Natural Helpers and PCIT
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age2-12
SponsorUniversity of Miami
About this trial
The purpose of the study is to evaluate the effect of a time-limited (i.e., 18 weeks) community health worker (CHW) intervention, referred to as the Parent Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT) plus natural helper (NH) model, on treatment engagement, retention, and child and caregiver outcomes.
Eligibility criteria
Qualifiers
Families of children 2 years of age to 12 years of age.
Children 2 to 7 years of age with a history of child abuse or neglect and/or child behavior problems or children ages 8 years to 12 years of age with history of or risk for abuse and the child does not exhibit clinically significant behavior problems.
At the time of enrollment, participants must agree that, within the upcoming six months, they will not move away to a location where they would no longer be able to regularly attend weekly sessions (i.e., moving out of Miami Dade County).
Disqualifiers
Families with child younger than 2 years of age or older than 7 years of age with clinically significant behavior problems
Adults who are unable to consent and prisoners
Trial design
Treatments tested in this trial
- Standard Parent-Child Interaction Therapy (PCIT)
- Natural Helpers (NH)
Treatment groups
300 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsSponsors and collaborators
University of Miami
Lead sponsor
The Children's Trust, Miami FL
Collaborator
ConnectFamilias
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov