Manuscript Details

Kilburn, M. R., & Cannon, J. S. (2017). Home visiting and use of infant health care: A randomized clinical trial. Pediatrics, 139(1).

Additional Sources:

  • Kilburn, R., & Cannon, J. S. (2016). The effect of a universal home visiting program on health care use in the first year of life: A randomized clinical trial. [Unpublished manuscript submitted to HomVEE].

Model(s): First Born® Program
Study Registration: ClinicalTrials.gov
Low rating
This manuscript received a low rating because it is a randomized-controlled trial with high-attrition that does not satisfy the baseline equivalence requirement.

Study reviewed under: Handbook of Procedures and Standards, Version 2.1
Study design characteristics contributing to rating
Design Random assignment compromised? Attrition Baseline equivalence Confounding factors? Valid, reliable measures?
Randomized controlled trial No High

Not established on race/ethnicity and socioeconomic status in the analyzed sample; outcome(s) not feasible to assess at baseline

No

Yes