A family skills training programme for challenged and humanitarian settings introduced in Afghanistan

Strong Families: A new family skills training programme for challenged and humanitarian settings: a single-arm intervention tested in Afghanistan

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN76509384

Enrollment

Registered

2020-03-09

Start date

2018-07-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-09-07

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Conditions

Prevention of mental health disorders Prevention of drug use disorders Improvement of parenting skills Mental and Behavioural Disorders

Interventions

All families receive the Strong Families programme, which is a training programme delivered through three sessions (7 components requiring 5 h of invested time by the families in total). This group in

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Female caregiver to a child between the age of 8-12 years 2. Speaks Dari 3. Willing to take part in the programme 4. In the town for the duration of the whole intervention and the measurement meetings

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Already taken part in another family skills training programme in the past 6 months 2. Caregiver lives separately from the child

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Child mental health was measured through a paper-based questionnaire, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention 2. Parenting skills were measured through a paper-based questionnaire, Parenting and family adjustment scales (PAFAS) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention. 3. For stratification, a paper-based Family Demographics Questionnaire was filled in at baseline	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Child mental health was measured through a paper-based questionnaire, Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention 2. Parenting skills were measured through a paper-based questionnaire, Parenting and family adjustment scales (PAFAS) at baseline (1 week before the start of the intervention), at 2 weeks after programme completion and then 6 weeks post-intervention. 3. For stratification, a paper-based Family Demographics Questionnaire was filled in at baseline

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Fidelity and completeness of programme delivery was assessed through interviews with facilitators and researchers, and interviews with managers and co-ordinators after the completion of the trial, independent observer questionnaires and completion of self-assessment tools through facilitators after each training session delivered to families. 2. Families’ rates of recruitment, attendance to programme, provision and quality of intended inputs, such as suitability of transport, venues, refreshment were measured through the independent observer questionnaires (supported by research team members to track attendance for every session) and completion of self-assessment tools through facilitators after each training session delivered to families	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Fidelity and completeness of programme delivery was assessed through interviews with facilitators and researchers, and interviews with managers and co-ordinators after the completion of the trial, independent observer questionnaires and completion of self-assessment tools through facilitators after each training session delivered to families. 2. Families’ rates of recruitment, attendance to programme, provision and quality of intended inputs, such as suitability of transport, venues, refreshment were measured through the independent observer questionnaires (supported by research team members to track attendance for every session) and completion of self-assessment tools through facilitators after each training session delivered to families

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Countries

Afghanistan

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026