Community helpers boost therapy success for struggling families
NCT ID NCT05400434
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looks at whether adding a community health worker (called a natural helper) to standard parent-child therapy helps families stay in the program and see better results. About 300 families with children aged 2 to 12 who have behavior problems or a history of abuse will take part. The goal is to improve child behavior, parenting skills, and reduce family stress over 18 weeks.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Dec 2018
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2026
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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2 to 12 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- 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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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: 1. Families of children 2 years of age to 12 years of age. 2. 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. 3. 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). Exclusion Criteria: 1. Families with child younger than 2 years of age or older than 7 years of age with clinically significant behavior problems 2. Adults who are unable to consent and prisoners
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Conditions
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How to take part
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The places running it
2 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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ConnectFamilias
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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Mailman Center for Child Development
RECRUITINGMiami, Florida, 33136, United States
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