Nurse-Family Partnership Impact Evaluation in South Carolina (NCT03360539)
🩺 Plain-English Summary (8th-Grade Level)
This study evaluates the effects of the Nurse Family Partnership (NFP), an established home-visiting program, using a scientifically rigorous individual-level randomized controlled trial. The study will be based in South Carolina, where a Medicaid waiver in combination with a pay-for-success contract will allow expansion of the program to women on Medicaid. The study plans to enroll 4000 low-income, first time mothers and their children into the intervention group, and another 2000 into the control group. The study will evaluate the program's impacts on outcomes using administrative records. This study aims to yield new evidence on the effect of NFP in a modern context, applied to a new population, across a broad range of outcomes, and financed by a novel public-private partnership based on accountability for outcomes.
Who can join: Review the eligibility criteria below.
Location: Nurse-Family Partnership of Anderson County — Anderson, South Carolina
Age range: 15 Years to 55 Years
🧪 Interventions in This Study
- Nurse-Family Partnership (BEHAVIORAL)
📋 "Do I Qualify?" — 1-Minute Self Screener
Instant ChecklistFull eligibility criteria are available on the official NIH protocol. View the criteria ↗
📍 All Participating Trial Locations (9 Sites)
- Nurse-Family Partnership of Anderson County — Anderson, South Carolina
- NFP of Berkeley/Charleston/Dorchester Counties — Charleston, South Carolina
- Nurse-Family Partnership of Lexington-Richland Co. — Columbia, South Carolina
- Nurse-Family Partnership of Horry County — Conway, South Carolina
- McLeod Health NFP — Florence, South Carolina
- Nurse-Family Partnership of Greenville County — Greenville, South Carolina
- Carolina Health Centers NFP — Greenwood, South Carolina
- Family Solutions of the Lowcountry NFP — Orangeburg, South Carolina
- Spartanburg Regional Hospital NFP — Spartanburg, South Carolina
💰 Cost, Insurance & Patient Rights
- 100% Free Items: The investigational treatment and protocol-required procedures are supplied at zero cost by the sponsor.
- Routine Patient Care: Under federal law (ACA § 2709) and many state statutes, routine care costs are covered during participation.
- Voluntary Participation: You may withdraw at any time without affecting your standard medical care.
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💡 How to Participate
- Check the checklist above to see if you may qualify.
- Review the official NIH record below to find the coordinating site.
- Ask about the visit schedule, what is covered at no cost, and any travel support.
- Confirm with your own doctor before making a decision.