Early Prevention of Conduct Problems
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00051714 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : June 4, 2003
Last Update Posted : July 16, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Conduct Disorder | Behavioral: Family-Based Preventive Intervention | Phase 4 |
Participants are randomly assigned to a year-long family-based intervention or to a no contact control group. The intervention focuses on improving parenting practices, parent-child interactions, and child social competence.
Children are assessed at the beginning of the study and again after one year. The development of conduct problems, social competence, and school functioning is assessed from second through fifth grade. Assessments are made through observations, parent and teacher ratings, and diagnostic interviews.
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 1050 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Early Primary Prevention of Conduct Problems |
Study Start Date : | March 1997 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2012 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Early Primary Prevention |
Behavioral: Family-Based Preventive Intervention |
- behavior problems [ Time Frame: March 1997 - December 2012 ]

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 33 Months to 63 Months (Child) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | All |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Sibling of youth adjudicated in Family Court

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00051714
United States, New York | |
New York University Child Study Center | |
New York, New York, United States, 10016 |
Responsible Party: | Laurie Brotman, Professor Science Professor of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry, NYU Langone Health |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00051714 |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R01MH055188 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) R01MH055188 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) DSIR 84-CTP |
First Posted: | June 4, 2003 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | July 16, 2013 |
Last Verified: | July 2013 |
Social Behavior Disorders |
Conduct Disorder Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders Neurodevelopmental Disorders Mental Disorders |