The Development and Evaluation of a Web-based Childbirth and Parenting Intervention Program
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age20-60
SponsorTaipei Medical University
About this trial
Background: The transition to parenthood is stressful for first-time mothers and fathers and links to adverse health outcomes. Despite Internet use's popularity, an effective web-based, individually-tailored intervention to enhance parental self-efficacy and infant health for first-time parents remains lacking.
Objectives: This study aims to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a web-based, individually-tailored childbirth and parenting intervention program on parenting self-efficacy and infant health outcomes. The feasibility and acceptability of a theory-driven intervention will be examined in first-time mothers and fathers.
Methods: A two-arm, single-blind randomized controlled trial will be conducted to investigate the effects of web-based intervention in the first-time mother and father. Participants will be randomly allocated to a web-based intervention or a control condition. A repeated measurement will be performed.
Anticipatory results: The efficacy of a theory-driven web-based, individually tailored intervention program will provide a valuable contribution to perinatal health care for first-time mothers and fathers.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
20 years old and above;
primipara with a singleton pregnancy at second and third-trimester gestation;
able to read and write in Mandarin;
the husband or support partner will be willing to attend the intervention program;
Disqualifiers
chronic diseases;
obstetric complications;
an abnormal fetal screening;
unable or unwilling to comply with the requirements of the research protocol;
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Web-based intervention
Treatment groups
600 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
Source ClinicalTrials.gov