The PANTHERS (Parents and iNfants Together in Home-based Early Remote Services) Project

Summary

The PANTHERS (Parents And iNfants Together in Home-based Early Remote Services) Projects is a study funded by the National Institute of Child Health and Human Development to evaluate the efficacy and maintenance of a remote home-based preventive intervention, the Infant Behavior Program (IBP), to decrease behavior problems in infants from high-risk families. All families will participate in five remote evaluations in their home, and families will also receive 6 remote treatment sessions of either the IBP or the EPPC. All participant procedures will be conducted remotely.

Conditions

• Early Childhood Development
• Behavior Problems

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Infant Behavior Program (IBP)

Infant Behavior Program (IBP) is a home-based adaptation of the Child-Directed Interaction (CDI) phase of Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT), an evidence-based intervention for early externalizing problems. Consistent with recommendations we maintained core features of CDI and addressed the unique developmental needs of infants. All IBP sessions will completed remotely.

OTHER

Enhanced Pediatric Primary Care (EPPC)

Families in EPPC will receive six one-hour home visits where they will receive information about normative developmental and health expectations for their infant. Specifically, therapists will provide education on six topics: (1) cognitive and emotional development; (2) language and social development; (3) safety; (4) feeding and nutrition; (5) sleep; and (6) fitness and activity. All EPPC sessions will completed remotely.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

  collaborator NIH

• Nicklaus Children's Hospital f/k/a Miami Children's Hospital

  collaborator OTHER

• Florida International University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• Daniel M Bagner, PhD · Florida International University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

12 Months

Max Age

18 Months

Sex

ALL

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2021-03-08

Primary Completion

2026-09-07

Completion

2026-09-07

Countries

• United States

Study Locations