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CTRI Number  CTRI/2025/05/087950 [Registered on: 30/05/2025] Trial Registered Prospectively
Last Modified On: 28/05/2025
Post Graduate Thesis  Yes 
Type of Trial  Interventional 
Type of Study   Behavioral 
Study Design  Non-randomized, Placebo Controlled Trial 
Public Title of Study   Effect of Parental Empowerment Through Active Listening Support (PETALS) on selected parenting outcomes and quality of life among parents of children with developmental delay.  
Scientific Title of Study   A mixed method study to evaluate the effect of Parental Empowerment Through Active Listening Support (PETALS) on selected parenting outcomes and quality of life among parents of children with developmental delay.  
Trial Acronym  Nil  
Secondary IDs if Any  
Secondary ID  Identifier 
NIL  NIL 
 
Details of Principal Investigator or overall Trial Coordinator (multi-center study)  
Name  GEETHU BABY  
Designation  PhD Scholar  
Affiliation  Bishop Benziger College of Nursing , Kollam  
Address  PhD Scholar Dept. of Child Health Nursing Bishop Benziger College of Nursing Kollam Pin - 691001

Kollam
KERALA
691001
India 
Phone  8129954939  
Fax    
Email  babygeethus@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Scientific Query
 
Name  Dr Namitha Subrahmanyam  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  MOSC College of Nursing Kolenchery  
Address  Principal Dept. of OBG Nursing MOSC College of Nursing Kolenchery Pin - 682311

Ernakulam
KERALA
682311
India 
Phone  9447421888  
Fax    
Email  namithanijeesh@gmail.com  
 
Details of Contact Person
Public Query
 
Name  Dr Namitha Subrahmanyam  
Designation  Professor  
Affiliation  MOSC College of Nursing Kolenchery  
Address  Principal Dept. of OBG Nursing MOSC College of Nursing Kolenchery Pin- 682311

Ernakulam
KERALA
682311
India 
Phone  9447421888  
Fax    
Email  namithanijeesh@gmail.com  
 
Source of Monetary or Material Support  
Research Centre Bishop Benziger College of Nursing Kollam, India Pin - 691001 
 
Primary Sponsor  
Name  Geethu Baby  
Address  PhD Scholar Bishop Benziger College of Nursing, Kollam, India Pin - 691001  
Type of Sponsor  Other [Self] 
 
Details of Secondary Sponsor  
Name  Address 
NIL  NIL 
 
Countries of Recruitment     India  
Sites of Study  
No of Sites = 2  
Name of Principal Investigator  Name of Site  Site Address  Phone/Fax/Email 
Geethu Baby   Buds School , Pallarimangalam   Buds School Pallarimangalam Muvattupuzha
Ernakulam
KERALA 
8129954939

babygeethus@gmail.com 
Geethu Baby   Daya buds school   Daya Buds School Nellikuzhi Muvattupuzha
Ernakulam
KERALA 
8129954939

babygeethus@gmail.com 
 
Details of Ethics Committee  
No of Ethics Committees= 1  
Name of Committee  Approval Status 
Institutional Human Ethics Cornmittee Mar Sleeva Medicity Palai  Approved 
 
Regulatory Clearance Status from DCGI  
Status 
Not Applicable 
 
Health Condition / Problems Studied  
Health Type  Condition 
Healthy Human Volunteers  parents of children with developmental delay  
 
Intervention / Comparator Agent  
Type  Name  Details 
Comparator Agent  Control   Routine services given for the participant previously will be continued - information, education 
Intervention  Parental Empowerment Through Active Listening Support   informational empowerment (nutrition, sleep, communication , self care, expression of emotion, attachment), skill training, referral services, telephonic support 
 
Inclusion Criteria  
Age From  18.00 Year(s)
Age To  75.00 Year(s)
Gender  Both 
Details  Parents of child with developmental delay
Parents who can understand and communicate in Malayalam or English.
Parents who are willing to share relevant experiences, issues and needs.
Parents of child aged between 2- 10 yrs. 
 
ExclusionCriteria 
Details  Parents of child with co morbidities
Parents with disabilities that incapacitates him/ her to participate in the study like with hearing impairment/ speech impairment.
Parents who already received referral services 
 
Method of Generating Random Sequence   Not Applicable 
Method of Concealment   Not Applicable 
Blinding/Masking   Not Applicable 
Primary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To explore the parenting experiences, issues and needs in caring child with developmental delay.
To design an intervention programme based on the data extracted from the qualitative phase and literature review.
To determine the effect of PETALS on parent-child bonding, parenting self-efficacy, parental satisfaction, parenting stress and quality of life of parents of children with developmental delay. 
1 month post intervention and 3 month post intervention  
 
Secondary Outcome  
Outcome  TimePoints 
To determine the relationship between parent - child bonding, parenting self-efficacy, parental satisfaction, parenting stress and quality of life of parents of children with developmental delay.
To determine the association of socio demographic variables with selected parenting outcomes and quality of life of parents of children with developmental delay. 
1 month post intervention and 3 month post intervention  
 
Target Sample Size   Total Sample Size="60"
Sample Size from India="60" 
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (Total)= "Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials"
Final Enrollment numbers achieved (India)="Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials" 
Phase of Trial   Phase 1 
Date of First Enrollment (India)   09/06/2025 
Date of Study Completion (India) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Date of First Enrollment (Global)  Date Missing 
Date of Study Completion (Global) Applicable only for Completed/Terminated trials 
Estimated Duration of Trial   Years="3"
Months="0"
Days="0" 
Recruitment Status of Trial (Global)   Not Applicable 
Recruitment Status of Trial (India)  Not Yet Recruiting 
Publication Details   N/A 
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement

Will individual participant data (IPD) be shared publicly (including data dictionaries)?  

Response - NO
Brief Summary   This is a mixed method study to evaluate the effect of the intervention Parental Empowerment Through Active Listening Support on selected parenting outcomes and quality of life among parents of children with developmental delay. The study will be done in two phases the qualitative phase and quantitative phase. This study intends to evaluate the  effect of the intervention Parental Empowerment Through Active Listening Support on parent child bonding, parenting self efficacy, parenting stress, parental satisfaction and quality of life among parents of children with developmental delay. 
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