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NCT Number: NCT00336193

Competency Training, Staff Performance, & Family Outcomes

This proposal examines the impact of an augmented competency based approach to training of home visitors and supervisors for delivery of the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP) on staff performance, fidelity to the program model, and family outcomes relative to child maltreatment and early behaviors associated with youth violence. The central premise underlying the proposed study is that the augmented competency based curriculum and clinical consultation to supervisors will improve nurses' knowledge and skills in working with families, which in turn, will lead to greater fidelity to the home visit guidelines (i.e., quality implementation), which in turn, will result in better maternal and child health outcomes.

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Key information

Conditions

Child Abuse

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2

Primary location

University of Colorado Denver Health Sciences Center

Denver, Colorado, 80262, United States

About this study

A two group experimental design will be used to examine the impact of an augmented competency-based curriculum for NFP home visitors and supervisors coupled with structured clinical consultation by NFP National Office professional development staff, as compared against the standard curriculum currently used, on quality of program implementation and family outcomes.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • First time mothers (enrolled during pregnancy) and their children

Exclusion criteria

  • See above. No other exclusion criteria will be used.

Treatment and study plan

home visitation

Behavioral

Home visitation to improve maternal health and well-being and parenting practices

Primary outcomes

  1. Assessment of children's home environment

    Time frame: 12 and 24 months

  2. Children's emergency room visits/hospitalizations

    Time frame: 6, 12, 18, and 24 months

  3. Children's adjustment and behavior

    Time frame: 21-22 months

  4. Children's language development at 21 months

    Time frame: 21 months

  5. Referrals to child protective services 6, 12, 18, and 24 months

    Time frame: 6, 12, 18, and 24 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Fed

Registry information

Official study title

University of Colorado Health Sciences Center: Competency Training, Staff Performance, & Family Outcomes

Important dates

Study start
2005
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jun 13, 2006
Registry last updated
Feb 11, 2011

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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