Palestinian ParentText for Crisis: A Parenting Chabot in War and Displacement
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Oxford
About this trial
The primary aim of this research is to evaluate if ParentText for Crisis helps improve the following outcomes among Palestinian caregivers living in Jordan: a.) Improving caregiver mental health; b.) Improving positive parenting practices; c.) Reducing violence against children
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Adult (aged >=18)
Parent or caregiver of >=1 child
Living in Jerash Camp, Jerash, Jordan (a refugee camp for Palestinians from Gaza)
Have access to a phone with WhatsApp
Disqualifiers
None
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
ParentText for Crisis
BehavioralA rule-based chatbot to provide tips to strengthen parental mental health, improve parenting practices, and help parents support children in crisis settings
Treatment groups
480 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: ParentText for CrisisExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Comparison GroupNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Caregiver Depression
Caregiver depression is measured via Patient Health Questionnaire - 2 (PHQ-2). PHQ-2 includes two questions on depression, with likert scale answer options ranging 0-3. Higher scores indicate higher levels of depression.
Time frame
Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.2
Playful Parenting
Parenting Practices are measured via a positive parenting item adapted from Alabama Parenting Questionnaire, measuring frequency of playing with children in the past week. Survey responses are reported in days of occurrence within the past week (0-7), with higher scores indicating higher level of playful parenting.
Time frame
Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.Secondary outcomes
1
Caregiver Hopefulness
Caregiver Hopefulness is measured through an item building on positive psychology theory, asking, "How many days in the past week did you feel hopeful about the future?" Answer options range from 0-7 to reflect days of occurrence in the past week. Higher scores indicate high levels of hopefulness.
Time frame
Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.2
Parenting Practices
Parenting Practices are measured through a parental involvement question adapted from Alabama Parenting Questionnaire and a Parental Supervision question adapted from Alabama Parenting Questionnaire. Answer options for both questions are reported in days of occurrence in the past week (0-7), with higher scores indicating higher levels of positive parenting practices.
Time frame
Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.3
Violence Against Children
Violence Against Children is measured via 2 questions on physical and emotional violence actions from the ISPCAN Child Abuse Screening Tool for Trials (ICAST-Trial). Questions ask about frequency of occurrence in days in the past week, with answer options range from 0-7. Higher scores indicate higher frequency of violence against children.
Time frame
Intervention arm: Outcome is collected at trial baseline and +30 days post-baseline. Control arm: Outcome is collected at +30 days post-baseline.Sponsors and contacts
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University of Oxford
Lead sponsor
Sanadak
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov