intervention group participants attend an 8-week parent training program (1 two-hour session per week). The program includes topics such as strategies to enhance the parent-child relationship, strategies to help children regulate their emotion, strategies to increase positive behaviour and strategies to manage misbehaviour. Those in the control group attend the parent training program upon the completion of the program by the intervention group participants.

What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
It is expected that there will be a decrease in child behavior problems, parental stress and dysfunctional parenting strategies, as well as an increase in use of emotion coaching strategies among the intervention group participants after participation in the program. The risk of participating is anticipated to be minimal. Should any participants become distressed about parenting issues during the program, the facilitators on site (psychologists or social workers) will offer support and discuss referral for follow-up services where needed.

Where is the study run from?
The study will be conducted in three integrated resort centres in Macau. The program will be delivered by social workers from YMCA in Macau, under the supervision of educational psychologists and social workers from Heep Hong Society in Hong Kong.

When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
April 2018 to December 2019

Who is funding the study?
Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation (Hong Kong)

Who is the main contact?
Stanley Chan

Contact information

Mr Stanley Chan
Scientific

c/o Heep Hong Society, Unit J-L, 10/F., MG Tower
133 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong
Kowloon
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Hong Kong

Study information

Study designRandomized controlled trial
Primary study designInterventional
Secondary study designRandomised controlled trial
Study setting(s)Other
Study typePrevention
Participant information sheet Not available in web format, please contact Stanley Chan (stanleychan@heephong.org) to request a participant information sheet
Scientific title"Happy Parenting Program" Macau version for parents who work on shifts: a randomized controlled trial
Study objectivesParents who attended the "Happy Parenting Program" Macau version for parents who work on shifts will report lower child behavior problems, lower parental stress and less use of dysfunctional parenting strategies and increase in use of emotion coaching than the control group parents.
Ethics approval(s)Human Subjects Ethics Sub-committee of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, 03/10/2018
Health condition(s) or problem(s) studiedChild behavior problems
InterventionEligible participants who can be released from work by their department/division supervisors will be randomized into intervention and waitlist controlled groups. Stratified randomization will be used and participants are stratified by department/division and random allocation is made within these sub-groups.

Participants assigned to the intervention group will attend an 8-session parent training program and the waitlist control group will attend the program after the intervention group has completed the program.

The parent training program consists of 8 two-hour sessions, and covers topics including strategies to enhance parent-child relationship, strategies to help children regulate their emotion, strategies to increase positive behaviour and strategies to manage misbehaviour. It is expected that participants will meet once per week over 8 weeks. There is no follow-up beyond the 8-week program.
Intervention typeBehavioural
Primary outcome measureChild behavior problems measured by Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory at 1 week prior to program and commencement (baseline) and then at the end of the last session
Secondary outcome measuresMeasured at 1 week prior to program and commencement (baseline) and then at the end of the last session:
1. Parenting stress measured by Parenting Stress Index
2. Dysfunctional parenting strategies measured by Parenting Scale
3. Emotion coaching measured by Emotion-Related Parenting Styles
Overall study start date01/04/2018
Completion date31/12/2019

Eligibility

Participant type(s)Other
Age groupAdult
SexBoth
Target number of participants128
Total final enrolment155
Key inclusion criteria1. Parents of a child with normal development aged between 2 and 7
2. Parents are currently living together with their child in Macau
3. Parents are shift workers in three integrated holiday resorts in Macau
4. Parents are able to read Chinese
Key exclusion criteriaParticipants with children with developmental disabilities
Date of first enrolment01/11/2018
Date of final enrolment07/12/2018

Locations

Countries of recruitment

  • Hong Kong
  • Macao

Study participating centre

Heep Hong Society
Unit J-L, 10/F, MG Tower, 133 Hoi Bun Road, Kwun Tong
Kowloon
-
Hong Kong

Sponsor information

Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation
Charity

1012 Hutchison House
10 Harcourt Road
Central
Hong Kong
-
Hong Kong

Funders

Funder type

Charity

Galaxy Entertainment Group Foundation

No information available

Results and Publications

Intention to publish date31/12/2020
Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to shareNo
IPD sharing plan summaryNot expected to be made available
Publication and dissemination planIt is expected that the results will be submitted to refereed international journals for publication.
IPD sharing planThe datasets generated during and/or analysed during the current study are not expected to be made available and will be held for 5 years after publication in Heep Hong Society.

Editorial Notes

25/03/2019: The following changes have been made:
1. The recruitment end date has been changed from 28/02/2019 to 07/12/2018.
2. The total final enrolment number has been added.