Longitudinal Follow Up of Subjects Enrolled in Randomized Trials of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Completed
- Enrollment
- 320
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- rates of pregnancy and out-of-wedlock child birth
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The Elmira follow-up study is designed to assess the extent to which prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses affects the life-course development of 19-year-old youth whose mothers received those services during pregnancy and the first two years of the child's life.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- Triple (Participant, Care Provider, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility Criteria
- Sex
- Female
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Pregnant women prior to the 25th week of gestation
- •no previous live births
- •one of the following sociodemographic risk characteristics:
- •young age (< 19 years at registration);
- •unmarried
- •low socioeconomic status (Medicaid status or no private insurance)
Exclusion Criteria
- Not provided
Arms & Interventions
Control Group
Control Group
Home visitation through pregnancy
Nurse home visitation through pregnancy
Intervention: nurse home visitation (Behavioral)
Home visitation through age 2
Nurse home visitation through child age 2.
Intervention: nurse home visitation (Behavioral)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
rates of pregnancy and out-of-wedlock child birth
Time Frame: At age 19
educational achievement, including graduation from high school and participation in various types of post-high school education
Time Frame: At age 19
participation in the work force, including enrollment in the armed services
Time Frame: At age 19
use of welfare
Time Frame: At age 19
use of substances (cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs)
Time Frame: At age 19
involvement with the criminal justice system (arrests, convictions, incarcerations, etc.)
Time Frame: At age 19
Secondary Outcomes
No secondary outcomes reported