A good start: An early intervention to prevent the development of antisocial behavior in infants

Completed

Conditions: het onderzoek richt zich niet op bepaalde aandoeningen maar meer op een verzameling van factoren die maken dat een (aanstaande) moeder verminderd in staat is om zich goed aan te passen aan het moederschap, dat kunnen problemen zijn in de psychische gezondheid, financiele situatie, huisvesting, sociale steun, levensstijl, werkloosheid, uitval in het onderwijs en dergelijke
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Registration Number: NL-OMON43843

Lead Sponsor: niversiteit Leiden

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Completed

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 180

Inclusion Criteria

- Aged between 17 and 25 (at recruitment/consent)
- Having a first child
- Recruited no later than 27th week of the pregnancy
- Competence in Dutch language
Regarding the assignment to the high risk group, the following list of criteria is used. A subject is assigned to the high risk group in case more than one risk factor is present:
- Unemployed
- Housing problems
- Poverty / financial problems
- Single or varying partners
- No or little social support
- Psychiatric disorder or psychosocial problems
- Substance use/abuse (alcohol, smoking, drugs)

Exclusion Criteria

- Heavy drug addiction or severe psychiatric or psychotic disorder, which requires more heavy psychiatric help
- IQ < 70
- Major acute or significant chronic illness in the mother
- Disorder or syndrome in the child which will affect normal development

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>The assessments will focus on (1) maternal self-efficacy in the nurturing role,<br /><br>life style and psychopathology, (2) the neurobiological (HPA axis and ANS<br /><br>functioning), neurocognitive (e.g. executive functioning) and socio-emotional<br /><br>development (e.g precursors to Theory of Mind, emotional reactivity and<br /><br>regulation) of the child, and (3) the quality of parenting and the parent-child<br /><br>relation.</p><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
<p>A secondary aim of this study is to evaluate the (behavioral, personality-,<br /><br>socio-demographic) profile of mother*s who benefit most from the intervention<br /><br>versus mothers who do not benefit or benefit less from the intervention. These<br /><br>secondary study parameters are maternal parameters such as Psychopathology/<br /><br>mental health, Life style (alcohol, drugs and smoking), Personality,<br /><br>Intelligence, Demographics (e.g. work status, education, relationship status).</p><br>