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NCT00006446 · ClinicalTrials.gov registry record · NA

Preventing Problems in Children's Social Behavior

A NA study, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

Completed
Registry status
NA
Development phase
180
Enrollment target

NCT00006446: Completed NA study, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

NCT00006446 is a NA study that has completed, run by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD). The registered enrollment target is 180 participants, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (87% lower). According to ClinicalTrials.gov, the official US trial registry.

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The verdict

NCT00006446, a NA study, has completed, sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD).

COMPLETED
Registry status
NA
Development phase
180 participants
Enrollment target

Study Summary

Children who are at risk for problems in school may do better if they and their parents are taught how to communicate with each other between age 3 and 6 when the children enter kindergarten. Three groups of 3 year olds who are in Head Start in the Nashville area will be randomized with their parents to either a 3 year program of skill building or to a control (Head Start only). The children will be tested at the end of the 3 year study and 6 months, 1 year and 2 years later.

Interventions

  • PROCEDURE Training in parenting skills and communication

Trial Details

FieldValue
Enrollment Target 180 participants
Start Date 1996-07
Est. Completion 2001-06
Phase NA

What the finished NCT00006446 record still lists

NCT00006446 is an interventional study that assigns participants to a tested intervention. The registered 180 participants enrollment target is mid-sized for trials with a published cap, below the 1,404-participant average among 58,714 other NA trials with a reported enrollment target (87% lower).

The record links to 0 conditions, and to 1 intervention - of which Training in parenting skills and communication is the first listed.

NCT00006446 does not publish any study locations in the registry export this page uses.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is clinical trial NCT00006446 about?

NCT00006446 is a clinical study titled "Preventing Problems in Children's Social Behavior". Children who are at risk for problems in school may do better if they and their parents are taught how to communicate with each other between age 3 and 6 when the children enter kindergarten. Three groups of 3 year olds who are in Head Start in the Nashville area will be randomized with their parent...

What is the current status of trial NCT00006446?

This trial is currently completed. It is a NA study. The enrollment target is 180 participants. The study started on 1996-07. Estimated completion is 2001-06.

What interventions are being tested in trial NCT00006446?

The interventions under investigation include: Training in parenting skills and communication (PROCEDURE).

Who is sponsoring clinical trial NCT00006446?

This trial is sponsored by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), which has 305 total clinical trials registered on ClinicalTrials.gov.

How this trial's enrollment target compares

Where NCT00006446's enrollment target sits among peer trials

180 586th of 2000 higher than 1,397 of 2,000 other NA trials

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Source ClinicalTrials.gov registry export · 2026-08-08

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