N/A
Completed N=264
Families Together: Intervention for Reunified Families
Child Abuse · Child Neglect
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT04382677 ↗
Enrolled (actual)
264
Serious AEs
0.2%
Results posted
Apr 2026
Primary outcomePrimary: Child Welfare Services Removal From Birth Parent Home — 12; 19 Participants — p=.159
Summary
Birth parents of young children who have been placed into foster care are a highly vulnerable population of caregivers. Little is known about the ability of existing prevention programs to intervene with birth parents who have recently been reunified with their children under the age of six. This project aims to evaluate a brief, home-visiting intervention model with a sample of reunified birth parents, examining its effectiveness to improve parenting and child wellbeing, and reduce reoccurrence of maltreatment and reunification failure.
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Child Welfare Services Removal From Birth Parent Home |
12; 19 | .159 |
| PRIMARY Change in Parental Sensitivity (Video Recorded Observations Coded by Coders Blind to Intervention) |
27.82; 27.91; 28.32; 27.94 | .646 |
| PRIMARY Change in Parenting Knowledge of Child Development |
44.64; 45.66; 43.46; 44.52 | .276 |
| SECONDARY Change in Child Externalizing Problem Behavior |
17.11; 17.73; 19.07; 17.56 | .121 |
| SECONDARY Change in Child Internalizing Problem Behavior |
10.87; 11.68; 11.82; 11.74 | .576 |
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- Birth parents reunited with their child (age 1-5 years) after a foster or kin care placement in trial return home status
- Parenting the child at study enrollment
- Child Welfare case served by the following Washington State offices: all of Region 2 South, Lynnwood, Tacoma, Everett, Smokey Point, and Lakewood
- Birth parents must be age 18 or older, mothers and fathers are eligible (one parent per study child enrolled)
- Conversant in English
- Access to a telephone
- Housing situation allows for home visits
Exclusion Criteria
- Experiencing an acute crisis (e.g., hospitalization, incarceration)
- Previously received the Promoting First Relationships ® intervention or Child Parent Psychotherapy (CPP)
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT04382677). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication. Informational only — not medical advice.