Actively Recruiting
Hands and Hearts Together
Led by University of Maryland, College Park · Updated on 2025-07-03
249
Participants Needed
2
Research Sites
222 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Maryland, College Park
Lead Sponsor
L
Lehigh University
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
Growing evidence demonstrates that secure attachment in childhood predicts children's healthy social, biological, and behavioral functioning, whereas insecure attachment predicts behavior problems and physiological dysregulation; thus, efforts to foster secure attachment are crucial for promoting the healthy development of children and families. This proposal describes a randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an innovative intervention program that can be widely implemented designed to foster children's secure attachment, promote healthy physiological regulation, and reduce the risk for behavior problems: The Circle of Security ® Parenting (COS-P) intervention. To this end, investigators will conduct an RCT with 249 parent-child dyads enrolled or are eligible but not yet enrolled in two diverse Early Head Start (EHS) programs.
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Hands and Hearts Together
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Parents whose children (age 8 to 36 months) are enrolled or are eligible to be enrolled in Harrisburg PA and Lehigh Valley PA Early Head Start programs
You will not qualify if you...
- Parents who are not sufficiently fluent in the language in which COS-P intervention will be conducted (Spanish or English)
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 2 locations
1
University of Maryland, College Park
College Park, Maryland, United States, 20742
Active, Not Recruiting
2
Lehigh University
Bethlehem, Pennsylvania, United States, 18015
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
J
Jude Cassidy, Ph.D.
CONTACT
S
Susan Woodhouse, Ph.D.
CONTACT
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
DOUBLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
PREVENTION
Number of Arms
2
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