Trial outcomes

For detailed findings on the three randomized, controlled trials of the Nurse-Family Partnership model, please refer to the published research below.

Elmira trial

Improving the Delivery of Prenatal Care and Outcomes of Pregnancy: A Randomized Trial of Nurse Home Visitation
David L. Olds, Charles R. Henderson, Jr, Robert Tatelbaum and Robert Chamberlin
Pediatrics, 1986; 77:16-28

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect: A Randomized Trial of Nurse Home Visitation
David L. Olds, Charles R. Henderson, Jr, Robert Chamberlin and Robert Tatelbaum
Pediatrics, 1986; 78:65-78

Does prenatal and infancy nurse home visitation have enduring effects on qualities of parental caregiving and child health at 25 to 50 months of life?
David L. Olds; Charles R. Henderson Jr; Harriet Kitzman.
Pediatrics. 1994; 93(1):89-98.

Long-term Effects of Home Visitation on Maternal Life Course and Child Abuse and Neglect: Fifteen-year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial
David L. Olds; John Eckenrode; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Harriet Kitzman; Jane Powers; Robert Cole; Kimberly Sidora; Pamela Morris; Lisa M. Pettitt; Dennis Luckey.
JAMA. 1997; 278(8):637-643.

Long-term Effects of Nurse Home Visitation on Children’s Criminal and Antisocial Behavior: Fifteen-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Controlled Trial
David Olds; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Robert Cole; John Eckenrode; Harriet Kitzman; Dennis Luckey; Lisa Pettitt; Kimberly Sidora; Pamela Morris; Jane Powers.
JAMA. 1998; 280:1238-1244.

Interview with Dr. David Olds regarding his reanalyzed findings
January 23, 2006 (Unpublished clarification on Elmira Y15 follow-up findings)

Preventing Child Abuse and Neglect With a Program of Nurse Home Visitation The Limiting Effects of Domestic Violence
John Eckenrode; Barbara Ganzel; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Elliott Smith; David L. Olds; Jane Powers; Robert Cole; Harriet Kitzman; Kimberly Sidora.
JAMA. 2000; 284:1385-1391.

Long-term Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Nurse Home Visitation on the Life Course of Youths 19-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial
John Eckenrode; Mary Campa; Dennis W. Luckey; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Robert Cole; Harriet Kitzman; Elizabeth Anson; Kimberly Sidora-Arcoleo; Jane Powers; David L. Olds.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010; 164(1):9-15.

Memphis trial

Effect of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visitation by Nurses on Pregnancy Outcomes, Childhood Injuries, and Repeated Childbearing: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Harriet Kitzman; David L. Olds; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Carole Hanks; Robert Cole; Robert Tatelbaum; Kenneth M. McConnochie; Kimberly Sidora; Dennis W. Luckey; David Shaver; Kay Engelhardt; David James; Kathryn Barnard.
JAMA. 1997; 278(8):644-652

Enduring Effects of Nurse Home Visitation on Maternal Life Course: A Three-Year Follow-up of a Randomized Trial
Harriet Kitzman; David L. Olds; Kimberly Sidora; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Carole Hanks; Robert Cole; Dennis W. Luckey; Jessica Bondy; Kimberly Cole; Judith Glazner.
JAMA. 2000; 283:1983-1989.

Effects of Nurse Home-Visiting on Maternal Life Course and Child Development: Age Six Follow-up Results of a Randomized Trial
David L. Olds; Harriet Kitzman; Robert Cole; JoAnn Robinson; Kimberly Sidora; Dennis W. Luckey; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Carole Hanks; Jessica Bondy; John Holmberg.
Pediatrics. 2004; 114(6):1550-1559.

Effects of Nurse Home Visiting on Maternal and Child Functioning: Age Nine Follow-up of a Randomized Trial
David L. Olds; Harriet J. Kitzman; Carole Hanks; Robert Cole; Elizabeth Anson; Kimberly Sidora-Arcoleo; Dennis W. Luckey; Charles R. Henderson, Jr.; John Holmberg; Robin A. Tutt; Amanda J. Stevenson; Jessica Bondy.
Pediatrics. 2007; 120;e832-e845.

Enduring Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses on Children
Harriet J. Kitzman; David L.Olds; Robert E. Cole; Carole A. Hanks; Elizabeth A. Anson; Kimberly J. Arcoleo; Dennis W. Luckey; Michael D. Knudtson; Charles R. Henderson Jr; John R. Holmberg.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010; 164(5):412-418.

Enduring Effects of Prenatal and Infancy Home Visiting by Nurses on Maternal Life Course and Government Spending
David L. Olds; Harriet J. Kitzman; Robert E. Cole; Carole A. Hanks; Kimberly J. Arcoleo; Elizabeth A. Anson; Dennis W. Luckey; Michael D. Knudtson; Charles R. Henderson Jr; Jessica Bondy; Amanda J. Stevenson.
Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 2010; 164(5):419-424.

Impact of Home Visiting by Nurses on Maternal and Child Mortality: Results of a Two-Decade Follow-Up of a Randomized, Clinical Trial
David L. Olds, Harriet Kitzman; Michael Knudtson; Elizabeth Anson; Joyce Smith; Robert Cole.
JAMA Pediatrics. 2014

Heckman, J. J., Holland, M. L., Makino, K. K., Pinto, R., & Rosales-Rueda, M. (2017). An Analysis of the Memphis Nurse-Family Partnership Program. National Bureau of Economic Research Working Paper 23610.

Denver trial

Home Visiting by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses: A Randomized Controlled Trial
David L. Olds, JoAnn Robinson; Ruth O’Brien; Dennis W. Luckey; Lisa M. Pettitt; Charles R. Henderson Jr.; Rosanna K. Ng; Karen L. Sheff; John Korfmacher; Susan Hiatt; Ayelet Talmi.
Pediatrics. 2002; 110(3):486-496.

Effects of Home Visits by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses: Age Four Follow-up Results of a Randomized Trial
David L. Olds; JoAnn Robinson; Lisa M. Pettitt; Dennis W. Luckey; John Holmberg; Rosanna K. Ng; Kathy Isacks; Karen L. Sheff; Charles R. Henderson Jr.
Pediatrics. 2004; 114(6):1560-8.

Effects of Home Visits by Paraprofessionals and by Nurses on Children: Follow-Up of a Randomized Trial at Ages 6 and 9 Years
David L. Olds; John R. Holmberg;  Nancy Donelan-McCall; Dennis W. Luckey;  Michael D. Knudtson;  JoAnn Robinson
JAMA Pediatrics. 2013; E1-E8

NATIONAL EVALUATIONS

Miller, T. (2015). Projected Outcomes of Nurse-Family Partnership Home Visitation During 1996–2013, USA. Prevention Science, 16(6), 765-777. doi:10.1007/s11121-015-0572-9Thorland, W., & Currie, D. (2017). Status of Birth Outcomes in Clients of the Nurse-Family Partnership. Maternal and Child Health Journal, 21(5), 995-1001. doi:10.1007/s10995-017-2267-2

Thorland, W., Currie, D., & Colangelo, C. (2017). Status of High Body Weight Among Nurse-Family Partnership Children. MCN. The American journal of maternal child nursing, 42(6), 352. doi:10.1097/NMC.0000000000000369

Thorland, W., Currie, D., Wiegand, E. R., Walsh, J., & Mader, N. (2017). Status of Breastfeeding and Child Immunization Outcomes in Clients of the Nurse-Family Partnership. Maternal and child health journal, 21(3), 439. doi:10.1007/s10995-016-2231-6