"Becoming Parents": A Hospital-community Partnership
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Purpose
The proposed of this study is to determine if an intervention, known as the "Becoming Parents" programme, is more effective in improving the mental health, marital relationship and parental competence of expectant couples in a Chinese community.
| Condition | Intervention |
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Expectant Couples |
Behavioral: "Becoming Parents" intervention |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Single Blind (Outcomes Assessor) Primary Purpose: Supportive Care |
| Official Title: | "Becoming Parents": A Hospital-community Partnership to Enhance Transition to Parenthood |
- Change from Baseline in Depressive Symptoms at 3 months postpartum [ Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months postpartum ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale is used to measure women's distressed mood or dysphoria at baseline and also at 3 months postpartum
- Change from Baseline in Parental Competence at 3 months postpartum [ Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months postpartum ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The Parental Sense of Competence Scale is used to measure parenting efficacy and satisfaction at baseline and also at 3 months postpartum
- Change from Baseline in Marital Satisfaction at 3 months postpartum [ Time Frame: Baseline and 3 months postpartum ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]The Dyadic Adjustment Scale is used to measure couples' consensus, cohesion, satisfaction and affection expression at baseline and also at 3 months postpartum
| Estimated Enrollment: | 290 |
| Study Start Date: | June 2011 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | October 2013 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | October 2013 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: "Becoming Parents" intervention
A "Becoming Parents" Programme consists of: (i) 3 antenatal workshops conducted over a period of 10-14 weeks in prenatal period; and (ii) support provided by trained volunteers for up to 3 months post-delivery; in addition to the usual prenatal education.
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Behavioral: "Becoming Parents" intervention
A "Becoming Parents" programme consists of: (i) 3 antenatal workshops conducted over a period of 10-14 weeks in prenatal period; and (ii) support provided by trained volunteers for up to 3 months post-delivery; in addition to the usual prenatal education.
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No Intervention: Usual prenatal education
Attend usual prenatal classes which will be provided by the midwives in the hospital.
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Detailed Description:
Transition to parenthood is potentially a stressful life event for many new parents, which, if not properly managed, could have adverse effects on their mental health, marital satisfaction, and parent-child relationships. The proposed programme, "Becoming Parents", aims to turn the challenges of the transition into opportunities of learning and support for these parents. Building on our experience of instituting a pioneering programme to support new fathers prenatally, "Becoming Parents" has an extra component of support for new parents in the postnatal period using trained volunteers from the community networks. Through "Becoming Parents", seamless antenatal-postnatal care based on a hospital-community partnership will be provided to 125 expectant couples in a target community which is known for its high risks for postnatal depression, child abuse and intimate partner violence. In addition to addressing the health promotional needs of the target community, "Becoming Parents" will also illustrate how a community's capacity for health promotion can be maximized through the collaboration of healthcare providers and network of community partners in helping couples function more optimally during their transition to parenthood.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Both |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- 18 years of age or older
- Expectant couples with the pregnant women attending antenatal clinic in Princess Margaret Hospital before 20 weeks of gestation.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Expected couples who are unable to communicate in Cantonese, Putonghua or English.
- Multiple pregnancy
Contacts and Locations| Contact: Agnes Tiwari, PhD | 852 28192629 | afytiwar@hku.hk |
| Hong Kong | |
| Princess Margaret Hospital | Recruiting |
| New Territories, Hong Kong | |
| Contact: Kam Ming Chow 852 2990 3645 chowkm@ha.org.hk | |
| Principal Investigator: | Agnes Tiwari, PhD | The University of Hong Kong |
More Information
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | Dr. Agnes Tiwari/Professor, The University of Hong Kong |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01383551 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | UW 11-163 |
| Study First Received: | May 30, 2011 |
| Last Updated: | January 15, 2013 |
| Health Authority: | Hong Kong: Ethics Committee |
Keywords provided by The University of Hong Kong:
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Depression Marital relationship Parental competence |
ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013