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Child AbusePhase 2/3NCT00218751

Early Home Visitation Program to Promote Good Health and Development in Children at Risk for Abuse

A Phase 2/3 study testing Home Visiting in people with Child Abuse, run by Johns Hopkins University at 1 site in United States.

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP), a home visitation program for families at risk for child abuse, in promoting the health and development of children. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 14 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Child Abuse
What is being tested?
Home Visiting
How many people
1,122 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
Mar 2000to Aug 2005
Phase
Phase 2/3
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 14 years and older
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult, Older adult

Who may be able to join

  • Families in the Oahu community who delivered newborns between November 1994 and November 1995
  • If enrolled in the control group, must not have been previously enrolled in Hawaii's Healthy Start Program

Who cannot join

  • Insufficient understanding of English

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site

  • Johns Hopkins University

    Honolulu, Hawaii, 96814

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About this study

Official title: Promoting Child Mental Health: RCT of Home Visiting

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP), a home visitation program for families at risk for child abuse, in promoting the health and development of children.

Read the detailed description

Hawaii's Healthy Start Program (HSP) is a well-respected home visiting program for families at risk for abuse of their newborn children. The program incorporates early identification of at-risk families. Each family then begins receiving long-term home visitations. The home visiting component aims to promote child health and development and to prevent child abuse by improving family functioning and parenting. Home visitors are trained paraprofessionals working under professional supervision. The program includes both direct services and referrals to community resources. Direct services include providing emotional support to parents, encouraging them to seek needed professional help, teaching parents about child development, and role-modeling parenting skills and problem-solving techniques. In a previous study, at-risk families were randomly assigned to either HSP or no intervention. Evaluations were conducted at the time of the child's birth and at ages 1, 2, and 3 in order to assess the home environment and the development and well-being of the child. This study is a continuation study. Participants will include the original families from the previous study, as well as a new group of families who are not at risk for child abuse. By interviewing and observing these two groups of families, this study will evaluate the effectiveness of HSP in promoting children's mental health, cognitive and social-emotional development, and academic achievement in the first years of school.

All families will be evaluated on a yearly basis when the child is in 1st, 2nd, and 3rd grade. Interviews will be conducted with the parents, children, and teachers. Parent interviews will focus on family functioning, including mental health of the parents, parenting attitudes and behaviors, quality of the home environment, and any domestic violence or substance abuse that occurred. In addition, the child's health and development, as well as use of any community resources will be assessed. Interviews with the children and teachers will focus on assessing the child's behavior and emotional well-being. The family's home environment, the interaction between the parents and children, and the children's classroom behavior will be observed. Each child will also undergo developmental testing. All measurements will be collected at each yearly visit.

Conditions
Child Abuse
Being tested
Home Visiting
Keywords
Child abuse, Neglect, Home Visitation, Program Evaluation

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Home VisitingBehavioural

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Child cognitive development, behavior, and health

    Measured: At-risk sample: Up to 8 years; Not-at risk sample: Up to 2 years

  2. Child social-emotional development

    Measured: At-risk sample: Up to 6 years; Not-at risk sample: Up to 1 year

  3. Child depression

    Measured: At-risk sample: Up to 8 years; Not-at risk sample: Up to 2 years

Secondary outcomes (3)

  1. Family functioning

    Measured: At-risk sample: Up to 8 years; Not-at risk sample: Up to 2 years

  2. Parent functioning and stress levels

    Measured: At-risk sample: Up to 8 years; Not-at risk sample: Up to 2 years

  3. Substantiated reports of child abuse

    Measured: At-risk sample: Up to 8 years; Not-at risk sample: Up to 2 years

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted22 Sep 2005 (estimated)
  2. Study startMar 2000
  3. Primary completionJun 2005
  4. Study completionAug 2005

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase 2/3
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Single group
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,122 participants
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT00218751
Sponsor's protocol ID
R01MH060733
Other IDs
R01MH060733, DSIR CT-P
Status last verified
Feb 2008
First submitted
16 Sep 2005
Last updated
24 Sep 2013
Results posted
No

Publications

  • Duggan A, Windham A, McFarlane E, Fuddy L, Rohde C, Buchbinder S, Sia C. Hawaii's healthy start program of home visiting for at-risk families: evaluation of family identification, family engagement, and service delivery. Pediatrics. 2000 Jan;105(1 Pt 3):250-9.

    PubMed 10617732

  • Duggan A, Fuddy L, McFarlane E, Burrell L, Windham A, Higman S, Sia C. Evaluating a statewide home visiting program to prevent child abuse in at-risk families of newborns: fathers' participation and outcomes. Child Maltreat. 2004 Feb;9(1):3-17. doi: 10.1177/1077559503261336.

    PubMed 14870994

  • Duggan A, McFarlane E, Fuddy L, Burrell L, Higman SM, Windham A, Sia C. Randomized trial of a statewide home visiting program: impact in preventing child abuse and neglect. Child Abuse Negl. 2004 Jun;28(6):597-622. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.08.007.

    PubMed 15193851

  • Duggan A, Fuddy L, Burrell L, Higman SM, McFarlane E, Windham A, Sia C. Randomized trial of a statewide home visiting program to prevent child abuse: impact in reducing parental risk factors. Child Abuse Negl. 2004 Jun;28(6):623-43. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2003.08.008.

    PubMed 15193852

  • Windham AM, Rosenberg L, Fuddy L, McFarlane E, Sia C, Duggan AK. Risk of mother-reported child abuse in the first 3 years of life. Child Abuse Negl. 2004 Jun;28(6):645-67. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2004.01.003.

    PubMed 15193853

  • El-Kamary SS, Higman SM, Fuddy L, McFarlane E, Sia C, Duggan AK. Hawaii's healthy start home visiting program: determinants and impact of rapid repeat birth. Pediatrics. 2004 Sep;114(3):e317-26. doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-0618.

    PubMed 15342892

  • Nelson CS, Higman SM, Sia C, McFarlane E, Fuddy L, Duggan AK. Medical homes for at-risk children: parental reports of clinician-parent relationships, anticipatory guidance, and behavior changes. Pediatrics. 2005 Jan;115(1):48-56. doi: 10.1542/peds.2004-1193.

    PubMed 15629981

  • King TM, Rosenberg LA, Fuddy L, McFarlane E, Sia C, Duggan AK. Prevalence and early identification of language delays among at-risk three year olds. J Dev Behav Pediatr. 2005 Aug;26(4):293-303. doi: 10.1097/00004703-200508000-00006.

    PubMed 16100502

  • Stone KE, Burrell L, Higman SM, McFarlane E, Fuddy L, Sia C, Duggan AK. Agreement of injury reporting between primary care medical record and maternal interview for children aged 0-3 years: implications for research and clinical care. Ambul Pediatr. 2006 Mar-Apr;6(2):91-5. doi: 10.1016/j.ambp.2005.10.003.

    PubMed 16530145

  • Duggan AK, McFarlane EC, Windham AM, Rohde CA, Salkever DS, Fuddy L, Rosenberg LA, Buchbinder SB, Sia CC. Evaluation of Hawaii's Healthy Start Program. Future Child. 1999 Spring-Summer;9(1):66-90; discussion 177-8.

    PubMed 10414011

  • Bair-Merritt MH, Jennings JM, Chen R, Burrell L, McFarlane E, Fuddy L, Duggan AK. Reducing maternal intimate partner violence after the birth of a child: a randomized controlled trial of the Hawaii Healthy Start Home Visitation Program. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010 Jan;164(1):16-23. doi: 10.1001/archpediatrics.2009.237.

    PubMed 20048237

  • McFarlane E, Dodge RA, Burrell L, Crowne S, Cheng TL, Duggan AK. The importance of early parenting in at-risk families and children's social-emotional adaptation to school. Acad Pediatr. 2010 Sep-Oct;10(5):330-7. doi: 10.1016/j.acap.2010.06.011.

    PubMed 20816655

  • Crowne SS, Juon HS, Ensminger M, Burrell L, McFarlane E, Duggan A. Concurrent and long-term impact of intimate partner violence on employment stability. J Interpers Violence. 2011 Apr;26(6):1282-304. doi: 10.1177/0886260510368160. Epub 2010 Jun 28.

    PubMed 20587457

  • Crowne SS, Gonsalves K, Burrell L, McFarlane E, Duggan A. Relationship between birth spacing, child maltreatment, and child behavior and development outcomes among at-risk families. Matern Child Health J. 2012 Oct;16(7):1413-20. doi: 10.1007/s10995-011-0909-3.

    PubMed 22057656

  • Bair-Merritt MH, Ghazarian SR, Burrell L, Duggan A. Patterns of Intimate Partner Violence in Mothers At-Risk for Child Maltreatment. J Fam Violence. 2012 May 1;27(4):287-294. doi: 10.1007/s10896-012-9431-7. Epub 2012 Mar 23.

    PubMed 22942558

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A Phase 2/3 study testing Home Visiting in people with Child Abuse, run by Johns Hopkins University at 1 site in United States.

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Sep 2013. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

What does this combined phase mean?

Phase 2 studies give the treatment to a larger group to see whether it has the intended effect and to keep checking safety.

Phase 3 studies compare the treatment with the current standard treatment or a placebo in a large group, to confirm how well it works and watch for side effects.

Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Child cognitive development, behavior, and health (time frame: At-risk sample: Up to 8 years; Not-at risk sample: Up to 2 years). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT00218751, which also lists 16 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Sep 2013.

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