Legacy for Children TM : a pair of randomized controlled trials of a public health model to improve developmental outcomes among children in poverty

Perou, Ruth; Elliott, Marc N; Visser, Susanna N; Claussen, Angelika H; Scott, Keith G; Beckwith, Leila H; Howard, Judy; Katz, Lynne F; Smith, D Camille

doi:10.1186/1471-2458-12-691

Table 3 Incentives used in the Legacy for Children ^TM study

From: Legacy for Children ^TM: a pair of randomized controlled trials of a public health model to improve developmental outcomes among children in poverty

			University of Miami			UCLA
Group	Periodicity	Purpose	Staff	Location/mode	Incentive	Staff	Location/mode	Incentive
Comparison	Every six weeks	Maintenance contact	Trackers	Phone call	-
Comparison	Annually	Holiday gift	Trackers	mail	$20
Intervention	Prenatal – 36 m Weekly blocks	Group meetings				Int staff	Site	Meal/Child care ($25)
	Prenatal – 36 m After blocks	Home visits				Int staff	Home/site	Gifts/Materials
	Prenatal – 36 m before blocks	Session schedule reminder				Int staff	Mail	-
	0-60 m Weekly	Group meetings	Intervention staff (Int staff)	Site	Diapers/toys Child care ($20), small gifts
	0-60 m monthly	Group meetings	Int staff	Site	$5 per attended visit
	0-60 m yearly	Personal follow-up visits	Int staff	Home/site	tape
	Annually	Holiday gift	Int staff	Site	$20
	Annually	Parent Satisfaction	Assessors	Phone	$50	RTI	Phone	$50
Intervention subsample	Periodically	Focus group	Assessors	Site	$50	RTI	Site	$50
Intervention subsample	Annually	Case studies	Assessors	Site	$50	RTI	Site	$50
Intervention and Comparison	Annually/December	Holiday gift	Int staff/Trackers	Mail	$ ≤ 20
	Annually	Mother birthday greeting	Int staff/Trackers	Mail	-	Int staff	Mail	-
	quarterly	For complete assessments				Int staff	Mail	$25
	6 m	Assessment	Assessors	Assess office	$100	Assessors	Assess office	$100
	9 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	9 m	FUI
	12 m	Birthday greeting	Int staff/Trackers	Mail	-	Int staff	Mail	-
	12 m	Assessment	Assessors	Assess office	$100	Assessors	Assess office	$100
	12 m	Assessment Home	Assessors	Home	$50	Assessors	Home	$50
	15 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	15 m	FUI
Intervention and Comparison	21 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	21 m	FUI
	24 m	Birthday greeting	Int staff/Trackers	Mail	-	Int staff	Mail	-
	24 m	Assessment	Assessors	Assess office	$100	Assessors	Assess office	$100
	~ > 24 m	Finger stick	Phlebotomist	Home	$50	Phlebotomist	Home	$50
	27 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	33 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	33 m	FUI						$10
	36 m	Birthday greeting	Int staff/Trackers	Mail	-	Int staff	Mail	-
	36 m	Assessment	Assessors	Assess office	$100	Assessors	Assess office	$100
	39 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	42 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	45 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	45 m	FUI
	48 m	Birthday greeting	Int staff/Trackers	Mail	-	Int staff	Mail	-
	48 m	Assessment	Assessors	Assess office	$100	Assessors	Assess office	$100
	48 m	Assessment Home visit	Assessors	Home	$50	Assessors	Home	$50
	51 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	54 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	57 m	FUI	Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	57 m	FUI				Trackers	Phone/home	$10
	60 m	Birthday greeting	Int staff/Trackers	Mail	-	Int staff	Mail	-
	60 m	Assessment	Assessors	Assess office	$100	Assessors	Assess office	$100
Intervention and Comparison subsample	Pregnancy	Fetal monitoring				Specialist	Site	$50

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