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Early Family-Centered Prevention of Drug Use Risk (Aka Early Steps)

NCT01098695 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 731

Last updated 2019-01-22

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Summary

The investigators are testing the efficacy of a family-based preventive intervention, which began when the children were age 2, with children at risk for developing significant conduct problems. Families who were originally recruited from Women, Infants and Children (WIC) were randomly assigned to a family-centered intervention developed by Dishion and colleagues (Dishion \& Kavanagh, 2003; Dishion \& Stormshak, 2006) referred to as an 'ecological approach to family intervention and treatment' (EcoFIT). The current study expands the Early Steps intervention into the elementary school years beyond what is currently available for a WIC service delivery venue, in which children are no longer eligible for services at age 6.

The investigators are testing the hypothesis that periodic, tailored, and adaptive interventions delivered to caregivers at school entry will (a) reduce the probability of elevated risk associated with early-onset problem behavior, including the eventual use of drugs and other health-risking behaviors; (b) reduce the likelihood of mental health problems such as childhood depression, anxiety, conduct problems and co-morbidity; and (c) promote children's development of self-regulation, which underlies school readiness, early school literacy academic achievement, and positive peer relations.

Conditions

Interventions

OTHER

Ecological Family Intervention and Treatment (EcoFIT)

Includes the Family Check-Up (in-person intake, family video observations and Assessment questionnaires used to provide and tailored feedback using motivational interviewing techniques) as well as continued tailored intervention services using the Everyday Parenting Curriculum.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Pittsburgh

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Virginia

    collaborator OTHER

  • University of Oregon

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Thomas J Dishion, PhD · University of Oregon- Child and Family Center

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
3 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2003-03-31
Primary Completion
2015-11-30
Completion
2015-11-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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