Can training teachers and parents curb violence against kids? new study tests it.
NCT ID NCT06369025
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a program that trains both teachers and parents in Tanzania to use non-violent discipline. Over 1,800 children, their parents, and teachers took part. The goal was to see if the training could reduce emotional and physical violence at home and school, and improve children's mental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Interaction Competencies with Children training (for teachers and parents)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a low-cost, scalable way to reduce violence against children in schools and homes, improving their mental health and development.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study in Tanzania, so results may not apply to other settings. The program may not reduce violence as hoped, or parents and teachers may not fully adopt the new strategies.
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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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1,848 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2024
- Finished
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Jul 2025
- 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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9 to 80 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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General: Inclusion Criteria: Schools: * Public primary schools * at least 45 students in selected class/ stream * least 25 but no more than 50 employed teacher in selected school. All participants: \- Written informed consent (if underaged by parents (written) \& minors themselves (orally) Students: * Enrollment in selected public primary school, age between 9 and 13 years * living with their caregiver or parents near to the schools Teachers: * employed at the selected schools * aged between 18 and 60 years of age (statutory retirement age) Parents: * their child is participating in the study and is enrolled in a study's eligible school, * social parent (the parent currently taking care of the child independent of the biological relationship to the children; social parents can be biological parents, step-parents, foster parents, relatives, etc.) * aged between 16 and 80 years of age Exclusion criteria (all participants): * Acute drug or alcohol intoxication, * acute psychotic disorder * severe mental disabilities
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Daressalaam University College of Education
Dar es Salaam, Tanzania
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