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| Screening decision | Screening conclusion | HomVEE procedures and standards version |
|---|---|---|
| Passes screens | Eligible for review | Version 1 |
| Rating | Design | Attrition | Baseline equivalence | Compromised randomization | Confounding factors | Valid, reliable measure(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Low | Randomized controlled trial | High | Not established on race/ethnicity, SES, or baseline measures of the outcome in the analyzed sample | None | None | Not assessed in manuscripts reviewed before 2021 |
In addition to the randomized controlled trial, the study included a non-experimental group design (NED) study that compared the intervention group from the RCT to a comparison group of children from the community who did not have a history of maltreatment. This design had a confounding factor because all members of the intervention group were referred for risk of maltreatment, but members of the community sample did not have a history of maltreatment. Therefore, HomVEE is unable to separate the impact of the home visiting model from the impact of a risk of maltreatment. Thus, all findings from the NED comparison receive a low rating.
Clinicaltrials.gov Identifier: NCT02093052. Study registration was assessed by HomVEE beginning with the 2014 review.