Home visits for moms may boost child development and Well-Being
NCT ID NCT07477899
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests whether a home visiting program for mothers facing stress or past trauma can improve their mental health and their child's emotional and behavioral development. Researchers will follow 352 mother-child pairs from pregnancy until the child is 18 months old. They will also look at biological markers like heart activity and DNA changes to understand how the program might work.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Home visiting programme
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could point toward a simple, scalable way to support at-risk mothers and improve children's emotional and behavioral development.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational/interventional study with no phase, so results are preliminary. The intervention is behavioral, so effects may be small or hard to measure, and findings may not apply to all families.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 352 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2024
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age ≥ 18 years * Good understanding of the Italian language * No cognitive impairments and/or diagnosed psychiatric disorders * No use of psychotropic medications * Participation in the parental support program (only for the ACEs+ group) Exclusion Criteria: * none
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Conditions
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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IRCCS Eugenio Medea
Bosisio Parini, LC, 23842, Italy
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