NCT00006446

Brief Summary

Children who are at risk for problems in school may do better if they and their parents are taught how to communicate with each other between age 3 and 6 when the children enter kindergarten. Three groups of 3 year olds who are in Head Start in the Nashville area will be randomized with their parents to either a 3 year program of skill building or to a control (Head Start only). The children will be tested at the end of the 3 year study and 6 months, 1 year and 2 years later.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
180

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jul 1996

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

July 1, 1996

Completed
4.3 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 4, 2000

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 6, 2000

Completed
7 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2001

Completed
Last Updated

February 22, 2007

Status Verified

April 1, 2003

First QC Date

November 4, 2000

Last Update Submit

February 21, 2007

Conditions

Behavior Disorders

Keywords

Behavioral disordersParenting skills and communicationParent-child interactionsAt-risk preschoolerHead Start

Interventions

Training in parenting skills and communicationPROCEDURE

Eligibility Criteria

Age3 Years - 6 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Live in Nashville, TN area
  • Enrolled in Head Start
  • Low income family
  • At risk preschoolers evidencing mild to moderate language delays
  • Evidence of patterns of parent-child interaction associated with poor behavioral outcomes

You may not qualify if:

  • Not specified

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Institute of Language, Social and Cognitive Development

Nashville, Tennessee, 37240, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Mental DisordersCommunication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Ann Kaiser, Ph. D.

    Vanderbilt University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
SINGLE GROUP
Sponsor Type
NIH

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 4, 2000

First Posted

November 6, 2000

Study Start

July 1, 1996

Study Completion

June 1, 2001

Last Updated

February 22, 2007

Record last verified: 2003-04

Locations

US(1)