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Promoting Playfulness

ConditionDevelopmental Delay (Disorder)
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseEarly Phase 1
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorFlorida Gulf Coast University

About this trial

Health inequalities, social isolation, and family adversity impact a child's development. Play is the context for child development in all areas. A parent's ability to support children at play while being playful contributes to their psychological adjustment. The proposed tier 1, strengths-based educational program for parents of children aged 2 to 5 years with and without disabilities combines elements of a play-based approach and tips on effective parenting to support children's development by equipping parents with knowledge and empowering them to become change agents in their children's lives.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Parent of a child aged 2 to 5 with no major disability (sensory, intellectual disability, neuromuscular disability).

Can commit to participating in two online sessions;

Has a device with a stable internet connection; and

Communicates with high school-level English.

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Parallel

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Parent Education - Promoting Playfulness

    Behavioral

    Parents will participate in 2, 45 minute parent education sessions promoting playfulness through information about child development, parent stressors, and parent advocacy.

Treatment groups

40 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups
Group A: Intervention - Parent EducationExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Waitlist controlNo intervention 0 interventions

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Parental Sense of Competence (PSOC-R)

The Parenting Sense of Competence scale (PSOC-R) is a self-report measure that aims to assesses one's perceived efficacy and satisfaction with parenting. 16 items are scored on a scale of 1-6, 1 strongly disagree to 6 strongly agree.

Time frame
At the completion of two weeks
2

Parent/Caregiver's View of Supporting Children's Play and Playfulness

11 items scored on a scale of 0, not agree, to 2, strongly agree, to describe parent's perception of a child's play and joint play.

Time frame
At the completion of two weeks
3

Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ; Goodman, 1997)

Parental self-report assessing a child's behavior, 25 items rated on a scale ranging from 0, not true, to 2, certainly true.

Time frame
At the completion of two weeks

Secondary outcomes

1

Parent post program open-ended questions

A set of three open-ended questions about parents experience and takeaways after participation in the program. Can the participants tell the investigators about participant experience with group training? Why do the participants think it worked well and what did not work well for the participants? How do the participants perceive play time with your child/ren now? Has anything changed after the program?

Time frame
At the completion of two weeks
2

Parent pre program open-ended questions

A set of three questions regarding parent's expectations of the program. The investigators would like to learn more about your thoughts and experiences and will appreciate if the participants could answer the below questions What role does play have in children's development? Do the participants have a designated time that you play with your child? can the participants tell us about it. What do the participants expect to gain from these information sessions?

Time frame
At enrollment

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Florida Gulf Coast University

Lead sponsor

Yeshiva University

Collaborator

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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