Implementing the Adapted Parenting Program, SafeCare Kenya, to Reduce Noncommunicable Disease Burden: Building Community Health Volunteers' Capacity to Support Parents With Young Children
Status: Recruiting
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Intervention Type: Other, Behavioral
Study Type: Interventional
Study Phase: Not Applicable
SUMMARY
The goal of this clinical trial is to implement and examine the impact of SafeCare Kenya, an adapted parenting program, to improve parents' skills and knowledge related to the care of their children between the ages of 18 months and 5 years old. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will SafeCare Kenya improve child and parent outcomes? * Is virtual delivery as effective as in-person delivery of SafeCare Kenya? * Is SafeCare Kenya feasible to deliver by community health volunteers? Mothers will: * Complete study assessments at three timepoints: baseline, 6 months and 18 months * Mothers in the SafeCare Kenya group will receive the program from their community health volunteer Researchers will compare SafeCare Kenya to care as usual by community health volunteers to see if SafeCare Kenya families show improvements in parent interaction skills, safety and health knowledge, potential for child abuse, child behavior problems, child injuries, parenting stress, and child and parent quality of life.
Eligibility
Participation Requirements
Sex: All
Minimum Age: 18
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• being the female primary caregiver
• at least 18 years old of age
• at least one child between 18 months and age 5
• reside in Kibera
• have ability to participate virtually (i.e., owns a smart phone) in English or Swahili.
• 18 years or older
• able to participate in English or Swahili
• has ability to participate virtually (i.e., owns a smart phone)
• female community health volunteer who is affiliated with one of the project's agencies in Kibera
• 18 years or older
• able to participate in English and Swahili
• trained as a SafeCare trainer
• 18 years or older
• able to participate in English
• involved in the project as a stakeholder
Locations
Other Locations
Kenya
Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health
RECRUITING
Nairobi
Contact Information
Primary
Jenelle R. Shanley, PhD
jshanley@pacificu.edu
503-352-6438
Backup
Lisa P. Armistead, PhD
lparmistead@gsu.edu
404-413-2091
Time Frame
Start Date:2024-03-14
Estimated Completion Date:2028-05
Participants
Target number of participants:369
Treatments
Active_comparator: Care as Usual
Community Health Volunteers will continue their usual services with families. This is typically done on a monthly basis focused on physical health needs of the mother and/or child.
Experimental: SafeCare Kenya In-Person
Community Health Volunteers randomized to SafeCare Kenya will be trained to deliver this program either virtually or in-person. The Community Health Volunteer's families enrolled in the study will be randomized to receive the program either virtually or in-person. For in-person families, the Community Health Volunteer will deliver the session in the mother's home. The SafeCare Kenya curriculum will be the same in both the virtual and in-person.
Experimental: SafeCare Kenya Virtual
Community Health Volunteers randomized to SafeCare Kenya will be trained to deliver this program either virtually or in-person. The Community Health Volunteer's families enrolled in the study will be randomized to receive the program either virtually or in-person. For in-person families, the Community Health Volunteer will deliver the session via a virtual platform (e.g., Zoom). The SafeCare Kenya curriculum will be the same in both the virtual and in-person.
Collaborators: Georgia State University, Africa Institute of Mental and Brain Health, Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)