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Community Development Teams to Scale-Up Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) in California

Primary Purpose

Behavior Problems

Status
Unknown status
Phase
Phase 2
Locations
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Community Development Teams
Sponsored by
Center for Research to Practice
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Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Behavior Problems focused on measuring Individualized Implementation, Community Development Teams

Eligibility Criteria

undefined - undefined (Child, Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Non-early adopters of evidence-based practice (MTFC)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Placed fewer than 6 youth per year in group care

Sites / Locations

    Arms of the Study

    Arm 1

    Arm Type

    Experimental

    Arm Label

    CDT

    Arm Description

    Community Development Teams bring together counties who are implementing a new practice

    Outcomes

    Primary Outcome Measures

    Implementation of an evidence-based practice in counties

    Secondary Outcome Measures

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    First Posted
    April 9, 2009
    Last Updated
    April 10, 2009
    Sponsor
    Center for Research to Practice
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    1. Study Identification

    Unique Protocol Identification Number
    NCT00880126
    Brief Title
    Community Development Teams to Scale-Up Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC) in California
    Official Title
    Community Development Teams to Scale-Up MTFC in California
    Study Type
    Interventional

    2. Study Status

    Record Verification Date
    February 2009
    Overall Recruitment Status
    Unknown status
    Study Start Date
    September 2006 (undefined)
    Primary Completion Date
    August 2011 (Anticipated)
    Study Completion Date
    August 2011 (Anticipated)

    3. Sponsor/Collaborators

    Name of the Sponsor
    Center for Research to Practice

    4. Oversight

    Data Monitoring Committee
    Yes

    5. Study Description

    Brief Summary
    The effects of using Community Development Teams to increase the number of counties that successfully implement and sustain Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care programs is studied in a randomized trial in 40 California counties. MTFC is an alternative to group or residential placement for youth with severe conduct and emotional problems referred from the juvenile justice and child welfare systems.

    6. Conditions and Keywords

    Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
    Behavior Problems
    Keywords
    Individualized Implementation, Community Development Teams

    7. Study Design

    Primary Purpose
    Treatment
    Study Phase
    Phase 2, Phase 3
    Interventional Study Model
    Parallel Assignment
    Masking
    None (Open Label)
    Allocation
    Randomized
    Enrollment
    350 (Anticipated)

    8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

    Arm Title
    CDT
    Arm Type
    Experimental
    Arm Description
    Community Development Teams bring together counties who are implementing a new practice
    Intervention Type
    Behavioral
    Intervention Name(s)
    Community Development Teams
    Intervention Description
    CDTs bring together counties who are implementing a new practice
    Primary Outcome Measure Information:
    Title
    Implementation of an evidence-based practice in counties
    Time Frame
    5 years

    10. Eligibility

    Sex
    All
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers
    Eligibility Criteria
    Inclusion Criteria: Non-early adopters of evidence-based practice (MTFC) Exclusion Criteria: Placed fewer than 6 youth per year in group care

    12. IPD Sharing Statement

    Citations:
    PubMed Identifier
    25312005
    Citation
    Brown CH, Chamberlain P, Saldana L, Padgett C, Wang W, Cruden G. Evaluation of two implementation strategies in 51 child county public service systems in two states: results of a cluster randomized head-to-head implementation trial. Implement Sci. 2014 Oct 14;9:134. doi: 10.1186/s13012-014-0134-8.
    Results Reference
    derived
    PubMed Identifier
    24229373
    Citation
    Palinkas LA, Holloway IW, Rice E, Brown CH, Valente TW, Chamberlain P. Influence network linkages across implementation strategy conditions in a randomized controlled trial of two strategies for scaling up evidence-based practices in public youth-serving systems. Implement Sci. 2013 Nov 14;8:133. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-8-133.
    Results Reference
    derived
    PubMed Identifier
    21958674
    Citation
    Palinkas LA, Holloway IW, Rice E, Fuentes D, Wu Q, Chamberlain P. Social networks and implementation of evidence-based practices in public youth-serving systems: a mixed-methods study. Implement Sci. 2011 Sep 29;6:113. doi: 10.1186/1748-5908-6-113.
    Results Reference
    derived

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