Secondary Traumatic StressNCT02521571
The Resilience Alliance
A study testing Resiliance Alliance and Secondary traumatic stress training in people with Secondary Traumatic Stress, run by NYU Langone Health at 4 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The Resilience Alliance is a skill-based staff development intervention for child protective staff that focuses on improving job satisfaction, resilience, optimism and social support, while decreasing attrition, stress reactivity and burnout. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Secondary Traumatic Stress
- What is being tested?
- Resiliance Alliance and Secondary traumatic stress training
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 357 participants
- Where
- 4 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Dec 2011to Jul 2012
- 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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Administration for Children's Services (ACS) employees working at one of four offices: Manhattan Zone C, Brooklyn Zone B, Staten Island Zone A and Brooklyn Zone C
- Adults aged 18 years or older
- English-speaking
Who cannot join
- None
Trial locations and contacts
4 sites in 1 country.
United States4 sites
Brooklyn ACS Borough Office
Brooklyn, New York, 11216
Manhattan ACS Borough Office
New York, New York, 10027
Staten Island ACS Borough Office
Staten Island, New York, 10301
Bronx ACS Borough Office
The Bronx, New York, 10468
About this study
The Resilience Alliance is a skill-based staff development intervention for child protective staff that focuses on improving job satisfaction, resilience, optimism and social support, while decreasing attrition, stress reactivity and burnout. The investigators believe that the intervention will enhance the capacity of child welfare workers to care for themselves, which will result in them providing better care for the children and families involved with the child welfare system.
The Resiliance Alliance will be implemented in two child protective offices, Manhattan Zone C and Brooklyn Zone B. Staff from two additional offices (Staten Island Zone A and Brooklyn Zone C) will serve as a control group. A web-based survey will be administered in the group receiving the Resiliance Alliance intervention prior to intervention, at completion of the intervention, and 3 months post completion. The control group will be given a two-part training (3 hours in total) on secondary traumatic stress. The control group will then be asked to complete the same survey as the intervention group.
- Conditions
- Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Being tested
- Resiliance Alliance, Secondary traumatic stress training
- Medical subject headings
- Compassion Fatigue
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Resiliance AllianceBehavioural
The intervention is 6 months long \& is delivered through weekly sessions held in the participating child protective offices. The sessions follow a 4-week cycle with the participants changing each week of the cycle: (1) CPS alone, by units; (2) CPS/Supervisor units; (3) Child Protective Manager and CPS/Supervisor units; and (4) CPSs \& Supervisors/Managers separately.
Participating staff are introduced to a resilience-related topic or skill, and receive a brief didactic training on that topic. Staff then engage in a group activity, which is designed to help them apply the new topic or skill to the workplace. Each module wraps up with a relaxation or exercise to help staff transition back into their work responsibilities; the facilitator can pick among the selection provided based on their sense of what would be helpful for the group. Staff are also given handouts and activities to do during the week.
Secondary traumatic stress trainingBehavioural
These trainings will take place in two parts (for a total of 3 hours) and include an overview of secondary traumatic stress and its impact on child welfare staff, and some strategies staff can use to protect themselves from STS - essentially a "summary" version of what the intervention group will receive over the 24 weeks of the intervention. The investigators consider this training to represent "treatment as usual," as from our experience it is often how child welfare agencies address the issue of secondary traumatic stress among their staff.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Resiliance Alliance |
| Control Group | Placebo comparator | Not described Receives: Behavioral: Secondary traumatic stress training |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in Survey Over Time
The survey results will be compared between the two groups at three different timepoints as listed above
Measured: At baseline, upon conclusion of the intervention (6 months), and 3 months post-intervention
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Aug 2015 (estimated)
- Study startDec 2011
- Primary completionJul 2012
- Study completionJul 2012
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Secondary Traumatic StressStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by NYU Langone HealthThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 357 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- NYU Langone Health
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Claude Chemtob, Principal investigator, NYU MEDICAL CENTER
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02521571
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- 12-00568
- Status last verified
- Jun 2016
- First submitted
- 7 Aug 2015
- Last updated
- 23 Jun 2016
- Results posted
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 23 Jun 2016. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Resilience Alliance
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02521571
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- 12-00568
- Conditions
- Secondary Traumatic Stress
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 357 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- NYU Langone HealthUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- Dec 2011
- Primary completion
- Jul 2012 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2012 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 Aug 2015 (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 Resilience Alliance is a skill-based staff development intervention for child protective staff that focuses on improving job satisfaction, resilience, optimism and social support, while decreasing attrition, stress reactivity and burnout. The investigators believe that the intervention will enhance the capacity of child welfare workers to care for themselves, which will result in them providing better care for the children and families involved with the child welfare system.
The Resiliance Alliance will be implemented in two child protective offices, Manhattan Zone C and Brooklyn Zone B. Staff from two additional offices (Staten Island Zone A and Brooklyn Zone C) will serve as a control group. A web-based survey will be administered in the group receiving the Resiliance Alliance intervention prior to intervention, at completion of the intervention, and 3 months post completion. The control group will be given a two-part training (3 hours in total) on secondary traumatic stress. The control group will then be asked to complete the same survey as the intervention group.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Supportive care
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Intervention Group | Experimental | Behavioral: Resiliance Alliance |
| Control Group | Placebo comparator | Behavioral: Secondary traumatic stress training |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Administration for Children's Services (ACS) employees working at one of four offices: Manhattan Zone C, Brooklyn Zone B, Staten Island Zone A and Brooklyn Zone C
- Adults aged 18 years or older
- English-speaking
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- None
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Resiliance AllianceThe intervention is 6 months long \& is delivered through weekly sessions held in the participating child protective offices. The sessions follow a 4-week cycle with the participants changing each week of the cycle: (1) CPS alone, by units; (2) CPS/Supervisor units; (3) Child Protective Manager and CPS/Supervisor units; and (4) CPSs \& Supervisors/Managers separately. Participating staff are introduced to a resilience-related topic or skill, and receive a brief didactic training on that topic. Staff then engage in a group activity, which is designed to help them apply the new topic or skill to the workplace. Each module wraps up with a relaxation or exercise to help staff transition back into their work responsibilities; the facilitator can pick among the selection provided based on their sense of what would be helpful for the group. Staff are also given handouts and activities to do during the week. | Behavioural | Intervention Group |
| Secondary traumatic stress trainingThese trainings will take place in two parts (for a total of 3 hours) and include an overview of secondary traumatic stress and its impact on child welfare staff, and some strategies staff can use to protect themselves from STS - essentially a "summary" version of what the intervention group will receive over the 24 weeks of the intervention. The investigators consider this training to represent "treatment as usual," as from our experience it is often how child welfare agencies address the issue of secondary traumatic stress among their staff. | Behavioural | Control Group |
Primary outcome
Change in Survey Over Time
Time frame: At baseline, upon conclusion of the intervention (6 months), and 3 months post-intervention
The survey results will be compared between the two groups at three different timepoints as listed above
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 23 Jun 2016.
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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.
Claude Chemtob principal investigator
NYU MEDICAL CENTER
4 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Resiliance Alliance and Secondary traumatic stress training in people with Secondary Traumatic Stress, run by NYU Langone Health at 4 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 3 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 23 Jun 2016. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 4 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?
Change in Survey Over Time (time frame: At baseline, upon conclusion of the intervention (6 months), and 3 months post-intervention). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
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 23 Jun 2016.