The Unique and Combined Effects of Prenatal and Early Childhood Programming on Child Maltreatment: Examining Mechanisms of Change
Enrolling by invitation · Phase 2
Conditions studied: Child Abuse, Intimate Partner Violence, Secondary Prevention, Parenting
In brief
Child maltreatment and child exposure to adult intimate partner violence (IPV) often co-occur and are detrimental to the mental and physical health of children, yet few prevention programs address these intersecting forms of adversity using dual-generation approaches. The proposed study is a rigorous randomized controlled trial that uses a 2x2 factorial design to evaluate the potential synergistic benefits of delivering programming prenatally and during early childhood in order to support the mother-child relationship and ultimately prevent child maltreatment. If effective in preventing child maltreatment, these programs have the potential for high public health impact given that they are both cost-effective and readily scalable.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT06732310
- Run by
- University of Notre Dame
- People needed
- 600
- Starts
- 2024-11-07
- Expected to finish
- 2029-08-31
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-04-23
Who can join
Age: 3 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
Where it is running
- University of Notre Dame — Notre Dame, Indiana, United States
- University of Wisconsin - Madison — Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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