The Impact of Family CTI on Homeless Children

December 5, 2013 updated by: Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research
The purpose of this study is to examine how services and housing provided for homeless families affect the mental health and behavior of homeless children over time.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

This study is a supplement to a parent study which concentrates on the outcomes of homeless mothers who are provided with services and housing. This study will focus on the effects of housing and services on children, who may be the major beneficiaries of such assistance.

Participants are randomly assigned to either receive services and permanent housing or to remain in a homeless shelter without additional assistance. Children and their parents are interviewed separately 3, 9, and 15 months after study entry. The teachers of participating children are surveyed twice during the study.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

320

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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
      • Orangeburg, New York, United States, 10962
        • The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

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

1 year to 16 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Enrollment in the parent study
  • Homeless and living at a shelter with mother/maternal guardian at the time of study enrollment

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: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Internalizing, externalizing, school outcomes
Time Frame: 18 months post enrollment
18 months post enrollment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Nathan Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

Collaborators

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Judith A Samuels, MBA, PhD, The Nathan S. Kline Institute for Psychiatric Research

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

July 1, 2002

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2005

Study Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

February 19, 2003

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 19, 2003

First Posted (Estimate)

February 20, 2003

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 6, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 5, 2013

Last Verified

December 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • R01MH067148 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
  • DSIR 82-SEMS (Other Identifier: National Institute of Mental Health)

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