Promoting Infant Mental Health in Foster Care

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Promoting First Relationships (PFR) program versus an Early Education Support (EES) program in promoting infant well-being, preventing emotional and behavioral problems, countering developmental delay, and reducing placement instability in young foster care children.

Clinical Trial Description

Infants who enter foster care are at risk for developing multiple social and emotional problems later in life. These behavioral issues often result in foster children being placed with multiple different families during their childhoods. In turn, an unstable family life can lead to serious conduct disorders and mental health problems. The infants' loss of their first attachment relationship heightens the risks for developing these problems, even if the quality of care was poor prior to removal. Infants' reactions to this loss, combined with other vulnerabilities, complicate the development of new secure attachments to their foster care families. Garnering a secure attachment relationship between foster parents and foster infants may reduce the infant's risk for developing problematic mental health and conduct issues. PFR is a family therapy intervention focused on aiding foster care parents to cultivate secure attachments with their foster infants. This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the PFR program versus an EES program in promoting attachment security and infant well-being, preventing emotional and behavioral problems, countering developmental delay, and reducing placement instability in young foster care children.

Participants in this single-blind study will be randomly assigned to receive either PFR or EES. Both interventions will be administered by a trained staff member of a community agency. Participants assigned to PFR will receive ten weekly home visits that will focus on promoting the development of a secure attachment between foster parents and infants. EES will consist of three monthly home visits, during which infants will be assessed and referred for additional care if necessary. EES participants will not receive any training. Outcomes will be assessed at 1, 6, and 12 months post-intervention for all participants. ;

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Subject), Primary Purpose: Prevention

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Clinical Trial Details

NCT number	NCT00339365
Study type	Interventional
Source	University of Washington
Contact
Status	Completed
Phase	Phase 2/Phase 3
Start date	April 2007
Completion date	July 2011

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