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Impact of the Korea Early Childhood Home-visiting Intervention

Impact of the Korea Early Childhood Home-visiting Intervention on Childhood Health and Development and Maternal Health: A Randomized Controlled Community Trial

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
CRIS
Registry ID
KCT0005579
Enrollment
800
Registered
2020-11-04
Start date
2021-10-27
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-07-21

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

None listed

Interventions

Behavioral : The KECHI encompasses 25-29 home visits, group activities, and community service linkage by social workers from the prenatal period until the child reach the age of 2 years
as such, it is a complex intervention involving various domains to address a wide range of outcomes. Pregnant women with two or more risk factors who are deemed to have difficulties in raising childre

Sponsors

Seoul National University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: ? Pregnant women with two or more risk factors at the time of screening ? Pregnant women at less than 37 weeks of gestation ? Pregnant women who can read and answer questionnaires in Korean ? Pregnant women living in districts where the KECHI service is available

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: ? Pregnant women who have experienced any critical event such as termination of pregnancy, stillbirth, or child death ? Pregnant women who plan to move abroad or to other regions where KECHI is not available within the next 6 months.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Infant/Toddler Home Observation for Measurement of the Environment;K-Bayley-III (Korean Bayley Scales of Infant and Toddler Development-III);Emergency department visits due to injuries (maternal-report);Breastfeeding duration;Maternal self-rated health;Community service linkage;Emergency department visits due to injuries (administrative data);School readiness (EDI);Child Intelligence (WPPSI);Child abuse;Maternal depression (PHQ-9);Maternal parenting behavior ;Cognitive-stimulating home environment (Parent-child interaction)

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
Safety knowledge;Denver developmental screening test;Premature birth;Delayed growth;Knowledge of sudden infant death syndrome prevention ;Vaccination;National health check-ups;Spousal participation in parenting;Parenting related household expenses;Maternal depression (Edinburgh Depression Scale and Patient Health Questionnaire-9 items);Maternal anxiety (General Anxiety Scale-2 items);Maternal tobacco use;Maternal alcohol use;Delivery type;Maternal parenting stress ;Intimate partner violence (Hurt, Insult, Threaten, and Scream-4 items);Maternal body weight;Social support questionnaires (12 items);Food insecurity;Spouse intimacy (Revised-Kansas Marital Satisfaction Scale-4 items);Spousal tobacco use;Spousal alcohol consumption;Parent-child interaction (NCAST (Nursing Child Assessment Satellite training)-PCI (Parent-Child Interaction) teaching scale (73 items));Emergency department visits (maternal-report);Hospital admission (maternal-report);Maternal depression (Patient Health Questionnaire-9);Maternal depression (Whooley & Arroll questions-3 items);Intention to have another child;Subsequent childbirth after study participation;Maternal employment status;Paternal employment status (maternal-report);Monthly household income;Basic livelihood security status;Maternal marital status;Child’s Educational facility attendance;Parental efficacy;Self-efficacy;Healthcare utilization (administrative data);Child lifestyle habits;Child problem behavior;Child social-emotional development (social competence);Child BMI ;Child dental caries ;Child health status (maternal-report);Maternal self-rated health;Vaccination (administrative data);National health check-ups (administrative data);Community service linkage;Maternal quality of life;Emergency department visits due to injuries (maternal-report)

Countries

Korea, Republic of

Contacts

Public ContactYu-Mi Kim

Hanyang University

kimyumi@hanyang.ac.kr+82-2-2220-0662

Outcome results

None listed

Source: CRIS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026