Using community health workers to deliver an integrated parenting program in rural China: A cluster-randomized controlled trial

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN72589193

Enrollment

800

Registered

2018-10-23

Start date

2015-09-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2021-12-21

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Conditions

Parenting attitudes, knowledge, and practice Early child development, child health, child nutrition and physical growth Not Applicable Parenting attitudes, knowledge, and practice Early child development, child health, child nutrition and physical growth

Interventions

All of the communities (villages) in the sample were randomly assigned to intervention and control using a computerized random number generator. Families assigned to the control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: All babies aged 6-18 months at the start of the study (and their main caregivers) who live in the sample villages

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Rich urban areas 2. Children with severe anaemia after initial blood tests (these children were then referred to a doctor for treatment)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
The following will be assessed at the baseline and during three rounds of follow-up at the end of each intervention year: 1. Children's cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional development, assessed using: 1.1. Cognition, language, motor and social-emotional scales of the third edition of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) 1.2. Scales for communication, gross motor, fine motor, personal-social, problem solving, and overall development of the third edition of the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) 1.3. The Ages & Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) 2. Child health status, assessed using carer-reported health measures included in the household questionnaire 3. Child micronutrient status, assessed using haemoglobin values measured with fingerprick blood testing 4. Child weight, measured in kg using a scale 5. Child height, measured in cm using a recumbent baby length scale for 0-2 year olds and a child height scale for children over 2 years of age	—

Measure

Time frame

The following will be assessed at the baseline and during three rounds of follow-up at the end of each intervention year: 1. Children's cognitive, language, motor, and social-emotional development, assessed using: 1.1. Cognition, language, motor and social-emotional scales of the third edition of the Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development (Bayley-III) 1.2. Scales for communication, gross motor, fine motor, personal-social, problem solving, and overall development of the third edition of the Ages & Stages Questionnaire (ASQ-3) 1.3. The Ages & Stages Questionnaire: Social-Emotional (ASQ:SE) 2. Child health status, assessed using carer-reported health measures included in the household questionnaire 3. Child micronutrient status, assessed using haemoglobin values measured with fingerprick blood testing 4. Child weight, measured in kg using a scale 5. Child height, measured in cm using a recumbent baby length scale for 0-2 year olds and a child height scale for children over 2 years of age

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
The following are assessed prior to treatment assignment (baseline) and during two rounds of follow-up at the end of each intervention year: 1. Caregivers' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviour with regard to early child psychosocial stimulation, health promotion, hygiene, and feeding practices, assessed using a comprehensive household questionnaire administered to the primary caregiver of the child, 2. Quality of the home learning environment, assessed using the Family Care Indicators (FCI) survey 3. Caregivers' perceived social support and parental mental wellbeing, assessed using: 3.1. Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) 3.2. Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) 3.3. Office of National Statistics (ONS) subjective wellbeing survey	—

Measure

Time frame

The following are assessed prior to treatment assignment (baseline) and during two rounds of follow-up at the end of each intervention year: 1. Caregivers' attitudes, knowledge, and behaviour with regard to early child psychosocial stimulation, health promotion, hygiene, and feeding practices, assessed using a comprehensive household questionnaire administered to the primary caregiver of the child, 2. Quality of the home learning environment, assessed using the Family Care Indicators (FCI) survey 3. Caregivers' perceived social support and parental mental wellbeing, assessed using: 3.1. Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale (PAFAS) 3.2. Depression Anxiety and Stress Scale (DASS) 3.3. Office of National Statistics (ONS) subjective wellbeing survey

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Countries

China

Contacts

Public ContactRenfu Luo

Outcome results

None listed

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