Positive parenting in foster care.

Intervention for foster care: Effectiveness of Video-feedback Intervention to Promote Positive Parenting in Foster Care (VIPP-FC).

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

NL-OMON

Registry ID

NL-OMON23942

Enrollment

Registered

2013-03-13

Start date

2013-08-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-03-24

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Conditions

Attachment problems and externalizing and internalizing problems children. Stress regulation foster parents and children.

Interventions

VIPP-FC is aimed at foster care and foster families. The intervention will be implemented by trained staff (foster employees, employees and research assistants of Leiden University) of the participati

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Children aged 1-6 placed in foster care and their foster families; 2. Duration of the placement of the child in the foster family should be at least six months.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. A crisis placement that lasts less than six months; 2. Receiving other interventions during the VIPP-FC intervention, (for instance, Video Interaction Guidance);. 3. Foster families with twins, a foster child with a severe mental of physical disability, or a foster child with autism; 4. Foster families where one or both foster parents are employed by a foster care organization.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Primary study parameters in this study regard the quality of the attachment relationship between foster parent and their foster child, the sensitivity of the parents and their sensitive disciplining towards the child, the attitude of foster parents towards parenting, behavioral- and emotional problems of the foster child, neurobiological parameters of stress regulation (cortisol (saliva and hair), oxytocin measures and alpha amylase measures), growth parameters (length, weight and head circumference) and ear temperature measurements. Primary study parameters in this study, the sensitivity of the foster parents, their sensitive disciplining towards the child, and the attitude of foster parents towards parenting.	—

Measure

Time frame

Primary study parameters in this study regard the quality of the attachment relationship between foster parent and their foster child, the sensitivity of the parents and their sensitive disciplining towards the child, the attitude of foster parents towards parenting, behavioral- and emotional problems of the foster child, neurobiological parameters of stress regulation (cortisol (saliva and hair), oxytocin measures and alpha amylase measures), growth parameters (length, weight and head circumference) and ear temperature measurements. Primary study parameters in this study, the sensitivity of the foster parents, their sensitive disciplining towards the child, and the attitude of foster parents towards parenting.

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Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Secondary study parameters in this study are the quality of the attachment relationship between foster parents and their foster children, behavioral- and emotional problems of the foster child, neurobiological parameters of stress regulation (cortisol (saliva and hair), oxytocin measures and alpha amylase measures), growth parameters (length, weight and head circumference) and ear temperature measurements. Possible confounders such as sex, age, social economic status (SES), history of the foster child and cultural background of foster parents and child will be measured with a questionnaire (Vragenlijst Gezinssituatie).	—

Measure

Time frame

Secondary study parameters in this study are the quality of the attachment relationship between foster parents and their foster children, behavioral- and emotional problems of the foster child, neurobiological parameters of stress regulation (cortisol (saliva and hair), oxytocin measures and alpha amylase measures), growth parameters (length, weight and head circumference) and ear temperature measurements. Possible confounders such as sex, age, social economic status (SES), history of the foster child and cultural background of foster parents and child will be measured with a questionnaire (Vragenlijst Gezinssituatie).

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Contacts

Public ContactL.R.A. Alink

Pieter de la Court gebouw Wassenaarseweg 52 Room number 4B31

alinklra@fsw.leidenuniv.nl+31 (0)71 5273432

Outcome results

None listed

Source: NL-OMON (via WHO ICTRP)