Status:

COMPLETED

Stamford Group Family Nurture Intervention

Lead Sponsor:

Columbia University

Conditions:

Behavior Problem

Developmental Delay

Eligibility:

All Genders

24-54 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The purpose of this current study is to investigate the efficacy of a group model of Family Nurture Intervention in ameliorating behavioral problems in preschool-aged children. The behavioral, neurobi...

Detailed Description

There are several early intervention programs that are available for children with emotional, behavioral and developmental disorders, ranging from behavioral treatment and sensory exposure therapy to ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Child is a singleton
  • Mother can speak, read and write in English or Spanish
  • Child is between the ages of 2-4 1/2 years at date of enrollment
  • Mother is 18 years of age or older at the time of consent
  • Child resides with mother
  • Child demonstrates developmental deficit as measured by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (13 or higher on behavioral questions or 4 or less on prosocial questions)
  • Mother and child deemed "emotionally unconnected" using the Welch Emotional Connection Scale (WECS) to score their five minute Welch Lap Test video
  • Mother is able to commit to study schedule

Exclusion

  • The child has severe congenital anomalies or chromosomal anomalies including Downs syndrome and Cerebral palsy
  • Child has a motor disability
  • Mother sees or hears things that other people do not seem to see or hear
  • Mother has trouble distinguishing whether something is real or part of imagination or dreams
  • Mother is currently taking antipsychotic medications
  • Mother or child have any medical conditions that might prevent them from participating in block play, mother holding child, or child sitting on mother's lap
  • Mother has any current drug and/or alcohol abuse
  • Mother is more than 4 months pregnant
  • Mother is currently involved with Department of Children and Families
  • The child has a diagnosis of Autism

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

January 31 2018

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

November 25 2018

Estimated Enrollment :

10 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT03442439

Start Date

January 31 2018

End Date

November 25 2018

Last Update

April 8 2019

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Stamford Childrens Learning Center

Stamford, Connecticut, United States, 06902