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NCT05413577

Reducing Parental Stress Via Instant Messaging During COVID-19 Pandemic: A Randomized Controlled Trial

Completed NA Last updated 23 November 2022
What this trial tests

NA trial testing Mindfulness training in Parents in 491 participants. Completed in 28 February 2022.

Timeline
1 September 2021
Primary endpoint
28 February 2022
28 February 2022

Quick facts

Lead sponsorChinese University of Hong Kong
PhaseNA
StatusCompleted
Study typeINTERVENTIONAL
Allocationrandomized
Designparallel
Maskingnone
Primary purposetreatment
Enrollment491
Start date1 September 2021
Primary completion28 February 2022
Estimated completion28 February 2022
Sites1 location across Hong Kong

Drugs / interventions tested

Conditions studied

Sponsor

Chinese University of Hong Kong

Who can join

18 and older, any sex, with Parents or Parenting. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

This research investigated the effects of mindfulness practice on mental wellbeing and parenting behaviour, with the instruction recordings delivered via existing instant messaging applications, including Whatsapp and Signal. The two-week mindfulness program targeted parents with children in Nursery, Kindergarten to Primary School. Due to the suspension of schools, work from home policies, parents spend increased amount of time with their children. News reports have indicated that with the mounting care taking responsibilities and downturn of economy amidst the epidemic, parents have been experiencing higher stress that may negatively impact their wellbeing and parent-child relationship. This study delivered an app-based intervention that aims at enhancing mindful parenting at the time of corona, where social distancing is emphasized.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

  1. A brief mindfulness- and compassion-based parenting programme delivered via instant messaging: Results and implications from two randomised controlled trials on reducing parental stress.
    Lam DLW, Mak WWS, Yu BCL. · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 41319012 · DOI 10.1111/aphw.70094

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