CASA and FostrSpace: Systems Delivery of Digital Substance Use Prevention Tools to Foster Youth
Trial Snapshot
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Status
- Enrolling By Invitation
- Enrollment
- 400
- Locations
- 2
- Primary Endpoint
- Rate of Drug Use
Study Overview
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to understand how an online digital health application (app) called FostrSpace can reduce substance use among youth (ages 13-20 years old) in foster care.
Detailed Description
The goal of this clinical trial is to identify gaps in substance use prevention across existing CASA trainings and the FostrSpace app for foster youth and test how substance use trainings for CASA volunteers could help facilitate FostrSace app referrals to reduce and prevent substance use among CASA youth.
Study Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Intervention Model
- Parallel
- Primary Purpose
- Prevention
- Masking
- None
Eligibility Criteria
- Ages
- 13 Years to 20 Years (Child, Adult)
- Sex
- All
- Accepts Healthy Volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria
- •Adolescents and young adults will be eligible if they are age 13-20, are proficient in English, have an assigned CASA worker, and have a device with web access.
- •CASAs (ages 18 and over) will be eligible if they are assigned to a youth between the ages of 13- 20.
Exclusion Criteria
- •Youth: Exclusion criteria include being non-English speaking, being within 3 months of ending with CASA services, cognitive impairment that precludes ability to provide informed consent.
- •CASA: Exclusion criteria include being non-English speaking and working with a youth who is within 3 months of ending with CASA services.
Arms & Interventions
InfoOnly
CASA volunteers will attend a one-time 30-60 minute co-occurring SU and trauma ECHO training.
Intervention: Informational Session (Other)
InfoECHO
CASA volunteers will attend a six 90-minute/biweekly co-occurring SU and trauma ECHO trainings.
Intervention: ECHO-FostrSpace (Other)
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Rate of Drug Use
Time Frame: baseline
The Texas Christian University (TCU) drug screen with opioid supplement is used to gather detailed information about drug and opioid use.
Rate of Cigarette Use
Time Frame: baseline
The Cigarette smoking and vaping/e-cigarette use is used to gather detailed information about nicotine and/or cannabis use.
Secondary Outcomes
- The Alcohol and Marijuana Expectancy Questionnaire(baseline)
- The Brief Young Adult Alcohol Consequences Questionnaire(baseline)
- The Brief Marijuana Consequences Questionnaire(baseline)
- The Brief Symptom Inventory(baseline)