Can a 5-Week parenting programme ease family stress?
NCT ID NCT06858059
First seen Jul 07, 2026 · Last updated Jul 08, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This trial tests a 5-week programme called the Lighthouse Parenting Effectiveness Enhancement Programme, designed to help parents who find parenting challenging. The programme includes weekly group sessions and individual coaching to teach psychological skills and improve parent-child relationships. Researchers will measure changes in parenting stress, parental mentalizing, and relationship quality. The study involves 68 parents of children aged 2 to 14.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Lighthouse Parenting Effectiveness Enhancement Programme (psychological intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this programme could offer a structured way to reduce parenting stress and strengthen parent-child bonds.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, early-stage trial with only 68 participants, so results may not apply to all families. The programme requires a significant time commitment over five weeks.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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68 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2025
- Finished
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May 2026
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Up to 70 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Parents with children aged 2-14 years who exhibited parenting that were identified as being problematic (Parenting Stress Indicator PSI ≥ 86 (critical high level)). Exclusion Criteria: * Parents in the family with either parent and child who have a serious medical condition (e.g., cancer, heart disease, etc.), an acute psychotic episode, or difficulty engaging in group interventions may be excluded from participation.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Zhujiang Hospital
Guangzhou, China
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