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National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
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| Information provided by: | National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH) |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00239837 |
Purpose
This study will determine the efficacy of a parent-involved intervention in preventing problem behavior in middle school girls who are currently in foster care.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Juvenile Delinquency Drug Abuse |
Behavioral: Intervention to prevent problem behavior in young girls |
Phase I |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Prevention, Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Parallel Assignment, Efficacy Study |
| Official Title: | Preventing Problems for Girls in Foster Care |
| Enrollment: | 100 |
| Study Start Date: | December 2003 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | December 2008 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | December 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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1: Experimental
Participants will receive the preventative intervention
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Behavioral: Intervention to prevent problem behavior in young girls
This is a 10-month, psychosocial intervention for foster parents and girls, with administration of the intervention beginning the summer before entry into middle school. The intervention consists of: (1) six summer Pride groups for the girls, (2) six summer parenting intervention sessions for the foster parents; (3) weekly foster parent training and support sessions for foster parents during the first year of middle school; (4) weekly individual skills training for the girls during the first year of middle school; and (5) three group-based booster sessions for the girls during middle school.
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2: No Intervention
Participants will continue with usual foster care
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The transition from elementary school to middle school presents a complex set of challenges for adolescents.
These include increased expectations for time management and self-monitoring, renegotiation of rules and boundaries with parents, increased peer influence, and pubertal changes. For children in foster care, this transition is further complicated by issues such as a possible history of maltreatment, unpredictable changes in their living situations, and difficulty explaining their foster care background to peers and teachers. Such issues may be more serious for girls in foster care. Social problems for these girls in middle school can lead to a number of negative effects, including delinquency, substance abuse, poor school performance, mental health problems, and participation in risky sexual behavior. Despite such risks, adolescent girls are less likely to receive specialty mental health or school-based services than their male counterparts. This study will determine the effectiveness of a preventive intervention for preadolescent girls living in foster/kinship care. The intervention is aimed at preventing delinquency, initiation of substance use, participation in risky sexual behavior, school truancy and failure, and mental health problems.
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the preventive intervention or usual foster care services in the summer before entering middle school (typically sixth grade). The preventive intervention will consist of weekly training and support sessions for both participants and their foster or kin parents. The sessions will begin at study start and will continue throughout participants' first year in middle school.
Participants' relationship development, stress levels, stress coping skills, school behavior and performance, sexual behavior, and substance use will be assessed through questionnaires. Parental support and stress levels will be assessed through interviews. Assessments will be conducted at study entry and at Months 6, 12, and 24, and 36.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 11 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
Contacts and Locations More Information
| Responsible Party: | Oregon Social Learning Center ( Leslie Leve, Research Scientist ) |
| Study ID Numbers: | R01 MH54257, DSIR CT-S |
| Study First Received: | October 13, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | September 18, 2008 |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00239837 History of Changes |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
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Adolescent Foster Home Care Female |
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Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders Disorders of Environmental Origin |
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Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders Disorders of Environmental Origin |
