Trial reportAlcoholism, clinical and experimental research2019
Six-Month Follow-up of the Families on Track Intervention Pilot Trial for Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders and Their Families.
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- Behavioral interventions for individuals with fetal alcohol spectrum disorder: A review of systematic reviews.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Pooled it
- First Evidence-Based Guideline for Interventions in FASD.Neuropediatrics · 2025Pooled it
- A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Mental Health and Substance Use Outcomes for Individuals with Prenatal Alcohol Exposure and Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder.Alcoholism, clinical and experimental research · 2020Pooled it
- Families Moving Forward Connect mHealth Intervention for Caregivers of Children With Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders: Randomized Controlled Trial.JMIR mHealth and uHealth · 2026Trial
- Identifying family environment profiles in families of children with prenatal alcohol exposure.Alcohol, clinical & experimental research · 2025Article
- A tornado in the family: fetal alcohol spectrum disorder and aggression during childhood and adolescence: a scoping review.Frontiers in neuroscience · 2023Article
- Interventions for improving executive functions in children with foetal alcohol spectrum disorder (FASD): A systematic review.Campbell systematic reviews · 2022Review
- Parental interaction style, child engagement, and emerging executive function in fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD).Child neuropsychology : a journal on normal and abnormal development in childhood and adolescence · 2022Article
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Abstract
backgroundWhen the primary disabilities associated with fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD) are not well supported, individuals are at higher risk for mental health problems and other secondary conditions. The Families on Track (FOT) intervention was designed to prevent secondary conditions and improve family functioning in children with FASD. Promising results from a pilot study demonstrated positive effects on child and caregiver outcomes immediately following the intervention. The objective of this study was to examine the sustainability of these effects 6 months postintervention.
methodsThirty children (ages 4 to 8) with prenatal alcohol exposure and their caregivers were enrolled in the original study. Families were randomized to the FOT intervention or an active comparison group that provided comprehensive assessment and individualized feedback. The intervention integrated a positive parenting curriculum and a child skills group. Families were assessed at baseline, postintervention, and 6-month follow-up visits. Follow-up data were available for 24 families on child and caregiver outcomes. Data were analyzed using effect size calculations and analysis-of-variance techniques.
resultsRelative to the comparison group, intervention families showed continued gains in parenting efficacy and maintained prior improvements in FASD knowledge over the follow-up period. Although intervention families reported a decrease in their needs being met over the follow-up period, they continued to report their needs being met to greater extent than those in the comparison group. Consistent with postintervention outcomes, children in both groups exhibited similar decreases in child disruptive behavior 6 months following the intervention. Unfortunately, positive gains seen at postintervention for child self-esteem and emotion regulation were attenuated at follow-up.
conclusionsThis pilot study yielded promising effects on important areas of caregiver functioning. However, the intervention's impact on child functioning waned over time, suggesting the need for sustained or alternate child intervention.
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