Clinical trials: Foster Care
Quality of Life
Implementing an Intervention to Foster Resident and Family Engagement in Care Planning
This study is a pilot test of an intervention to engage residents and their family and the healthcare team in a collaborative approach to decisions about care planning in long-term care.
- Trial name
- NCT04026698
- Testing
- Resident and Family Engagement Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 110 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Toronto
Access to Health Care, Gender-Based Violence
STRENGTH Pilot Project: A Study of a Women-led, Trauma-informed Model of Outreach to Foster Equity
The goal of this pilot study is to identify the core elements of outreach practice necessary to engage with women experiencing street-involvement who are underserved within health and social care settings.
- Conditions
- Access to Health Care, Gender-Based Violence, Safety, Access to Social Services
- Trial name
- NCT06854770
- Testing
- STRENGTH Outreach Intervention
- Where
- Canada
- Volunteers
- 37 people
- Sponsor
- University of British Columbia
Foster Home Care
Siblings in Foster Care
National estimates indicate that roughly 70% of children in foster care have one or more siblings also in care. Exact percentages vary by state, but several data sources suggest that about 50% of early adolescent foster youth are…
- Trial name
- SIBS (NCT01104818)
- Testing
- Siblings in foster care curriculum, Parent Management Training
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 480 people
- Sponsor
- Portland State University
Adolescent Behaviour, Family Functioning
Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents
The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care compared to treatment as usual (TAU) for adolescents in Denmark in need of out-of-home placement.
- Trial name
- NCT01726361
- Testing
- Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care, Treatment as usual
- Where
- Denmark
- Sponsor
- VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research
Health Behavior
Empowering Youth Aging Out of Foster Care
Improving the health literacy of adolescents and increasing the success of transitions to adulthood from foster care are two defined Healthy People 2030 public health priorities.
- Trial name
- NCT04895670
- Testing
- Empowering Youth Aging out of Foster Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 50 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center
Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, Professional
International Online Survey Assessing Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, Compassion Satisfaction and Turnover Intentions Among Youth Care (Para)Professionals in Flanders, Wallonia, France and The Netherlands.
The goal of this observational study is to understand how work-related stress and personal characteristics affect the wellbeing of adults who work with children and young people in youth care services in Flanders, Wallonia…
- Conditions
- Secondary Traumatic Stress, Burnout, Professional, Compassion Fatigue, Compassion Satisfaction
- Trial name
- 2021_VUB_CFCSJ (NCT07384026)
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 4,214 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Behavioural Problems
Flemish Foster Parents' Satisfaction With Foster Care and Their Extra Support Needs With Parenting
From foster parents' perspectives, this study aims to shine light on the (problem) behaviour children in Flemish foster care have.
- Trial name
- NCT07775222
- Testing
- Questionnaire and Physical Exam
- Where
- Belgium
- Volunteers
- 1,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Cancer
Evaluating the Communication Between Patients and Providers in Cancer Clinics
This clinical trial seeks to understand patients' experiences with the healthcare team and the quality of communication between patients and doctors in cancer clinics.
- Trial name
- NCT06985953
- Testing
- TrialTalk™
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 135 people
- Sponsor
- University of Wisconsin, Madison
Serious Emotional Disturbance, In Foster Care
Kansas Intensive Permanency Project
The intervention provides services to children with Serious Emotional Disturbance (SED) who are in foster care and to their parent(s) to prepare the families for reunification.
- Trial name
- PIIKIPP (NCT02152618)
- Testing
- Parent Management Training - Oregon Model (PMTO)
- Volunteers
- 1,652 people
- Sponsor
- Westat
Mental Disorders
My Life: Evaluation of Self-determination Enhancement for Adolescents in Foster Care
The purpose of the study is to implement a full-scale efficacy trial of the My Life program. Conducted in partnership with the Oregon DHS Foster Care Program, the impact of the intervention will be being evaluated with a…
- Trial name
- NCT02113085
- Testing
- Self-determination enhancement
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 186 people
- Sponsor
- Portland State University
Epilepsy
Epilepsy Adherence in Children and Technology (eACT)
Fifty-eight percent of children with new-onset epilepsy do not take their antiepileptic drugs (AEDs) as prescribed, which is associated with continued seizures, mortality, poor quality of life, and high healthcare costs.
- Trial name
- eACT (NCT03817229)
- Testing
- Education microlearning sessions, Automated digital reminders, Problem-solving mHealth module
- Where
- 4 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 268 people
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Stress
HEALTHY (Health Education Adolescent Leadership Training to Help Youth) Leaders
This project will measure baseline stress among a group of youth in foster and kinship care. The investigators will implement a pilot program to target stress reduction by using an evidence-based group therapy technique teaching…
- Trial name
- HEALTHY (NCT01708291)
- Testing
- Mindfulness based stress reduction, only pre and post evaluation measures
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 45 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Rochester
School Readiness, Developmental Delays
Early Intervention Foster Care: A Prevention Trial
The Early Intervention Foster Care [EIFC] project is an efficacy trial of the Oregon Social Learning Center Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care Program, a preventive intervention that targets 3 commonly co-occurring variables…
- Trial name
- EIFC (NCT00701194)
- Testing
- Early Intervention Foster Care (EIFC)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 177 people
- Sponsor
- Oregon Social Learning Center
Sleep Disturbance, Child Development
A Trauma-Informed Sleep Intervention for Children in Foster Care
Sleep disturbances are pervasive and impairing among children who spend time in foster care but not a single prevention or intervention program for this fragile group targets sleep health.
- Conditions
- Sleep Disturbance, Child Development, Mental Disorder, Child
- Trial name
- NCT05646095
- Testing
- Bolstering Sleep and Adjustment in Foster Environments (B-SAFE)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- Candice A Alfano
Child Abuse
Fostering Healthy Futures Efficacy Trial for Preadolescent Youth in Foster Care
This is a multi-county randomized controlled trial of the Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) preventive intervention program (consisting of mentoring and skills groups) with 256 maltreated preadolescent youth in out-of-home care.
- Trial name
- NCT00810056
- Testing
- Assessment, Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 426 people
- Sponsor
- University of Colorado, Denver
Child Development, Child Behavior Disorders
Promoting Infant Mental Health in Foster Care
This study will evaluate the effectiveness of the Promoting First Relationships (PFR) program versus an Early Education Support (EES) program in promoting infant well-being, preventing emotional and behavioral problems…
- Conditions
- Child Development, Child Behavior Disorders, Reactive Attachment Disorder
- Trial name
- NCT00339365
- Testing
- Promoting First Relationships Program, Early Education Support Program
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 236 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Washington
Parent-Child Relations, Communication
Family Telehealth Project for Foster Care Youth
The purpose of this research is to adapt and evaluate the efficacy of an existing family based intervention to be delivered via telehealth to child welfare-involved (CWI) youth and their caregiver of origin.
- Trial name
- NCT04488523
- Testing
- Family-based Telehealth Intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 93 people
- Sponsor
- University of California, San Francisco
Behavior Problem, Parenting
Chicago Parent Program for Foster and Kinship Caregivers
The primary objective of this study is to test the effects of an evidence-based prevention intervention (CPP) adapted for foster and kinship caregivers of young children (FC; foster care) on caregiver competence and child…
- Trial name
- NCT06170047
- Testing
- Chicago Parent Program for Foster Care, Usual Care
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Children's Hospital Medical Center, Cincinnati
Depression, Postpartum
Look - Your Baby is Talking to You.
It is well documented that the formation of the early relation between parents and infant has a significant impact on the child's mental, social and cognitive development and competencies.
- Trial name
- NCT04169334
- Testing
- Prolonged planned program for the stay at the obstetric department
- Where
- Denmark
- Volunteers
- 121 people
- Sponsor
- Copenhagen University Hospital, Hvidovre
Family Planning
Evaluating the Efficacy of Using a Digital Consumption Management Tool for Family Planning in Zambia
The primary objective of this evaluation is to understand the effectiveness of the OpenSRP platform on unmet family planning (FP) demand in rural Zambia. The specific objectives are to: 1.
- Trial name
- NCT05503992
- Testing
- Intervention package
- Where
- 3 sites in Zambia
- Volunteers
- 2,523 people
- Sponsor
- Boston University