Longitudinal Follow Up of Subjects Enrolled in Randomized Trial of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation

University of Colorado, Denver320 enrolled

Overview

The Elmira follow-up study is designed to assess the extent to which prenatal and infancy home visitation by nurses affects the life-course development of 19-year-old youth whose mothers received those services during pregnancy and the first two years of the child's life.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

TRIPLE

Enrollment

320

Conditions

Risk Reduction Behavior Reproductive Behavior

Interventions

nurse home visitationBEHAVIORAL

Nurse home visitation

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * Pregnant women prior to the 25th week of gestation * no previous live births * one of the following sociodemographic risk characteristics: * young age (\< 19 years at registration); * unmarried * low socioeconomic status (Medicaid status or no private insurance)

Locations (1)

CIDS

Elmira, New York, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

rates of pregnancy and out-of-wedlock child birth

Time frame: At age 19

educational achievement, including graduation from high school and participation in various types of post-high school education

Time frame: At age 19

participation in the work force, including enrollment in the armed services

Time frame: At age 19

use of welfare

Time frame: At age 19

use of substances (cigarettes, alcohol, and illegal drugs)

Time frame: At age 19

involvement with the criminal justice system (arrests, convictions, incarcerations, etc.)

Time frame: At age 19

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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