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Neurodevelopmental Outcomes in Children: Strengthening the Caregiver-Child Story

Recruiting
Conditions
Depression
Food Insecurity
Anxiety
Registration Number
NCT05809115
Lead Sponsor
Baylor College of Medicine
Brief Summary

The main goal of this research is to help families who are experiencing food insecurity (FI) and help mothers with depression.

The next goal is to provide other resources to help with household needs like rent or utility assistance, health insurance, anxiety, and depression. Our theory is that helping with food insecurity, household needs, and emotional health will help children and families.

Detailed Description

Aim 1: Implement a refined mental health (MH) intervention in caregivers of hospitalized children: sessions with a Behavioral Health Clinician (BHC) with more individualized support based on caregiver-child needs, instruction on caregiver-child bonding, and a streamlined handoff to a community MH provider. Follow-up outcomes include caregiver MH and caregiver-child attachment (survey) and child development (electronic health records, EHR).

Aim 2: Execute an enhanced intervention for FI. All families who screen positive for FI will still receive assistance with public benefit enrollment and access to local food pantries. Families with additional needs will receive support for 10 additional non-medical drivers of health (NMDH). Assistance will be provided by onsite Houston Food Bank (HFB) Community Referral Specialists. Follow-up outcomes include enrollment in public/community resources and food security status (survey).

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
RECRUITING
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
2000
Inclusion Criteria
  • Caregivers of young children (0-36 months of age) hospitalized at Texas Children's Hospital on acute care units.
  • English or Spanish speaking caregiver.
  • Age of caregiver ≥ 18 years old. Hospital day 2 or later of patient admission.
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Exclusion Criteria
  • Caregivers who do not have primary custody
  • Children in CPS custody
  • Caregivers who live outside of Texas (due to lack of Houston Food Bank resources outside of Texas)
  • Previous enrollment in this study.
  • Patient is in the process of being discharged.
  • Caregiver is not the primary caregiver.
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Study & Design

Study Type
OBSERVATIONAL
Study Design
Not specified
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Maternal Child Bonding6 months

The validated Maternal Attachment Inventory will be used for data collection. Higher scores indicate greater maternal child bonding.

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Texas Children's Hospital

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Houston, Texas, United States

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