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Fernald et al incorporated additional observation-based assessments and the following modifications: 1) addition of child observation exercises to allow for validity check of parent responses (original ASQ questions), and 2) the incorporation of ASQ questions from the next highest age range. The Extended Ages and Stages Questionnaire (EASQ) was utilized as an assessment tool to allow us to better quantify degree of risk at baseline (based on quintiles of scores). By incorporating ASQ questions from the next two highest age ranges, scores will be continuous across the study period of three. The EASQ has been applied to children in four countries, including 2,845 children in Peru.'}], 'secondaryOutcomes': [{'measure': 'Change in global HOME score', 'timeFrame': 'baseline, 3 months', 'description': 'The Infant Toddler Home Observation Measurement of the Environment (HOME) evaluates parenting and home influences on child development.'}, {'measure': 'Change in HOME subscore of parent responsivity', 'timeFrame': 'baseline, 3 months', 'description': 'This HOME subscore is defined in the manual as "the extent to which the parent responds to the child\'s behavior including reinforcement for desired behavior and communication through words and actions".'}, {'measure': 'Change in HOME subscore of parent involvement', 'timeFrame': 'baseline, 3 months', 'description': 'This HOME subscore is defined as "parental acceptance of the child\'s behavior that is less than optimal and examines avoidance of undue restriction and punishment".'}]}, 'oversightModule': {'oversightHasDmc': False}, 'conditionsModule': {'conditions': ['Child Developmental Delay', 'Child Development', 'Community Health Workers', 'Low Income Population']}, 'referencesModule': {'references': [{'pmid': '17208643', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Grantham-McGregor S, Cheung YB, Cueto S, Glewwe P, Richter L, Strupp B; International Child Development Steering Group. Developmental potential in the first 5 years for children in developing countries. Lancet. 2007 Jan 6;369(9555):60-70. doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(07)60032-4.'}, {'pmid': '18772893', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Nahar B, Hamadani JD, Ahmed T, Tofail F, Rahman A, Huda SN, Grantham-McGregor SM. Effects of psychosocial stimulation on growth and development of severely malnourished children in a nutrition unit in Bangladesh. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2009 Jun;63(6):725-31. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2008.44. Epub 2008 Sep 3.'}, {'pmid': '22353925', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Nahar B, Hossain MI, Hamadani JD, Ahmed T, Huda SN, Grantham-McGregor SM, Persson LA. Effects of a community-based approach of food and psychosocial stimulation on growth and development of severely malnourished children in Bangladesh: a randomised trial. Eur J Clin Nutr. 2012 Jun;66(6):701-9. doi: 10.1038/ejcn.2012.13. Epub 2012 Feb 22.'}, {'pmid': '20383572', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Munoz M, Bayona J, Sanchez E, Arevalo J, Sebastian JL, Arteaga F, Guerra D, Zeladita J, Espiritu B, Wong M, Caldas A, Shin S. Matching social support to individual needs: a community-based intervention to improve HIV treatment adherence in a resource-poor setting. AIDS Behav. 2011 Oct;15(7):1454-64. doi: 10.1007/s10461-010-9697-9.'}, {'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Caldwell, B. and R. Bradley, eds. Home Inventory Administration Manual. 3rd Edition ed. 2001, University of Arkansas at Little Rock: Little Rock, AR.'}, {'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Schreiner, M., Progress out of Poverty Index: A Simple Poverty Score for Peru. 2008, Grameen Foundation: St Louis, MO.'}, {'pmid': '23045688', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Fernald LC, Kariger P, Hidrobo M, Gertler PJ. Socioeconomic gradients in child development in very young children: evidence from India, Indonesia, Peru, and Senegal. 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Home visiting and the biology of toxic stress: opportunities to address early childhood adversity. Pediatrics. 2013 Nov;132 Suppl 2:S65-73. doi: 10.1542/peds.2013-1021D.'}, {'pmid': '1676083', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Grantham-McGregor SM, Powell CA, Walker SP, Himes JH. Nutritional supplementation, psychosocial stimulation, and mental development of stunted children: the Jamaican Study. Lancet. 1991 Jul 6;338(8758):1-5. doi: 10.1016/0140-6736(91)90001-6.'}, {'pmid': '26917559', 'type': 'BACKGROUND', 'citation': 'Munoz M, Nelson A, Johnson M, Godoy N, Serrano E, Chagua E, Valdivia J, Santacruz J, Wong M, Kolevic L, Kammerer B, Vega C, Vibbert M, Lundy S, Shin S. Community-Based Needs Assessment of Neurodevelopment, Caregiver, and Home Environment Factors in Young Children Affected by HIV in Lima, Peru. J Int Assoc Provid AIDS Care. 2017 Mar/Apr;16(2):161-167. doi: 10.1177/2325957416631625. Epub 2016 Jul 8.'}], 'seeAlsoLinks': [{'url': 'http://www.savingbrainsinnovation.net/projects/0769-05/', 'label': 'CASITA scale-up: Saving Brains Innovation'}]}, 'descriptionModule': {'briefSummary': 'Building on an intervention for early child development from the SPARK Center in Boston, Socios En Salud (SES) pilot tested "CASITA" a community-based package to screen and treat young children (ages 1-3 years of age) diagnosed with neurodevelopment risk and delay in Carabayllo, Lima, Peru. Ministry of Health CHWs identified children with developmental delays within the clinics and community and delivered a structured early intervention that included parent coaching and social support. In order to test the hypothesis that CASITA improves early child development, caregiver, and home environment, dyads received either nutrition supplements alone, nutrition + "CASITA" early child development sessions individually, or CASITA in a group of 10 dyads.'}, 'eligibilityModule': {'sex': 'ALL', 'stdAges': ['CHILD'], 'maximumAge': '24 Months', 'minimumAge': '6 Months', 'healthyVolunteers': True, 'eligibilityCriteria': 'Inclusion Criteria:\n\n1. Age between 6 - 24 months of age;\n2. Known primary caregiver (parent or legal guardian) living with child;\n3. Living within the catchment area of the 6 Health Centers that comprise the study zone.\n4. Screen positive for neurodevelopment delay ("at risk" or "delayed" in neurodevelopment based on Evaluation del Desarrollo Psicomotor (EEDP) assessment).\n5. Be at risk by scoring \\<45 on the Progress Out of Poverty Index.\n\nExclusion Criteria:\n\n1. A known medical condition that would make the child unresponsive to early intervention;\n2. Family anticipates moving within the next three months.'}, 'identificationModule': {'nctId': 'NCT03010306', 'briefTitle': 'CASITA Intervention for Children at Risk of Delay in Carabayllo, Peru', 'organization': {'class': 'OTHER', 'fullName': "Brigham and Women's Hospital"}, 'officialTitle': 'Pilot Community-based Development Intervention (CASITA) for Children With Neurodevelopmental Risk and Delay in Carabayllo, Lima, Peru', 'orgStudyIdInfo': {'id': '2013P002554'}}, 'armsInterventionsModule': {'armGroups': [{'type': 'NO_INTERVENTION', 'label': 'Nutrition only', 'description': "Monthly food baskets were provided to the nutrition only group. Food baskets included basic foods to sustain a family of three over one month's time, such as rice and evaporated milk. Food baskets were valued at approximately $28 US Dollars per basket."}, {'type': 'ACTIVE_COMPARATOR', 'label': 'Nutrition + CASITA', 'description': "The CASITA intervention was given by a community health worker (CHW) and involves individual and group modalities. HOME-CASITA took place at the dyad's place of residence, and the GROUP-CASITA at a local community center. All CASITA participants received 12 weekly sessions over 3 months. Interventions retain core elements of the SPARK approach: coaching parents on child development stimulation and providing social support and encouragement. Each session is as follows: 1) Child observation \\& knowledge sharing about child development; 2) Practice of reciprocal attention focusing and social interaction activities; 3) Parent encouragement on behavior and developmental interactions; and 4) Parent social support through referral assistance, reassurance, and validation of parent's concerns.", 'interventionNames': ['Other: CASITA']}], 'interventions': [{'name': 'CASITA', 'type': 'OTHER', 'otherNames': ['Child development coaching and social support in Lima Peru', 'Community-based intervention for children at risk of Neurodevelopment delay'], 'armGroupLabels': ['Nutrition + CASITA']}]}, 'contactsLocationsModule': {'overallOfficials': [{'name': 'Leonid Lecca, MD', 'role': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'affiliation': 'Socios En Salud, Peru'}]}, 'ipdSharingStatementModule': {'ipdSharing': 'NO'}, 'sponsorCollaboratorsModule': {'leadSponsor': {'name': "Brigham and Women's Hospital", 'class': 'OTHER'}, 'collaborators': [{'name': 'Grand Challenges Canada', 'class': 'OTHER'}, {'name': 'Harvard University', 'class': 'OTHER'}, {'name': "Boston Children's Hospital", 'class': 'OTHER'}, {'name': 'Boston Medical Center', 'class': 'OTHER'}, {'name': 'Partners in Health', 'class': 'OTHER'}], 'responsibleParty': {'type': 'PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR', 'investigatorTitle': 'Research Manager', 'investigatorFullName': 'Adrianne Katrina Hart Nelson', 'investigatorAffiliation': "Brigham and Women's Hospital"}}}}