Early childhood developmental delay Other
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 14/08/2025:
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Sponsors
Zhejiang University Qingshan Institute for Advanced Studies in Business
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 6 - 24 months of age and their caregivers living in the sample region at the time of baseline data collection 2. With a rural household registration status (hukou) 3. Willing to participate in the parenting support program 4. Willing to participate in the impact evaluation, including the child surveys, caregiver surveys, and household surveys 5. Able and willing to give informed consent
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 14/08/2025: 1. Children and caregivers residing in clusters with a low prevalence of developmental delays (i.e., a prevalence of less than 20%) 2. Children and caregivers who are not residing in the region 3. Children whose mothers have an urban household registration status 4. Children with severe disabilities 5. Caregivers who are unwilling or unable to give informed consent 6. Caregivers who are unwilling to participate in the intervention program Previous exclusion criteria: 1. Children and caregivers residing in clusters with a low prevalence of developmental delays (i.e., a prevalence of less than 20%) 2. Children and caregivers who are not residing in the region 3. Children with urban household registration status 4. Children with severe disabilities 5. Caregivers who are unwilling or unable to give informed consent 6. Caregivers who are unwilling to participate in the intervention program
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measures as of 14/08/2025: All measures will be collected at baseline and at follow-up (i.e., after completion of the 9-month intervention program): 1. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, third edition (Bayley-III) 2. Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) (only at baseline) 3. Ages & Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) (only at follow-up) Previous primary outcome measures: All measures will be collected at baseline and at follow-up (i.e., after completion of the 1-year intervention program): Infants: 1. Birth information (only at baseline) 2. Basic demographic characteristics (only at baseline) 3. Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development, third edition (Bayley-III) 4. Brief Infant-Toddler Social and Emotional Assessment (BITSEA) 5. Ages & Stages Questionnaires (ASQ-3) | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 14/08/2025: All measures will be collected at baseline and at follow-up (i.e., after completion of the 9-month intervention program): 1. EuroQol Toddler and Infant Populations (EQ-TIPS) 2. Child Screen Time (7 self-made items) 3. Family Care Indicators (FCI) 4. Karitane Parenting Confidence Scale (KPCS) (only at baseline) 5. Chinese Version of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (C-PSOC) (only at baseline) 6. Parenting Cognitions and Conduct Toward the Infant Scale (PACOTIS) 7. Child Gender Socialization Scale (CGSC) 8. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) 9. Parental Stress Scale (PSS) 10. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) Previous secondary outcome measures: All measures will be collected at baseline and at follow-up (i.e., after completion of the 1-year intervention program): 1. Caregivers: 1.1. Chinese Version of the Parenting Sense of Competence Scale (C-PSOC) 1.2. Parenting Cognitions and Conduct Toward the Infant Scale (PACOTIS) 1.3. Depression Anxiety Stress Scale (DASS-21) 1.4. Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D) 1.5. Parenting Stress Index Short Form (PSI-SF) 1.6. Multidimensional Scale of Perceived Social Support (MSPSS) 2. Parenting environment: 2.1. Composition of family members 2.2. Family socio-economic status (adult education, job, income, family property) (only at baseline) 2.3. Parents' migration history (only at baseline) and current place of residence 2.4. Health status of family members 2.5. Information on the network of social relationships among the sample families | — |
Countries
China
Contacts
Public ContactYun Shen
Outcome results
None listed