NCT04706442

Effectiveness of 'Supportive Parenting App' on Parental and Newborn Outcomes

Completed NA Last updated 12 April 2022

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Supportive Parenting Application in Postnatal Depression in 398 participants. Completed in 22 March 2022.

Timeline

1 March 2020

Primary endpoint
22 March 2022

22 March 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	National University of Singapore
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	parallel
Masking	double
Primary purpose	treatment
Enrollment	398
Start date	1 March 2020
Primary completion	22 March 2022
Estimated completion	22 March 2022
Sites	1 location across Singapore

Drugs / interventions tested

• Supportive Parenting Application

Conditions studied

• Postnatal Depression — all drugs for Postnatal Depression →
• Self Efficacy — all drugs for Self Efficacy →
• Parent-Child Relations — all drugs for Parent-Child Relations →
• Development, Child — all drugs for Development, Child →

Sponsor

National University of Singapore

Who can join

Adults 21 to 65, any sex, with Postnatal Depression or Self Efficacy. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

The Supportive Parenting App is a theory-based perinatal educational intervention for couples administered through a mobile application. The intervention comprise of knowledge-based content, informational videos and audio, discussion forum, peer volunteer chat group, and a frequently asked questions (FAQ) expert advice section.

The aims of the study are to:

1. develop theory-based supportive parenting App (SPA) intervention for both first-time and experienced parents across perinatal period
2. examine its effectiveness on parental outcomes: including maternal depression at 12 months postpartum (primary outcome), paternal depression, parental anxiety, parenting self-efficacy, help - seeking behavior (social support), parental bonding and parenting satisfaction (secondary outcomes); and new-born outcomes: physical, social and emotional developments (secondary outcomes)
3. evaluate SPA's cost-effectiveness as compared to standard perinatal care across major restructured hospitals, and
4. examine the perceptions of parents in receiving this intervention.

When compared with those in the control group receiving standard care:

1. parents receiving SPA intervention will have better- emotional well-being (reduced depression and anxiety);parenting self-efficacy; social support; bonding and satisfaction.
2. new-borns of parents receiving SPA will have better physical, social and emotional development
3. It will be more cost-effective to provide SPA than the standard care

Publications & conference data

2 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Evaluating the Effectiveness of the Supportive Parenting App on Parental Outcomes: Randomized Controlled Trial.
   Shorey S, Law E, Thilagamangai, Mathews J, et al · · 2023 · cited 31× · PMID 36645699 · DOI 10.2196/41859
2. Evaluating the Effects of the Supportive Parenting App on Infant Developmental Outcomes: Longitudinal Study.
   Shorey S, Chong YS, Shi L, Chua JS, et al · · 2023 · cited 1× · PMID 36811952 · DOI 10.2196/43885