Early Prevention of Conduct Problems

July 12, 2013 updated by: Laurie Brotman, NYU Langone Health

Early Primary Prevention of Conduct Problems

The purpose of this study is to examine the immediate and long-term effects of a prevention program in children at risk for developing conduct problems and antisocial behavior.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Participants are randomly assigned to a year-long family-based intervention or to a no contact control group. The intervention focuses on improving parenting practices, parent-child interactions, and child social competence.

Children are assessed at the beginning of the study and again after one year. The development of conduct problems, social competence, and school functioning is assessed from second through fifth grade. Assessments are made through observations, parent and teacher ratings, and diagnostic interviews.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

1050

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • New York
      • New York, New York, United States, 10016
        • New York University Child Study Center

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

2 years to 5 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Sibling of youth adjudicated in Family Court

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Early Primary Prevention
Behavioral: Family-Based Preventive Intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
behavior problems
Time Frame: March 1997 - December 2012
March 1997 - December 2012

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

NYU Langone Health

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

March 1, 1997

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 15, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 3, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

June 4, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

July 16, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

July 12, 2013

Last Verified

July 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01MH055188 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • DSIR 84-CTP (NIH)

This information was retrieved directly from the website clinicaltrials.gov without any changes. If you have any requests to change, remove or update your study details, please contact register@clinicaltrials.gov. As soon as a change is implemented on clinicaltrials.gov, this will be updated automatically on our website as well.

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