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Effects and Implementation of the ACT Program in Ceará

Intervention program based on scientific evidence with a focus on positive parenting and prevention of violence against children: implementation, development, and research

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
REBEC
Registry ID
RBR-5gbhw5w
Enrollment
Unknown
Registered
2023-07-26
Start date
2022-01-26
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

child abuse

Interventions

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Sponsors

Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo
Lead Sponsor
Instituto para a Valorização da Educação e da Pesquisa no Estado de São Paulo
Collaborator

Eligibility

Age
2 Years to 6 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Parents or main caregivers with parental role of 0-to-6-years old children

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Participants with impaired understanding of the assessment instructions, which makes data collection unfeasible; parents or main caregivers with children upper than 6 years old

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find an increase in the scores of positive parenting practices, assessed by the Act Scale (Act means action) and Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale, and a reduction in negative parenting practices, assessed by the Parenting and Family Adjustment Scale in the intervention group compared to the control group, based on the verification of a statistical significance level of 5% in the comparison between groups and within-group in pre and post-intervention

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
It is expected to find an increase in the scores of the sense of parental competence, assessed by the Sense of Parental Competence Scale, in the intervention group compared to the control group, based on the finding of a statistical significance level of 5% in the comparison between the groups and within-group pre and post intervention.;It is expected to find a decrease in the scores of behavior problems and an increase in the scores of the children's prosocial behaviors, evaluated by the Skills and Difficulties Questionnaire, based on the verification of a statistical significance level of 5% in the comparison between the groups and within from pre to post-intervention.

Countries

Brazil

Contacts

Public ContactMaria Beatriz Linhares

Faculdade de Medicina de Ribeirão Preto da Universidade de São Paulo

linhares@fmrp.usp.br+55(16)33154610

Outcome results

None listed

Source: REBEC (via WHO ICTRP)