Intervention effects of the Circle of Security Parenting program for fathers

One-group pretest, posttest, follow-up design of intervention effects of the Circle of Security Parenting program for fathers - One-group pretest, posttest, follow-up design of intervention effects of the Circle of Security Parenting program for fathers

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-UMIN000061372

Enrollment

Registered

2026-04-24

Start date

2025-09-30

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Healthy subjects

Interventions

Fathers will attend weekly 90-minute COSP group meeting for 8 weeks, conducted basically online.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: The parent is over 18, a father, proficient in Japanese, and available for an 8-week COSP. The child is between 1.5 years and 4 years old at pre-assessment.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: The Parent does not have untreated severe mental disorders, is not a previous COSP participant, and has not received COSP training. The child does not have an illness or obvious developmental disorders.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
We will evaluate parental responsiveness (CTNES and observation), parental stress (PSI), depression (EPDS), and child behavior problems at pre COSP, post COSP, and 6 months after COSP.	—

Countries

Japan

Contacts

Public ContactMegumi Kitagawa

Konan University Faculty of Letters

kitagawa@konan-u.ac.jp078-431-4341

Outcome results

None listed

Source: JPRN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Jul 3, 2026