Evaluating the effects of parenting interventions for families with refugee backgrounds

Supported Parenting Interventions for Refugees and Minority Families (PIRM)

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN35008070

Enrollment

360

Registered

2020-02-24

Start date

2020-03-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2023-03-20

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Conditions

Parenting, parental stress, refugee parents, trauma, mental health condition, problem behavior in children Mental and Behavioural Disorders Parenting, parental stress, refugee parents, trauma, mental health condition, problem behavior in children

Interventions

This is a two-by-two factorial designed study with two randomized factors: parenting intervention and measurement feedback. The parenting factor is a randomized factor between The Incredible Years (IY

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Refugee and/or minority families 2. Families with =1 children between the ages of 6 and 12 years Added 01/09/2020: Participants in the study need to be able to speak or understand one of the following languages: Turkish, Somali, Arabic, Norwegian, English, French, Swahili or Tigrina

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Parents with severe developmental delay

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Parenting practices of positive verbal discipline, harsh and inconsistent discipline, physical punishment, and praise and incentives measured using parenting practices inventory (PPI) at baseline (T1), 6 weeks (T2), 15 weeks (T3), and 1 year (T4)	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Child behaviour will be measured using the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) at baseline (T1), 6 weeks (T2), 15 weeks (T3), and 1 year (T4) 2. Parental distress will be measured using the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) at baseline (T1), 6 weeks (T2), 15 weeks (T3), and 1 year (T4) 3. Parent mental health will be measured using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-10) at baseline (T1), 6 weeks (T2), 15 weeks (T3), and 1 year (T4) 4. Parent resilience will be measured using the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) at baseline (T1) and 15 weeks (T3) 5. Parent adverse childhood experiences will be measured using the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) at 15 weeks (T3)	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Child behaviour will be measured using the Eyberg Child Behavior Inventory (ECBI) at baseline (T1), 6 weeks (T2), 15 weeks (T3), and 1 year (T4) 2. Parental distress will be measured using the Parenting Stress Index (PSI) at baseline (T1), 6 weeks (T2), 15 weeks (T3), and 1 year (T4) 3. Parent mental health will be measured using the Hopkins Symptom Checklist (SCL-10) at baseline (T1), 6 weeks (T2), 15 weeks (T3), and 1 year (T4) 4. Parent resilience will be measured using the Resilience Scale for Adolescents (READ) at baseline (T1) and 15 weeks (T3) 5. Parent adverse childhood experiences will be measured using the adverse childhood experiences (ACE) at 15 weeks (T3)

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Countries

Norway

Contacts

Public ContactSusanne How

susanne.fomsgaard.how@uit.no+47 776 45362

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 20, 2026