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Behavioral Intervention

Attachment-Based Intervention for Child Health Outcomes

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Lisa Berlin, PhD
Research Sponsored by University of Maryland, Baltimore
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up this data will be gathered at time 3 (24 months).
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial is testing if an attachment-based intervention can help improve health outcomes in low-income Latino kids (ages 9mo-5 yrs). It compares two programs to see which works best.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for Latina mothers with a 9-month-old child enrolled in Medicaid. The child must be born at full term without major complex medical conditions like heart or autoimmune diseases that could affect participation.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests an attachment-based intervention (ABC) against a Home Book-of-the-Week program, focusing on health outcomes such as illnesses, body mass index, and sleep in low-income Latino children.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since the interventions are non-medical (parenting programs), they do not have typical side effects like drugs; however, there may be indirect impacts on family dynamics or stress levels.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~this data will be gathered at time 3 (24 months).
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and this data will be gathered at time 3 (24 months). for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Body Mass Index
Common Childhood Illnesses (cough, runny nose, prescribed antibiotic use)
Expressive Speech Delay
+9 more
Other outcome measures
Child Stress Regulation: Age 15 months
Child Stress Regulation: Age 9 months
Child Stress Regulation: At 15 months
+3 more

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up (ABC) programExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
The ABC program consists of 10 1 -hour home-based sessions delivered by a trained parent coach. Each session includes the mother and her child together and addresses a specific topic.
Group II: Home-Based Book-of-the-Week (HBOW) programActive Control1 Intervention
The HBOW program consists of 10 English/Spanish developmentally appropriate books hand-delivered weekly to the mothers. A trained RA will utilize a standard set of questions to ask about the mother's and child's well-being.
Treatment
First Studied
Drug Approval Stage
How many patients have taken this drug
Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-Up
2013
N/A
~50

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Harvard School of Public Health (HSPH)OTHER
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University of Maryland, BaltimoreLead Sponsor
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~173 spots leftby Jan 2028
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