Collaboration to Promote Early Childhood Well Being in Families Experiencing Homelessness

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Families Experiencing Homelessness With Children Under 48 Months of Age
• Interventions: Behavioral: Healthy Home; Behavioral: Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Infant (6-24 months) and Toddler (24-48 months).; Behavioral: HealthySteps

• Registration Number: NCT03530137
• Lead Sponsor: Duke University

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to help us learn what are the best services to promote young children's healthy development for families who are experiencing homelessness. Participants may participate in three programs: 1. Healthy Home: four weekly, one-hour group sessions on health topics; 2. Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC): 10, one-hour parenting with parent and child; 3. Healthy Steps: helps families identify, understand and manage parenting challenges completed at well child visits. Participants will be asked to complete surveys, participate in focus groups, and interviews about the experiences with the services offered. Questionnaires about understanding health issues and surveys about parenting behaviors and self-efficacy will also be completed. Study duration is approximately 10 - 12 weeks. Programs may be continued once families move into permanent housing.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2018-05-08
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-05-08
• Study First Posted: 2018-05-21
• Study Start: 2018-05-24
• Status Verified: 2019-06
• Primary Completion: 2019-08-31
• Study Completion: 2019-08-31
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-10-02
• Last Update Posted: 2019-10-03

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 31

Inclusion Criteria

• Head of household of families living at FMF with at least one child under 48 months.
• All subjects must be English speaking and able to give legally effective consent.

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Exclusion Criteria

• Non-English speaking subjects

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
families living at Families Moving Forward (FMF)	Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up Infant (6-24 months) and Toddler (24-48 months).	-
families living at Families Moving Forward (FMF)	Healthy Home	-
families living at Families Moving Forward (FMF)	HealthySteps	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Feasibility of the intervention as measured by a composite of satisfaction surveys and focus groups with families and staff.	up to 12 months
Changes in parent and child functioning as measured by composite of observation and self-report.	Baseline and 12 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sustainability as measured by focus groups of staff	up to 12 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Families Moving Forward; 🇺🇸 Durham, North Carolina, United States