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The effectiveness of Happy Child Program on child development

Impact Evaluation of the Happy Child Program

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-4x7dny
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2018-04-19
Start date
2018-05-15
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-10-27

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Interventions

Intervention group: 2.160 children under 6 years old) will be visit by trained and standardized visitors, from Programa Criança Feliz (The Happy Child Program). The intervention will be the guidance
promoting actions aimed at integral development in early childhood, stimulating the development of playful activities involving other family members
promoting, tracking and monitoring child development, including by mediating the access of the family to other public services that can positively impact the development of children. Control group: 2
Parenting
Counseling
Directive Counseling
Behavioural
F02.784.629.272
F01.829.263.370.310
F02.784.176
F02.784.176.279

Sponsors

Universidade Federal de Pelotas
Lead Sponsor
Ministério do Desenvolvimento Social e Agrário
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
0 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Children under six year old.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Families whose parents / guardians are under the age of 18 living alone; families in which the target child of the program was born twin; children with physical or cognitive disabilities reported by those responsible.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Neuropsychomotor development: Ages and Stages (ASQ-3): difference in the mean of the general scoring score between the intervention and control groups (p <0.05);Neuropsychomotor development: Bayley-III: difference in the mean of the general scoring score between the intervention and control groups (p <0.05);Infant mental health: Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ): difference in the mean of the general scoring score between the intervention and control groups (p <0.05);Maternal cognitive sensitivity (parental interaction): Maternal Scale Cognitive Sensitivity: difference in the mean of the general scoring score between the intervention and control groups (p <0.05)—

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Maternal depression: Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale (EPDS): difference in the mean of the general scoring score between the intervention and control groups (p <0.05) ;Maternal Intelligence: Wechsler Abbreviated Scale of Intelligence (WASI): difference in the mean of the general scoring score between the intervention and control groups (p <0.05)—

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactSecretaria de Avaliação e - SAGI

MINISTÉRIO DO DESENVOLVIMENTO SOCIAL

da.sagi@mds.gov.br+55-061-20301511

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)