NIHR CLAHRC South West Peninsula (PenCLAHRC), Plymouth University Peninsula Schools of Medicine and Dentistry, ITTC, Plymouth Science Park, Plymouth, PL6 8BX, UK.
Autistica, St Saviour's House, 39-41 Union Street, London, SE1 1SD, UK.
BMC Psychol. 2018 Feb 20;6(1):3. doi: 10.1186/s40359-018-0214-7.
There is a need to build the evidence base of early interventions promoting children's health and development in the UK. Malachi Specialist Family Support Services ('Malachi') is a voluntary sector organisation based in the UK that delivers a therapeutic parenting group programme called Inspiring Futures to parents of children identified as having behavioural and emotional difficulties. The programme comprises two parts, delivered sequentially: (1) a group-based programme for all parents for 10-12 weeks, and (2) one-to-one sessions with selected parents from the group-based element for up to 12 weeks.
METHODS/DESIGN: A randomised controlled trial will be conducted to evaluate Malachi's Inspiring Futures parenting programme. Participants will be allocated to one of two possible arms, with follow-up measures at 16 weeks (post-parent group programme) and at 32 weeks (post-one-to-one sessions with selected parents). The sample size is 248 participants with a randomisation allocation ratio of 1:1. The intervention arm will be offered the Inspiring Futures programme. The control group will receive services as usual. The aim is to determine the effectiveness of the Inspiring Futures programme on the primary outcome of behavioural and emotional difficulties of primary school children identified as having behavioural or emotional difficulties.
This study will further enhance the evidence for early intervention parenting programmes for child behavioural and emotional problems in the UK.
Current Controlled Trials ISRCTN32083735 . Retrospectively registered 28 October 2014.
在英国，有必要建立促进儿童健康和发展的早期干预措施的证据基础。Malachi 专业家庭支持服务（“Malachi”）是一家位于英国的志愿组织，为被确定有行为和情绪问题的儿童的父母提供名为“Inspiring Futures”的治疗性育儿小组计划。该计划包括两部分，按顺序进行：（1）面向所有父母的为期 10-12 周的小组计划，以及（2）来自小组计划的选定父母的为期最多 12 周的一对一课程。
方法/设计：将进行一项随机对照试验，以评估 Malachi 的“Inspiring Futures”育儿计划。参与者将被分配到两个可能的方案之一，在 16 周（父母小组计划后）和 32 周（选定父母一对一课程后）进行随访测量。样本量为 248 名参与者，随机分配比例为 1:1。干预组将提供“Inspiring Futures”计划。对照组将接受常规服务。目的是确定“Inspiring Futures”计划对被确定有行为或情绪问题的小学生的行为和情绪困难的主要结果的有效性。
这项研究将进一步增强英国儿童行为和情绪问题早期干预育儿计划的证据。
当前对照试验 ISRCTN32083735。2014 年 10 月 28 日回顾性注册。
