ParentingNCT05375019
Positive Discipline in Parent Training
A study testing Positive discipline program in people with Parenting, run by Ege University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
Trial summary
The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a Positive Discipline Program applied to the parents of preschool children. Accordingly, the tertiary aims of this study included determining the effects of a positive discipline program on the child upbringing attitudes of parents with preschool children… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any ageHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Parenting
- What is being tested?
- Positive discipline program
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 72 participants
- Where
- 1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
- Study dates
- 1 May 2021to 15 Sep 2022
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Registered at Şükrü Ergil Family Health Center No. 9 in Bornova,
- Agreeing to participate in the research,
- Having children between the ages of 3-6,
- Parents have not participated in any parent education program before,
- Having the cognitive ability to receive education,
- Able to read and write,
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- Having no problems in hearing, seeing and understanding,
- Will be able to participate in at least 7 sessions of the positive discipline program and active control group,
- Capable of using an online program (because it is made online).
Who cannot join
- Failure to attend at most one of the positive training program and active control group sessions,
- Parent's request to withdraw at any stage of the trial.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: The Effectiveness of a Positive Discipline Program Applied To The Parents of Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a Positive Discipline Program applied to the parents of preschool children. Accordingly, the tertiary aims of this study included determining the effects of a positive discipline program on the child upbringing attitudes of parents with preschool children, their perceptions regarding each other's child upbringing attitudes, and the communication between preschool children and their parents.
Read the detailed description
This randomized controlled experimental study included pretest, posttest, and monitoring test applications with an intervention group, an active control group, and a no-contact control group. The study was conducted between May 2020 and June 2022. The universe of the study consisted of 653 parents with preschool (ages 3-6) children registered to the Izmir Bornova Şükrü Ergil Family Health Center No:9. Sample size was calculated using power analysis and assigned randomly to the intervention, active control, and no-contact control groups in groups of 24 (n=72). The intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program while the active control group was provided with 8 weekly 90 minute sessions of free interaction. No intervention was performed with the no-contact control group. Data collection was performed using a Personal Information Form, Parental Attitude Scale (PAS), Assessment of Parenting Attitudes of Couples Scale (APACS) and the Parent Child Communication Scale (PCCS).
- Conditions
- Parenting
- Being tested
- Positive discipline program, active control group
- Keywords
- Positive discipline, preschool period, parent training, parenting attitudes
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Positive discipline programBehavioural
The intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program
active control groupBehavioural
free interaction group consisting of topics determined by the families.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group (positive discipline program) | Experimental | The intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program. Receives: Behavioral: Positive discipline program |
| Active control group (free interaction) | Active comparator | while the active control group was provided with 8 weekly 90 minute sessions of free interaction. Receives: Behavioral: active control group |
| No-contact group | No intervention | No intervention was performed with the no-contact control group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
improvement in parenting attitudes
Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) was used that scale consists of three sub-dimension. The 38-item scale has three sub-dimensions: "13 items Democratic Attitude", "10 items Oppressive and Authoritarian Attitude", and "12 items Overprotective Attitude". A high score in each dimension means that the attitude characteristic related to that sub-dimension is dominant. It is expected that this study will change in oppressive and authoritarian, overprotective and democratic parenting attitude.
Measured: 8 weeks later
improvement in Parenting Attitudes of Couples
Assessment of Parenting Attitudes of Couples Scale (APACS) was used that scale consist of four sub-dimension. The scale, which consists of 50 items in total, has four sub-dimensions: "15 items Democratic Attitude", "14 items Oppressive and Authoritarian Attitude", "10 items Overprotective Attitude" and "11 items Permissive Attitude". Higher scores on the APACS indicate that the spouses' child rearing attitudes in the relevant sub-dimension are more dominant by observing the other parent. It is expected that this study will change in these parenting attitude.
Measured: 8 weeks later
improvement a parent's relationship with their child
Parent Child Communication Scale (PCCS) was used. The parent version of the PCCS involved a 20-item measure that also consisted of a five-point scale ranging from 'almost never' to 'almost always'. This PCCS parent version is composed of four sub-scales: parent communication, parent restricted topics, child/empathy listening, and child emotional expression.I It is understood that the higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the level of communication of the parent with his/her child. It is expected that this study will change in parent's relationship with their child.
Measured: 3 months later
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted16 May 2022
- Study start1 May 2021
- Primary completion1 Jan 2022
- Study completion15 Sep 2022
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ParentingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
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More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Participant
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Ege University
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Hatice Dayilar Candan, Ege University
- Investigators
- Aysun Eksioglu, PhD. Dr., Study chair, TAEK
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05375019
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- Ege HDCandan
- Status last verified
- Feb 2024
- First submitted
- 3 May 2022
- Last updated
- 20 Feb 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- Yes
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Yes: I finished my thesis and published it in Journal of Pediatric Nusing. I can share my published article.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 20 Feb 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effectiveness of a Positive Discipline Program Applied To The Parents of Preschool Children: A Randomized Controlled Study
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT05375019
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- Ege HDCandan
- Conditions
- Parenting
- Keywords
- Positive discipline, preschool period, parent training, parenting attitudes
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 72 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Ege UniversityUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 1 May 2021 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 1 Jan 2022 (actual)
- Study completion
- 15 Sep 2022 (actual)
- First posted
- 16 May 2022 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The aim of this study was to examine the effectiveness of a Positive Discipline Program applied to the parents of preschool children. Accordingly, the tertiary aims of this study included determining the effects of a positive discipline program on the child upbringing attitudes of parents with preschool children, their perceptions regarding each other's child upbringing attitudes, and the communication between preschool children and their parents.
Detailed description
This randomized controlled experimental study included pretest, posttest, and monitoring test applications with an intervention group, an active control group, and a no-contact control group. The study was conducted between May 2020 and June 2022. The universe of the study consisted of 653 parents with preschool (ages 3-6) children registered to the Izmir Bornova Şükrü Ergil Family Health Center No:9. Sample size was calculated using power analysis and assigned randomly to the intervention, active control, and no-contact control groups in groups of 24 (n=72). The intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program while the active control group was provided with 8 weekly 90 minute sessions of free interaction. No intervention was performed with the no-contact control group. Data collection was performed using a Personal Information Form, Parental Attitude Scale (PAS), Assessment of Parenting Attitudes of Couples Scale (APACS) and the Parent Child Communication Scale (PCCS).
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (participant)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention group (positive discipline program) | Experimental | Behavioral: Positive discipline programThe intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program. |
| Active control group (free interaction) | Active comparator | Behavioral: active control groupwhile the active control group was provided with 8 weekly 90 minute sessions of free interaction. |
| No-contact group | No intervention | –No intervention was performed with the no-contact control group. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (9 listed)
- Registered at Şükrü Ergil Family Health Center No. 9 in Bornova,
- Agreeing to participate in the research,
- Having children between the ages of 3-6,
- Parents have not participated in any parent education program before,
- Having the cognitive ability to receive education,
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Failure to attend at most one of the positive training program and active control group sessions,
- Parent's request to withdraw at any stage of the trial.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Positive discipline programThe intervention group was provided with 8 weekly sessions of a 90 minutes positive discipline program | Behavioural | Intervention group (positive discipline program) |
| active control groupfree interaction group consisting of topics determined by the families. | Behavioural | Active control group (free interaction) |
Primary outcome
improvement in parenting attitudes
Time frame: 8 weeks later
Parental Attitude Scale (PAS) was used that scale consists of three sub-dimension. The 38-item scale has three sub-dimensions: "13 items Democratic Attitude", "10 items Oppressive and Authoritarian Attitude", and "12 items Overprotective Attitude". A high score in each dimension means that the attitude characteristic related to that sub-dimension is dominant. It is expected that this study will change in oppressive and authoritarian, overprotective and democratic parenting attitude.
improvement in Parenting Attitudes of Couples
Time frame: 8 weeks later
Assessment of Parenting Attitudes of Couples Scale (APACS) was used that scale consist of four sub-dimension. The scale, which consists of 50 items in total, has four sub-dimensions: "15 items Democratic Attitude", "14 items Oppressive and Authoritarian Attitude", "10 items Overprotective Attitude" and "11 items Permissive Attitude". Higher scores on the APACS indicate that the spouses' child rearing attitudes in the relevant sub-dimension are more dominant by observing the other parent. It is expected that this study will change in these parenting attitude.
improvement a parent's relationship with their child
Time frame: 3 months later
Parent Child Communication Scale (PCCS) was used. The parent version of the PCCS involved a 20-item measure that also consisted of a five-point scale ranging from 'almost never' to 'almost always'. This PCCS parent version is composed of four sub-scales: parent communication, parent restricted topics, child/empathy listening, and child emotional expression.I It is understood that the higher the score obtained from the scale, the higher the level of communication of the parent with his/her child. It is expected that this study will change in parent's relationship with their child.
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 20 Feb 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Yes. I finished my thesis and published it in Journal of Pediatric Nusing. I can share my published article.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Aysun Eksioglu, PhD. Dr. study chair
TAEK
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Positive discipline program in people with Parenting, run by Ege University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 9 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 20 Feb 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
improvement in parenting attitudes (time frame: 8 weeks later). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 20 Feb 2024.