Family Spirit Study

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Substance Abuse

In brief

The goals of this study are to evaluate the effects of an in-home parenting education program, called Family Spirit, on parenting knowledge and skills and decreasing alcohol and substance use compared to a breast-feeding education. In addition, we will assess aspects of mother/child interaction.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT00356551

Run by

Johns Hopkins University

People needed

320

Starts

2002-05-01

Expected to finish

2005-09-01

Last updated by the study team

2016-08-01

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 24. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Native American pregnant teens or young women ages 12-22 years old at the time of conception.
• Women ages 20-22 years at the time of conception must be pregnant for the first time.
• Partners of pregnant teens must be between the ages of 12-24.
• Pregnant <28 weeks gestation and able to meet the requirements for completing the program in a timely way.
• An enrolled tribal member.
• Reside in the Reservation Service Unit Catchment Area and within 60 mile of the Indian Health Service Unit Headquarters.

You may not qualify if…

• Severe mental illness - schizophrenia, bipolar disorder, incapacitating depression, or Substance abuse/dependence in need of intensive and specific treatment
• Active legal problems - subjects will not be enrolled if they are incarcerated or if program participation has been made a condition of parole
• Ongoing social service involvement for abuse and neglect

Where it is running

• Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health — Fort Defiance, Arizona, United States
• Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health — Tuba City, Arizona, United States
• Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health — Whiteriver, Arizona, United States
• Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health — Baltimore, Maryland, United States
• Johns Hopkins Center for American Indian Health — Gallup, New Mexico, United States

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