Early Institutionalization Intervention Impact Project

Recruiting N/A Interventional Study
Socioemotional Development Cognitive Ability Behavioral and Neural Patterns of Attention Brain Function Psychopathology
No Placebo Group Every participant receives an active treatment — no one gets a placebo. Healthy Volunteers Welcome You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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At a Glance
Age
Up to 24 Months
Sex
Any
Study type
Interventional
Purpose
Basic Science
Participants needed
220 (estimated)
Sponsor
Boston Children's Hospital · Other
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About This Trial

The purpose of this study is to determine the effects of early intervention (placement into foster care, and a caregiving training) on physical, cognitive, social and brain development and psychiatric symptomatology in children place in out-of-home care.

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Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * newly entering the institution system in and near São Paulo, Brazil, and the institution director or foster parent is the guardian at the time of baseline, * at the time of baseline assessment the child is less than 24 months old, * the child's birth weight must be at or above…
Contacts

Charles A Nelson, PhD

617-355-0401

charles.nelson@childrens.harvard.edu

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