NCT00483691

Brief Summary

  1. 1.Children in the home intervention group will have better growth (increase in weight and height) than children in the control group.
  2. 2.Children in the home intervention group will have better behavior than children in the control group.
  3. 3.Children in the home intervention group will have better academic performance than children in the control group.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
130

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jan 1989

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.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

January 1, 1989

Completed
6.9 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 1995

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 1995

Completed
11.5 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 5, 2007

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

June 7, 2007

Completed
Last Updated

April 14, 2020

Status Verified

April 1, 2020

Enrollment Period

6.9 years

First QC Date

June 5, 2007

Last Update Submit

April 10, 2020

Conditions

Keywords

InterventionHome VisitGrowthChild Development

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

  • Growth, behavior, academic performance

    20 years

  • Growth

    20 years

Interventions

Home VisitBEHAVIORAL

Homw visits scheduled weekly for one year.

Eligibility Criteria

Age1 Month - 24 Months
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Age \< 25 months, at least 35 weeks gestational age, birth weight appropriate for gestational age, current weight-for-age \< 5th percentile or weight-for-length \< 10th percentile or weight for age crossing two major centiles and falling below the 25th percentile.

You may not qualify if:

  • No congenital problems or developmental disabilities.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

University of Maryland Growth and Nutrition Clinic

Baltimore, Maryland, 21201, United States

Location

Related Publications (2)

  • Black MM, Dubowitz H, Krishnakumar A, Starr RH Jr. Early intervention and recovery among children with failure to thrive: follow-up at age 8. Pediatrics. 2007 Jul;120(1):59-69. doi: 10.1542/peds.2006-1657.

    PMID: 17606562BACKGROUND
  • Black MM, Dubowitz H, Hutcheson J, Berenson-Howard J, Starr RH Jr. A randomized clinical trial of home intervention for children with failure to thrive. Pediatrics. 1995 Jun;95(6):807-14.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Failure to Thrive

Interventions

House Calls

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Signs and SymptomsPathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Professional PracticeOrganization and AdministrationHealth Services Administration

Study Officials

  • Maureen M Black, Ph.D.

    University of Maryland, College Park

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
CARE PROVIDER
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 5, 2007

First Posted

June 7, 2007

Study Start

January 1, 1989

Primary Completion

December 1, 1995

Study Completion

December 1, 1995

Last Updated

April 14, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will share

Participants have been enrolled into a study funded by the Office of Child Abuse and Neglect with Dr. Dubowitz as PI.

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