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Mental Health Services for Toddlers in Foster Care

NCT01261806 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE1 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 220

Last updated 2016-12-20

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

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 supporting children when they become overwhelmed that enhance children's ability to regulate behavior and biology. This intervention's effectiveness will be assessed in a randomized clinical trial.

Conditions

  • Behavior Problems

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Attachment and Biobehavioral Catch-up

Enhances nurturance, following the lead, and calming behaviors

BEHAVIORAL

Developmental Education for Families

Attention control: Enhances parents understanding of developmental milestones

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • University of Delaware

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Mary Dozier, Ph.D. · University of Delaware

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
TRIPLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
2 Years
Max Age
3 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2010-04-30
Primary Completion
2016-12-31
Completion
2016-12-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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