Effect of the 'digital plus' approach to upscaling early childhood development services in rural China: study protocol for a cluster randomised controlled trial.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The high prevalence of developmental delays among young children poses significant barriers to long-term social mobility in low-income and middle-income countries. Digital interventions aimed at early childhood development (ECD) have shown promise in improving developmental outcomes, yet scalable and effective strategies remain under-explored. This study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of a digitally delivered parenting intervention to improve early child development in rural China.

Method and analysis

We design a parallel cluster-randomised controlled trial to evaluate a 12-month digitally delivered ECD intervention in rural China. Key inclusion criteria are households with children aged 6-24 months and without relocation intentions. Key exclusion criteria a

SUBMITTER: Wang B 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12636954 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature