Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
NCT06740266

The Impact of an Evidence-Based Parenting Service on Maternal Sensitivity and Infant Cellular Aging in a Population of Under-Resourced Families

Led by University of Washington · Updated on 2026-02-06

250

Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

224 weeks

Total Duration

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Sponsors

U

University of Washington

Lead Sponsor

W

WakeMed Health and Hospitals

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

The goal of this clinical trial study is to learn how stress in childhood, or Early Life Adversity (ELA), gets "under the skin" and influences long-term health. The investigators will test if the support given to parents of young children reduces childhood stress. The investigators will also test if the effects of mother's stress and Early Life Adversity can be passed down to children. Can it impact the child's long-term health? Researchers will compare the Promoting First Relationships® in Primary Care (PFR in PC) parenting program with Usual Care to see if PFR reduces mothers' stress, improves mother's sensitivity, and reduces accelerated cellular aging. Participants will: * Be randomized to receive PFR in PC or Usual Care. PFR in PC is an evidence-based 10-week home visiting service, with 2 extra sessions at the WakeMed pediatric clinic. Usual Care is the health care and general services offered to families at the WakeMed pediatric clinic. * Have in-home research visits at the start of the study (Time 1, T1), about 6 months later (Time 2, T2), and 12 months later (Time 3, T3). Information collected at these visits includes: * Answering questions about your background, past and current stress, physical and mental health, parenting behaviors, and child behavior problems (T1, T2, T3). * Being videotaped doing a short teaching activity. * Having a small amount of blood collected from the mother by finger prick (T1, T3). * Having a small amount of blood collected from the infant by heel stick (T1, T3).

CONDITIONS

Official Title

The Impact of an Evidence-Based Parenting Service on Maternal Sensitivity and Infant Cellular Aging in a Population of Under-Resourced Families

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Biological mother of infant aged 3-12 months
  • English- or Spanish-speaking
  • Receiving Medicaid
  • Infant is receiving pediatric care at WakeMed
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Experiencing an acute crisis (e.g. hospitalization, incarceration)
  • Homeless or without stable enough housing for home visits
  • Lacking access to a phone
  • Previously received the Promoting First Relationships intervention

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Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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WakeMed Health & Hospitals

Raleigh, North Carolina, United States, 27610

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Research Team

M

Monica Oxford, PhD

CONTACT

M

Mary Jane Lohr, MS

CONTACT

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

SINGLE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

TREATMENT

Number of Arms

2

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