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Behavioural Intervention

WECS Relational Toolkit for Emotional Connection

N/A
Waitlist Available
Led By Martha Welch, MD, DFAPA
Research Sponsored by Columbia University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
- Preschool aged children from 0-5 years old and their mothers in CLC programs.
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 6-10 weeks after intervention, and again 6 months after first session
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Study Summary

This trial will study how well the Nurture Science Program's Drop-In group works to help prepare preschoolers emotionally for the preschool experience, using the Welch Emotional Connection Screen.

Eligible Conditions
  • Emotional Connection
  • Child Development
  • Primary Prevention
  • Disruptive Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

You may be eligible if you check “Yes” for the criteria below

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~6-10 weeks after intervention, and again 6 months after first session
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 6-10 weeks after intervention, and again 6 months after first session for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Proportion of eligible dyads who enroll
Proportion of participants who return for a second session
Secondary outcome measures
Change in WECS screen scale score
Other outcome measures
Center for Epidemiologic Studies Depression Scale (CES-D)
Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ)
Survey of Wellbeing of Young Children (SWYC) Baby Pediatric Symptom Checklist (BPSC)
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Trial Design

1Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Group I: All Participants in Group Zoom SessionsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
During each session, the mother-child dyads will meet with Nurture Science program staff virtually. The entire procedure will be done on Zoom or in person depending on school opening. All mother-child pairs will then be asked to interact, with the child sitting on the mother's lap face-to-face. The rest of the session may continue with: (1) Reading Cuddle and Calm Book (2) Mutual Mother and Child Emotional Exchange Prompts (3) Mothers Support Circle to identify and engage members of the mother's family in helping the dyad with emotional connection (4) Mommy Baby Book (5) Bottle of Emotions (6) Plans for continuing the work in the family. Returning mothers will be asked how they have progressed using the Cuddle and Calm and mutual narrative over the week and what their experience with their child after the session has been.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Columbia UniversityLead Sponsor
1,424 Previous Clinical Trials
2,472,727 Total Patients Enrolled
Einhorn CollaborativeUNKNOWN
1 Previous Clinical Trials
195 Total Patients Enrolled
Martha Welch, MD, DFAPAPrincipal InvestigatorColumbia University

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are recruitment efforts ongoing for this scientific experiment?

"As mentioned on clinicaltrials.gov, recruitment is currently ongoing for this medical trial which was first shared on April 9th 2021 and edited as recently as August 18th 2022."

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What is the current sample size for this medical experiment?

"Confirmed. According to clinicaltrials.gov, this research project is actively recruiting patient participants since its initial launch on April 9th 2021 and the last update was conducted on August 18th 2022. 300 individuals need to be enrolled at a solitary site."

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~77 spots leftby Mar 2025