Natural Helpers and PCIT

Recruiting now · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Child Behavior, Parenting

In brief

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.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05400434

Run by

University of Miami

People needed

300

Starts

2018-12-03

Expected to finish

2026-12-27

Last updated by the study team

2026-01-13

Who can join

Age: 2 and older, up to 12. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• 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).

You may not qualify if…

• 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

Where it is running

• ConnectFamilias — Miami, Florida, United States (enrolling)
• Mailman Center for Child Development — Miami, Florida, United States (enrolling)

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