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Room to Grow Evaluation for Children

NCT04226053 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 322

Last updated 2026-05-22

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Summary

This research project is a small-scale randomized controlled trial (RCT) of an innovative program based in New York City called Room to Grow (RtG). Room to Grow's mission is to enrich the lives of babies born into poverty throughout their critical first three years of development. The research-informed program model combines tailored, one-on-one sessions with an expert clinical social worker in-person every three months plus ongoing communication (via phone and email), provision of essential baby items, and connections to vital community resources. The goal of Room to Grow's innovative program is to help parents increase the probability that their children will enter school ready to learn and continue on to meet their full potential in education, work, and citizenship. The therapeutic, psychodynamic approach and robust three-year long relationship with families is designed to act as the catalyst for sustainable, long-term change in parenting methods and family system stability. Critically, and in contrast to other programs aimed at improving parenting and child development, Room to Grow believes that providing concrete material assistance enhances the effectiveness of counseling and referrals to low-income families by reducing economic stress and freeing up scarce resources.

Conditions

  • Parenting
  • Child Development

Interventions

OTHER

Parenting, Child Development

The treatment group will consist of mothers that were randomly selected to receive Room to Grow services, which include three years of social and practical support for the mother and baby. The research-informed program model combines tailored, one-on-one sessions with an expert clinical social worker in-person every three months, provision of essential baby items including books, toys, clothing, and equipment (retail value of in-kind items over three years averages $10,000), and connections to vital community resources (e.g., housing, entitlements, child care, social services).

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

    collaborator NIH

  • Columbia University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Christopher Wimer, PhD · Senior Research Scientist at CPRC, School of Social Work

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
OTHER
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
16 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2017-03-31
Primary Completion
2023-10-04
Completion
2023-10-04

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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This page highlights key information. For complete eligibility criteria, study locations, investigator contacts, and the full protocol, visit the original record on ClinicalTrials.gov.

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