Optimizing Mental Health for Infants Exposed to Early Adversity: A Comparison of Breaking the Cycle and Maxxine Wright
NCT ID: NCT05768815
Last Updated: 2024-05-23
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
100 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2023-09-28
2026-12-31
Brief Summary
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* Do children at BTC demonstrate enhanced infant mental health compared to children at MW up to 2 years post-intervention?
* Do mother-child dyads at BTC experience more decreases in child adverse childhood experiences (ACE), maternal stress, and mental health symptoms and have better home environment scores, parenting attitudes, and mother-child relationship scores compared to mother-child dyads at MW?
* Are enhanced infant mental health outcomes associated with children's lower psychosocial risk scores and mothers with lower ACE scores, lower depression and anxiety scores, and lower maternal stress?
* Are the associations between treatment dose and infant mental health scores mediated by parenting attitudes and the mother-child relationship? Does child exposure to psychosocial risk moderate the association between treatment dose and child outcomes?
* How do the mechanisms of change lead to the effectiveness of BTC? What are the potential lifetime health and non-health outcomes of at-risk children at BTC? What is the long-term social return on investment (SROI) of BTC?
Participants will complete several questionnaires at three timepoints while receiving services at either BTC or MW: during the intake phase, 12 months after their engagement in services and 24 months after their engagement in services.
Given that the two programs serve a similar demographic of women, researchers will compare the BTC group and the MW group to establish the comparative effectiveness and mechanisms of change of the infant mental health component of BTC.
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Detailed Description
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Conditions
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Study Design
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NON_RANDOMIZED
PARALLEL
TREATMENT
NONE
Study Groups
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Breaking the Cycle Intervention group
Breaking the Cycle Program
BTC is a prevention and early intervention program in Toronto, Canada, serving substance-using pregnant and/or parenting women with children under six years of age. Established by the Canadian Mothercraft Society in 1995, BTC is funded by the Community Action Program for Children and the Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program through the Public Health Agency of Canada. BTC provides three program components that act synergistically: a) individualized services for mothers, b) individualized services for children, and c) relational interventions that enhance the mother-child relationship and promote infant mental health. Coordinated supports are offered through formal partnerships across service sectors. In 2004, BTC was recognized by the United Nations as an exemplary program serving pregnant and parenting women with substance use problems, and their young children.
Maxxine Wright Intervention group
Maxxine Wright Program
Founded in 2005 and located in Surrey, British Columbia, the Maxxine Wright Community Health Centre (MWCHC) supports women who are pregnant and/or have young children and are impacted by substance use and/or violence. Women do not need to have children in their care to receive services. The program is funded and operated by the Fraser Health Authority, with additional in-kind support from the BC Ministry for Children and Family Development and the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. MW addresses maternal substance use and exposure to violence through women-centered, trauma-informed, culturally grounded, and interdisciplinary approaches. Primary services offered include addiction counselling, primary health care, and group therapy to address interpersonal violence. Within MW, child-focused services are limited to primary health (e.g., well baby checks, childcare).
Interventions
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Breaking the Cycle Program
BTC is a prevention and early intervention program in Toronto, Canada, serving substance-using pregnant and/or parenting women with children under six years of age. Established by the Canadian Mothercraft Society in 1995, BTC is funded by the Community Action Program for Children and the Canadian Prenatal Nutrition Program through the Public Health Agency of Canada. BTC provides three program components that act synergistically: a) individualized services for mothers, b) individualized services for children, and c) relational interventions that enhance the mother-child relationship and promote infant mental health. Coordinated supports are offered through formal partnerships across service sectors. In 2004, BTC was recognized by the United Nations as an exemplary program serving pregnant and parenting women with substance use problems, and their young children.
Maxxine Wright Program
Founded in 2005 and located in Surrey, British Columbia, the Maxxine Wright Community Health Centre (MWCHC) supports women who are pregnant and/or have young children and are impacted by substance use and/or violence. Women do not need to have children in their care to receive services. The program is funded and operated by the Fraser Health Authority, with additional in-kind support from the BC Ministry for Children and Family Development and the BC Ministry of Social Development and Poverty Reduction. MW addresses maternal substance use and exposure to violence through women-centered, trauma-informed, culturally grounded, and interdisciplinary approaches. Primary services offered include addiction counselling, primary health care, and group therapy to address interpersonal violence. Within MW, child-focused services are limited to primary health (e.g., well baby checks, childcare).
Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* having a child under the age of 6 years
* being able to answer a questionnaire in English
Exclusion Criteria
FEMALE
No
Sponsors
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University of Ottawa
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Locations
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Maxxine Wright Community Health Centre
Surrey, British Columbia, Canada
Mothercraft, Breaking the Cycle
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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References
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Racine N, Barriault S, Motz M, Leslie M, Poole N, Premji S, Andrews NCZ, Penaloza D, Pepler D. A comparative effectiveness study of the breaking the cycle and Maxxine Wright intervention programs for substance-involved mothers and their children: study protocol. BMC Psychol. 2024 Jan 5;12(1):16. doi: 10.1186/s40359-023-01484-w.
Other Identifiers
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H-02-23-8940
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id
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