Early Support From Birth Onwards: ZEPPELIN

Summary

ZEPPELIN (Zurich Equity Prevention Project with Parents Participation and Integration) is a longitudinal, randomized controlled intervention study. The main objective is to examine the effectiveness of the early intervention program "Parents As Teachers" (PAT) in psychosocially disadvantaged families. This includes four aims:

1. Identification of children at risk at an early age, using an interdisciplinary network;
2. Investigation of the acceptability of the program by the parents;
3. Evaluation of the intervention process and efficacy during and immediately after program implementation;
4. Evaluation of the efficacy in terms of child academic performance.

Conditions

• Early Intervention (Education)

Interventions

OTHER

Parents As Teachers (PAT)

A trained PAT parent educator (pediatric nurses in this study) visits families at their homes, approximately two times a month (individual frequencies may vary depending on specific risk factors) until the children are three years old. PAT is an educational home visitation program that aims to a) help parents to understand child developmental aspects and improve their parenting skills, b) detect developmental shortcomings, c) prevent child abuse and neglect, and d) enhance school preparedness. Additionally, the project offers monthly group meetings.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Swiss National Science Foundation

  collaborator OTHER

• Jacobs Foundation

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Stiftung Mercator Schweiz

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Ernst Göhner Stiftung

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Paul Schiller Stiftung

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Vontobel-Stiftung

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Lotteriefonds des Kantons Zürich

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Bundesamt für Migration (BFM)

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• Schweizerische UNESCO-Kommission

  collaborator UNKNOWN

• University of Zurich

  collaborator OTHER

• University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Alex Neuhauser, lic. phil. · University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education

• Andrea Lanfranchi, Prof. Dr. · University of Applied Sciences of Special Needs Education

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

DOUBLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Max Age

9 Years

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2011-09-30

Primary Completion

2021-07-31

Completion

2021-07-31

Countries

• Switzerland

Study Locations