Development, Child
Conditions
Brief summary
To gather data essential to evaluate the acceptability and feasibility of a brief, health care-based program delivered in routine healthcare visits in low and low-middle income countries to promote positive parenting behaviors with the aim to support early child development.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALSit Down and Play
Brief health care-based program that aims to promote key parenting behaviors that promote early childhood development
Sponsors
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
University of Illinois at Chicago
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
Parents/legal guardians will be eligible if they: * Are over the age of 18 years * Have a child between 6 and 10 weeks * Are presenting to Deshnur and Murgod Primary Health Centers in Karnataka, India for a heatlh visit and * Self-identify as the primary caregiver.
Exclusion criteria
Parents/legal guardians will be ineligible if they: * Are less than the age of 18 years * Have a child who is not between 6 and 10 weeks or * Have a child who is sick at the time of visit
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Parenting Behaviors that Promote Early Childhood developme | 1 month after second immunization visit | Key items from the UNICEF Multiple Indicator Cluster Surveys Early Childhood Development Module |
Countries
India, United States
Outcome results
None listed