A randomised trial to determine the effectiveness of the Preparing For Life programme which aims to improve the school readiness skills of socioeconomically disadvantaged children in Dublin, Ireland
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- School readiness
- Sponsor
- niversity College Dublin (Ireland)
- Enrollment
- 233
- Status
- Active, Not Recruiting
- Last Updated
- last year
Overview
Brief Summary
2012 Protocol article in http://www.tara.tcd.ie/handle/2262/66022 protocol 2014 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1002/jcop.21592 analysis of programme engagement 2014 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25027267 perinatal results 2015 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26439756 child health results 2016 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1285/i24212113v2i1p52 process evaluation 2016 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1177/0143034315613777 resilience and children’s perspectives 2016 Results article in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27253184 socioemotional results 2017 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27451920 dietary intake results 2017 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28095505 well-being results 2017 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1080/1350293X.2017.1288386 children’s perspectives school experiences 2017 Other publications in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.labeco.2016.11.002 early life outcomes 2017 Other publications in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27771763 maternal warmth and toddler development 2017 Other publications in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27177551 children’s perspectives on toileting 2017 Other publications in https://researchrepository.ucd.ie/handle/10197/8732 cognitive and socioemotional results 2018 Results article in https://childrensresearchnetwork.org/knowledge/resources/archiving-the-preparing-for-life-data archiving results 2018 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1016/j.appdev.2017.12.001 shared book reading results 2018 Results article in https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29703802 behaviour, cognition, and health results 2019 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/31021419/ results (added 08/07/2020) 2020 Results article in https://doi.org/10.1086/705707 Child skills (added 12/12/2023)
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •1\. Women (age 16\+ years) pregnant between 2008 and 2010
- •2\. Residing in the PFL catchment area
- •3\. Willing to be assigned to either of the study intervention groups
Exclusion Criteria
- •Potential participants were excluded if they did not meet inclusion criteria
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Not specified