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Testing whether a group-based early childhood program that includes fathers can improve child development in China

Effectiveness and scalability of a father-inclusive group-based early childhood development program among children aged 0–3 years in China

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16320875
Enrollment
650
Registered
2026-03-18
Start date
2025-11-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-30

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Conditions

Suboptimal early childhood development, including delays in cognitive, language, motor and socio-emotional development among children aged 0–3 years Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

The present study is a group-based, prospective, cluster-randomized, controlled superiority trial. A random number generator was used to assign subjects to treatment and control. Intervention group: g

Sponsors

Zhejiang University
Lead Sponsor
ZJU-GENSCI Children's Health Research and Development Center
Collaborator
Zhejiang Enbao Charity Foundation
Collaborator

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
6 Months to 24 Months

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: 1. Children and caregivers who are not residing in the region 2. Children whose mothers have an urban household registration status 3. Children with severe disabilities 4. Caregivers who are unwilling or unable to give informed consent 5. Caregivers who are unwilling to participate in the intervention program

Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactYun Shen
shenyun@stanford.com+1 4152654904

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 4, 2026