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2024-05-05 @ 4:55 PM
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2024-10-26 @ 9:25 AM
Study NCT ID:
NCT00343018
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2017-07-02
First Post:
2006-06-19
Brief Title:
Interviewing Children About Past Events Evaluating the NICHD Interview Protocol
Sponsor:
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development NICHD
Organization:
National Institutes of Health Clinical Center CC
Study Overview
Official Title:
Evaluating the NICHD Interview Protocol in an Analog Study
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2006-10-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
This study conducted by the NICHD in collaboration with Lancaster University in Lancaster England will evaluate the accuracy of information obtained from children using AN ADAPTED VERSION OF NICHDs interview protocol The NICHD protocol was developed to help forensic interviewers OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM children who may be victims of or witnesses to a crime ABOUT THEIR EXPERIENCES This study does not involve forensic interviews but is DESIGNED TO OBTAIN INFORMATION FROM children ABOUT an event that takes place at their school The study will examine how children report a brief interaction with an unfamiliar adult how the memory of the event changes over time and how the use of different interview techniques can help children give a fuller and more accurate accounts of past experiences
Children 5 and 6 years of age who attend local schools in the Lancaster England area may be eligible for this study Participants will be told that they are going to have their pictures taken and will be escorted by a researcher to a room at the school with another researcher who is posing as a photographer The photographer and the child will put on a costume such as a pirates outfit over their street clothes helping each other put on pieces of the costume The photographer will take pictures of the child in the costume They will each take off the costumes and the child will be told that he or she will receive the photographs at a later time Another researcher posing as a photographer will come into the room interrupting the event and begin to argue with the first photographer about who had booked the equipment They will resolve the argument and apologize to the child for the interruption
About 6 weeks after the event the children will be interviewed using the ADAPTED VERSION OF NICHD interview protocol Half will be interviewed first about the staged event the photo session followed by an interview about a fictitious event eg a class visit to the fire station that could plausibly have happened but did not The other half of the children will be interviewed first about the fictitious event and then about the staged event The children will be interviewed according to one of the following three procedures
The NICHD protocol preceded by a rapport-building phase that includes the rules of the interview and open-ended questions about the child and a recently experienced event
The NICHD protocol preceded by a rapport-building phase that includes the rules of the interview and direct questions about the child and a recently experienced event or
The NICHD protocol preceded by the rules of the interview and open-ended questions about the child but no opportunity to practice talking about a recently experienced event
After the interviewer has elicited as much information as is likely to be gained from verbal questions he or she will present the child with a line drawing of a gender neutral person and ask the child to indicate where the child was touched by the photographer and where the child touched the photographer Any child who provides a report of the fictitious event will be interviewed in the same way about the fictitious event After 1 year the children will be interviewed again in the same manner as the 6-week interview
The interviews will be audio- and videotaped to record the kind of information the children talk about and compare it to what actually happened in the event
Children 5 and 6 years of age who attend local schools in the Lancaster England area may be eligible for this study Participants will be told that they are going to have their pictures taken and will be escorted by a researcher to a room at the school with another researcher who is posing as a photographer The photographer and the child will put on a costume such as a pirates outfit over their street clothes helping each other put on pieces of the costume The photographer will take pictures of the child in the costume They will each take off the costumes and the child will be told that he or she will receive the photographs at a later time Another researcher posing as a photographer will come into the room interrupting the event and begin to argue with the first photographer about who had booked the equipment They will resolve the argument and apologize to the child for the interruption
About 6 weeks after the event the children will be interviewed using the ADAPTED VERSION OF NICHD interview protocol Half will be interviewed first about the staged event the photo session followed by an interview about a fictitious event eg a class visit to the fire station that could plausibly have happened but did not The other half of the children will be interviewed first about the fictitious event and then about the staged event The children will be interviewed according to one of the following three procedures
The NICHD protocol preceded by a rapport-building phase that includes the rules of the interview and open-ended questions about the child and a recently experienced event
The NICHD protocol preceded by a rapport-building phase that includes the rules of the interview and direct questions about the child and a recently experienced event or
The NICHD protocol preceded by the rules of the interview and open-ended questions about the child but no opportunity to practice talking about a recently experienced event
After the interviewer has elicited as much information as is likely to be gained from verbal questions he or she will present the child with a line drawing of a gender neutral person and ask the child to indicate where the child was touched by the photographer and where the child touched the photographer Any child who provides a report of the fictitious event will be interviewed in the same way about the fictitious event After 1 year the children will be interviewed again in the same manner as the 6-week interview
The interviews will be audio- and videotaped to record the kind of information the children talk about and compare it to what actually happened in the event
Detailed Description:
The NICHD interview protocol was designed to aid forensic interviewers in adhering to best standards of practice when interviewing children Field studies evaluating its use have demonstrated improvements in both interviewer behavior and the amount and quality of information obtained from children compared to interviews conducted prior to its implementation in test sites Because field studies were conducted in forensic settings however it has not been possible to evaluate the protocols effect on the accuracy of information reported by children This present study therefore aims to evaluate the accuracy of information obtained using the NICHD interview protocol in an analog study In addition the study is designed to explore childrens willingness to provide details of a suggested non-experienced event and the effectiveness of including a human figure drawing as an auxiliary technique for eliciting further information Furthermore we will explore the importance of the pre-substantiverapport-building phase of interviews and the impact this has on childrens reports of experienced and suggested events Finally we will explore the effectiveness of the interview protocol with children when a long delay has occurred between the event and the interview
Children will take part individually in a staged event at their school and approximately six weeks later be interviewed at the university about what they experienced In addition children will be asked to talk about a suggested fictitious event one that has not happened The order of the interviews will be counter-balanced across children and rapport-building conditions Some children will be interviewed with an open-ended script that includes practice in episodic memory some with a script made up of direct questions including a practice in episodic memory and some with one that uses open-ended questions but does not provide practice in talking about an event from episodic memory Approximately one year later children will be interviewed again so that we can examine childrens reports in protocol interviews over a long delay Childrens reports will be analyzed for both overall amount and accuracy of information reported as well as in response to the different cues and props given in the course of the interview It is not anticipated that the study will pose any risks to the children involved and we expect that both the staged event and the interviews will be enjoyable and stimulating We expect that the results of the study will provide further support for the use of NICHD interview as a safe and effective means of interviewing children about past experiences In addition to general information on childrens eyewitness capabilities the study is expected to supplement field studies by contributing knowledge about the accuracy of childrens memory using the NICHD interview protocol
Children will take part individually in a staged event at their school and approximately six weeks later be interviewed at the university about what they experienced In addition children will be asked to talk about a suggested fictitious event one that has not happened The order of the interviews will be counter-balanced across children and rapport-building conditions Some children will be interviewed with an open-ended script that includes practice in episodic memory some with a script made up of direct questions including a practice in episodic memory and some with one that uses open-ended questions but does not provide practice in talking about an event from episodic memory Approximately one year later children will be interviewed again so that we can examine childrens reports in protocol interviews over a long delay Childrens reports will be analyzed for both overall amount and accuracy of information reported as well as in response to the different cues and props given in the course of the interview It is not anticipated that the study will pose any risks to the children involved and we expect that both the staged event and the interviews will be enjoyable and stimulating We expect that the results of the study will provide further support for the use of NICHD interview as a safe and effective means of interviewing children about past experiences In addition to general information on childrens eyewitness capabilities the study is expected to supplement field studies by contributing knowledge about the accuracy of childrens memory using the NICHD interview protocol
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
None
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None
Secondary IDs
| Secondary ID | Type | Domain | Link |
|---|---|---|---|
| 04-CH-N108 | None | None | None |