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Mental Health Services for Toddlers

The recruitment status of this study is unknown because the information has not been verified recently.
Verified December 2010 by University of Delaware.
Recruitment status was  Recruiting
Sponsor:
Information provided by:
University of Delaware
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
NCT01261806
First received: December 14, 2010
Last updated: December 15, 2010
Last verified: December 2010
History of Changes
  Purpose

Toddlers (2- to 3-year-old children) in foster care often have difficulty regulating behavior and biology, and are at risk for a host of mental health problems. Critical issues for toddlers straddle the challenges of infancy and preschool years. In particular, toddlers in foster care face significant challenges in forming new attachment relationships and developing behavioral and biological regulatory capabilities. This project will assess the effectiveness of an intervention that targets these issues. Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up for Toddlers in Foster Care (ABC-T) was developed to help parents: provide nurturing care so that children develop secure, trusting relationships; and set reliable contingencies that enhance children's ability to regulate behavior and biology. This intervention's effectiveness will be assessed in a randomized clinical trial.


Condition Intervention
Toddler Mental Health
 Behavioral: DEF (education focused training)
Behavioral: ABC (attachment focused training)

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Official Title: Mental Health Services for Toddlers in Foster Care

Resource links provided by NLM:

U.S. FDA Resources

Further study details as provided by University of Delaware:

Study Start Date: April 2010
Arms Assigned Interventions
Experimental: ABC
Attachment training for foster caregivers
 Behavioral: ABC (attachment focused training)
attachment focused training for foster caregivers
Active Comparator: DEF
Educational intervention for foster caregivers
 Behavioral: DEF (education focused training)
education focused foster caregiver training

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   2 Years to 3 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 2 -3 years of age, in foster care

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Not in foster care
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT01261806

Contacts
Contact: Shellene Ball, M.S> 303-831-8801 sball@psych.udel.edu

Locations
United States, Delaware
University of Delaware Recruiting
Newark, Delaware, United States, 19716
Contact: Shellene Ball, M.S.     302-831-8801     sball@udel.edu    
Principal Investigator: Mary Dozier, PhD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
University of Delaware
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Mary Dozier, Ph.D. University of Delaware
  More Information

No publications provided

Responsible Party: Mary Dozier, University of Delaware
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01261806     History of Changes
Other Study ID Numbers: UD006
Study First Received: December 14, 2010
Last Updated: December 15, 2010
Health Authority: United States: Institutional Review Board

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 23, 2013