Evaluation of a Home Visiting Program for First Time Parents

Duke University1 site in 1 country343 target enrollmentMarch 2005

ConditionsChild Abuse

Overview

Phase: N/A
Intervention: Not specified
Conditions: Child Abuse
Sponsor: Duke University
Enrollment: 343
Locations: 1
Primary Endpoint: Durham County, North Carolina Department of Social Services reports of child maltreatment
Status: Completed
Last Updated: 11 years ago

Overview Investigators Eligibility Criteria Outcomes Sites Similar Trials

Overview

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to evaluate the Healthy Families Durham (HFD) program by comparing the traditional 3-year program to 18-months of Healthy Families Durham to Yearly Visits with case management referrals to community services as usual, and to determine whether participation in the program reduces the number of reports for child maltreatment within the first seven years of the child's life.

Registry

clinicaltrials.gov

Start Date

March 2005

End Date

December 2011

Last Updated

11 years ago

Study Type

Interventional

Study Design

Parallel

Sex

Female

Investigators

Sponsor

Duke University

Responsible Party

Sponsor

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

•mother is a first-time parent (has been a primary caregiver of a child for less than 3 months total
•resident of Durham, North Carolina
•mother is being referred during pregnancy
•has at least one of the following risk factors: 16 years old or younger; lack of social support; history of substance abuse in the past 12 months; ever received treatment for alcohol or drug problems; history of domestic violence; history of being abused or neglected as a child; history of mental health problems in past 12 months; past child protective services involvement as a parent