Parent Management TrainingKEEP2NCT01549561
Preventing Behavior and Health Problems in Foster Teens
A study testing Parent Training and Youth Skills Training in people with Parent Management Training, run by Oregon Social Learning Center at 2 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The primary goal of this study is to test the efficacy of two levels of the KEEP intervention with adolescents and their foster and kin parents in the San Diego Child Welfare System. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 16 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Parent Management Training
- What is being tested?
- Parent Training and Youth Skills Training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 259 participants
- Where
- 2 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Nov 2006to Oct 2013
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 16 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Child
Who may be able to join
- Any child between ages 12 and 16 years in relative or non-relative foster care
Who cannot join
- Only medically fragile children
Trial locations and contacts
2 sites in 1 country.
United States2 sites
Oregon Social Learning Center
Eugene, Oregon, 97401
Child and Adolescent Services Research Center
San Diego, California, 92123
About this study
The primary goal of this study is to test the efficacy of two levels of the KEEP intervention with adolescents and their foster and kin parents in the San Diego Child Welfare System.
Read the detailed description
The cost of child welfare services in the U.S. has been estimated at $20 billion per year. During the past decade, the number of teenagers in foster care has nearly doubled. Numerous studies have documented that these adolescents are at high-risk for developing serious problems, including substance use, participation in health-risking sexual behaviors, involvement in the juvenile justice system, serious educational problems and school drop-out, failed placements/foster care "drift" and homelessness. Yet, there is little research on the characteristics of interventions that can be used to guide the improvement of services for this vulnerable population of youngsters. The proposed study extends our previous research with adolescents referred for serious behavioral and emotional problems and research with elementary-aged children in foster care to a test of the efficacy of a preventive intervention for adolescents placed with foster and kin care providers in the San Diego County Child Welfare System. Two hundred and forty adolescents and their foster/kin care providers will participate (i.e., 60 in a foster/kin parent training only condition, 60 in a parent training plus youth skill training condition, and 120 in a casework "as usual" control condition). In addition to testing the efficacy of the two levels of intervention, the investigators propose to examine the effects of the intervention on a set of youth behavioral and health-related outcomes. Parenting mediators to be tested include positive parenting, parental supervision, and non-harsh discipline. Youth mediators are social competence, commitment to school, and knowledge about norms related to health-risking behaviors including substance use and high-risk sexual behavior. In addition, theoretical hypotheses about the effects of early risk/adversity factors to youth outcomes will be examined, and an economic analysis will be conducted to examine the relative benefits and costs associated with the two levels of intervention.
- Conditions
- Parent Management Training
- Being tested
- Parent Training, Youth Skills Training
- Keywords
- behavior problems, foster care, parent training, youth skills training
- Medical subject headings
- Mental Disorders
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Parent TrainingBehavioural
Also called Parent Management Training, KEEP
16 weeks of parent training led by a trained group facilitator
Youth Skills TrainingBehavioural
Also called Skills Coaching
16 weeks of one-on-one sessions with a trained youth skills coach
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Services As Usual | No intervention | Foster care services as usual |
| Parent and Youth Training | Experimental | 16 Weeks of Parent Training in group context with 5 to 10 relative and non-relative foster caregivers; Youth training with skills coaches Receives: Behavioral: Parent Training; Behavioral: Youth Skills Training |
| Parent Training | Experimental | 16 weeks of parent training with 5 to 10 relative and non-relative foster caregivers Receives: Behavioral: Parent Training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Reduction in child behavior problems as assessed by the Parent Daily Report (PDR)
Measured: Baseline, 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months
Secondary outcomes (1)
Placement Disruptions from Foster Placement
Measured: 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Mar 2012 (estimated)
- Study startNov 2006
- Primary completionOct 2013
- Study completionOct 2013
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (1)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Parent Management TrainingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind
- Who is masked
- Investigator, Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 259 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Oregon Social Learning Center
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Patricia Chamberlain, PhD, Principal investigator, Oregon Social Learning Center
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01549561
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- KEEP2020172
- Other IDs
- R01DA020172
- Acronym
- KEEP2
- Status last verified
- Apr 2014
- First submitted
- 6 Mar 2012
- Last updated
- 8 Apr 2014
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Price, J., Chamberlain, P., Landsverk, J., & Reid, J. B. (2010). KEEP foster parent training intervention: Model description and effectiveness. Child and Family Social Work, 14, 233-242.
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 8 Apr 2014. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Preventing Behavior and Health Problems in Foster Teens
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01549561
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- KEEP2 / KEEP2020172
- Conditions
- Parent Management Training
- Keywords
- behavior problems, foster care, parent training, youth skills training
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 259 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Oregon Social Learning CenterUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
- Study start
- Nov 2006
- Primary completion
- Oct 2013 (actual)
- Study completion
- Oct 2013 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Mar 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The primary goal of this study is to test the efficacy of two levels of the KEEP intervention with adolescents and their foster and kin parents in the San Diego Child Welfare System.
Detailed description
The cost of child welfare services in the U.S. has been estimated at $20 billion per year. During the past decade, the number of teenagers in foster care has nearly doubled. Numerous studies have documented that these adolescents are at high-risk for developing serious problems, including substance use, participation in health-risking sexual behaviors, involvement in the juvenile justice system, serious educational problems and school drop-out, failed placements/foster care "drift" and homelessness. Yet, there is little research on the characteristics of interventions that can be used to guide the improvement of services for this vulnerable population of youngsters. The proposed study extends our previous research with adolescents referred for serious behavioral and emotional problems and research with elementary-aged children in foster care to a test of the efficacy of a preventive intervention for adolescents placed with foster and kin care providers in the San Diego County Child Welfare System. Two hundred and forty adolescents and their foster/kin care providers will participate (i.e., 60 in a foster/kin parent training only condition, 60 in a parent training plus youth skill training condition, and 120 in a casework "as usual" control condition). In addition to testing the efficacy of the two levels of intervention, the investigators propose to examine the effects of the intervention on a set of youth behavioral and health-related outcomes. Parenting mediators to be tested include positive parenting, parental supervision, and non-harsh discipline. Youth mediators are social competence, commitment to school, and knowledge about norms related to health-risking behaviors including substance use and high-risk sexual behavior. In addition, theoretical hypotheses about the effects of early risk/adversity factors to youth outcomes will be examined, and an economic analysis will be conducted to examine the relative benefits and costs associated with the two levels of intervention.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Double blind (investigator, outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 3
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Services As Usual | No intervention | –Foster care services as usual |
| Parent and Youth Training | Experimental | Behavioral: Parent Training, Behavioral: Youth Skills Training16 Weeks of Parent Training in group context with 5 to 10 relative and non-relative foster caregivers; Youth training with skills coaches |
| Parent Training | Experimental | Behavioral: Parent Training16 weeks of parent training with 5 to 10 relative and non-relative foster caregivers |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 16 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Any child between ages 12 and 16 years in relative or non-relative foster care
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Only medically fragile children
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Parent TrainingAlso: Parent Management Training, KEEP16 weeks of parent training led by a trained group facilitator | Behavioural | Parent Training, Parent and Youth Training |
| Youth Skills TrainingAlso: Skills Coaching16 weeks of one-on-one sessions with a trained youth skills coach | Behavioural | Parent and Youth Training |
Primary outcome
Reduction in child behavior problems as assessed by the Parent Daily Report (PDR)
Time frame: Baseline, 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months
1 secondary outcome
Placement Disruptions from Foster Placement
Time frame: 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 8 Apr 2014.
- BackgroundPrice, J., Chamberlain, P., Landsverk, J., & Reid, J. B. (2010). KEEP foster parent training intervention: Model description and effectiveness. Child and Family Social Work, 14, 233-242.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Patricia Chamberlain, PhD principal investigator
Oregon Social Learning Center
2 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Parent Training and Youth Skills Training in people with Parent Management Training, run by Oregon Social Learning Center at 2 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 8 Apr 2014. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 2 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Reduction in child behavior problems as assessed by the Parent Daily Report (PDR) (time frame: Baseline, 6 Months, 12 Months, 18 Months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01549561, which also lists 1 linked publication.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 8 Apr 2014.