New study tests therapy to stop child abuse before it starts
NCT ID NCT03808987
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether adding Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP) to regular home visits by community health workers can improve parenting and prevent child maltreatment. It involved 222 low-income pregnant women at high risk. Researchers compared different start times (before or after birth) and lengths of therapy (6 vs. 12 months) to see what works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Child-Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could show that adding CPP to standard home visits helps prevent child maltreatment and strengthens parent-child bonds.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed early-stage study with 222 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, not a drug, so effects may vary.
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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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222 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Feb 2019
- Finished
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Dec 2024
- 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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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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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: * Participants will be low-income pregnant adult women eligible for Medicaid and who have been referred to a Community Health Worker program based on their high psychosocial risk status. Exclusion Criteria: * Mothers will be excluded if they have significant cognitive limitations, severe psychiatric disorders requiring a higher level of care (e.g., imminent suicidal ideation requiring hospitalization, psychotic features), non-English proficiency, age less than 18, or a physical disability that impedes ability to complete study procedures. Mothers whose psychiatric needs or substance use requires inpatient treatment will be excluded. Mothers will be excluded if they terminate their pregnancy or do not deliver a live birth.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Mt. Hope Family Center
Rochester, New York, 14608, United States