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2024-05-06 @ 3:04 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:42 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04512352
Status:
UNKNOWN
Last Update Posted:
2020-08-13
First Post:
2020-05-15
Brief Title:
An Early Childhood Internet-based and Family-based Intervention Study
Sponsor:
The University of Hong Kong
Organization:
The University of Hong Kong
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Large Scale Cross-sectional Survey and a Randomized Control Study on the Effectiveness of an Early Childhood Family-Based and Internet-Based Intervention
Status:
UNKNOWN
Status Verified Date:
2020-08
Last Known Status:
ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
ECII
Brief Summary:
The poverty rate among children under 18 years old in Hong Kong in 2015 was 18 after social welfare intervention James Heckman a Nobel Prize winner in Economics advocates early childhood investment to enhance social mobility given its lifelong impact of on child development However few randomized control trails have been used to examine the effectiveness of early childhood intervention in promoting social mobility through child development in Hong Kong To fill these gaps we propose an interdisciplinary intervention study involving academics from economics sociology social work gerontology education and psychology to investigate methods to promote the social mobility of children living in poverty through early intervention
The overall objective is to enhance the developmental outcomes of children in poverty by utilizing parental resources within a family system technological resources available in modern metropolis and the human resources enjoyed by the elderly in Hong Kong
The primary objective is to evaluate an internet- and family-based intervention to promote the development of children in poverty aged 24 months to three years The examined outcome will be the developmental well-being of participating children with the long-term goal of promoting their social mobility to break the cycle of poverty In the long run we aim to establish the proposed intervention in policy to promote the development of disadvantaged children
The secondary objective is to identify intergenerational volunteerism as a means for productive aging through a mentoring program using older adults as mentors to participating parents
The overall objective is to enhance the developmental outcomes of children in poverty by utilizing parental resources within a family system technological resources available in modern metropolis and the human resources enjoyed by the elderly in Hong Kong
The primary objective is to evaluate an internet- and family-based intervention to promote the development of children in poverty aged 24 months to three years The examined outcome will be the developmental well-being of participating children with the long-term goal of promoting their social mobility to break the cycle of poverty In the long run we aim to establish the proposed intervention in policy to promote the development of disadvantaged children
The secondary objective is to identify intergenerational volunteerism as a means for productive aging through a mentoring program using older adults as mentors to participating parents
Detailed Description:
The proposed research consists of three phases The first phase will be a cross-sectional survey with a sample of 1000 cases from 60 nurseries cum kindergartens to explore the family demographics and developmental profiles of low-income children in comparison to others The second phase will be a randomized control trail implementing a 24-month internet-based intervention with 200 toddler-parents dyads from 20 to 30 of the original 60 nurseries Interventions will be delivered by older mentors professionally trained by the research team All children parents and elderly mentors will be evaluated through a set of outcome measurements to assess the effectiveness of the program The last phase will involve the dissemination of research information that may become building blocks for policies on internet-based early childhood education poverty alleviation and social mobility enhancement as well as productive aging
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None