Effect of parent empowerment program in caring for a toddler with congenital heart diseases

Investigating the effect of a care giving empowerment program on the empowerment and self-efficacy of parents of toddlers with congenital heart disease

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

IRCT

Registry ID

IRCT20191021045178N8

Enrollment

Registered

2026-02-10

Start date

2027-04-20

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-01

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Conditions

Condition 1: Pediatric congenital heart diseases. Condition 2: Pediatric congenital heart diseases. Condition 3: Pediatric congenital heart diseases. Condition 4: Pediatric congenital heart diseases. Condition 5: Pediatric congenital heart diseases. Condition 6: Pediatric congenital heart diseases. Congenital malformations of cardiac chambers and connections Congenital malformations of cardiac septa Congenital malformations of pulmonary and tricuspid valves Congenital malformations of aortic

Interventions

Intervention 1: Intervention group:First, the researcher will randomly select participants according to the study inclusion criteria. After introducing herself/himself and explaining the objectives of

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

1 Years to 3 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents are the primary caregivers of the child. Parents must be able to read and write. The child's parents live in the city of Shiraz. Parents must have a mobile phone with the ability to install the app. Parents have a toddler (1-3 years old) with congenital heart disease.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: One or both parents are dead. According to self-report, parents suffer from mental illness. Parents take care of other chronically physically and mentally ill people in the family. Parents Unwilling to participate in the study.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parental empowerment score based on the korn et al. Family Empowerment Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and three months later. Method of measurement: Korn et al. Family Empowerment Questionnaire.;Parental self-efficacy score based on the self-efficacy questionnaire of Scherer et al. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and three months later. Method of measurement: self-efficacy questionnaire of Scherer et al.	—

Measure

Time frame

Parental empowerment score based on the korn et al. Family Empowerment Questionnaire. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and three months later. Method of measurement: Korn et al. Family Empowerment Questionnaire.;Parental self-efficacy score based on the self-efficacy questionnaire of Scherer et al. Timepoint: Before the intervention, immediately after the intervention, and three months later. Method of measurement: self-efficacy questionnaire of Scherer et al.

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Countries

Iran (Islamic Republic of)

Contacts

Public ContactNilofar Pasyar

Shiraz University of Medical Sciences

pasyarn@yahoo.com+98 71 3647 4254

Outcome results

None listed

Source: IRCT (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jun 11, 2026