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Mental Health Services for Foster and Adopted Children

This study is ongoing, but not recruiting participants.
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Information provided by:
University of Delaware
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT00056303
First received: March 10, 2003
Last updated: November 7, 2011
Last verified: November 2011
History of Changes
  Purpose

This study will determine the effectiveness of a relationship-based intervention in improving the interaction between caregivers and young children placed in their care.


Condition Intervention Phase
Mental Health Services
Foster Home Care
Adoption
Family Relationships
 Behavioral: Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up
 Phase 1

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Allocation: Randomized
Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Open Label
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Specialized Mental Health Services for Foster Infants

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Delaware:

Estimated Enrollment: 200
Study Start Date: December 2002
Detailed Description:

Infants and toddlers who are placed into foster or adoptive care often exhibit a number of behavioral, emotional, and physiological problems. In the absence of specialized services, problems in the relationship between caregiver and child may develop; problems in the child's functioning often persist and are exacerbated. This study will attempt to alleviate the attachment and regulatory difficulties that affect many young children placed into care.

Children are randomly assigned to either an experimental group or to a treatment control group for 3 years. The experimental group focuses on relational issues; the control group focuses on education. Caregivers receiving the relational intervention are trained to interpret children's behaviors appropriately, to provide nurturing care, and to respond sensitively to their children's behavioral and emotional cues. Caregivers in the treatment control group receive training designed to enhance children's intellectual development. Caregivers in both groups will receive 10 home visits. Observations of children and behavior checklists are used to assess participants.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   up to 20 Months
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Infant placed into foster care
  • Resident of Delaware and surrounding counties in Pennsylvania and Maryland

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Significant medical problems
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00056303

Locations
United States, Delaware
University of Delaware
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19716
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Delaware
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
  More Information

No publications provided

ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00056303     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: R01 MH52135, R01MH052135, DSIR 84-CTCT
Study First Received: March 10, 2003
Last Updated: November 7, 2011
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 16, 2013