Foster Teens' Risk During Transition

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: School Adjustment; Foster Care Disruptions
• Interventions: Behavioral: LINKS

• Registration Number: NCT02037750
• Lead Sponsor: Oregon Social Learning Center

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to conduct a randomized effectiveness trial to determine whether adding a preventive intervention at the transition from elementary to middle school is effective and cost effective in terms of ameliorating outcomes such as drug and tobacco use, participation in HIV- risking sexual behavior, delinquency, mental health problems, and school failure for young adolescents in foster care. The proposed LINKS intervention marries the goals of child welfare and educational systems. The aims are: a) to determine the effectiveness of the LINKS intervention on key behavioral health and school adjustment outcomes, b) to examine mechanisms of action; specifically the mediating effects of placement failure on outcomes, c) to examine the moderating role of fidelity on outcomes, and d) to examine cost effectiveness and cost avoidance of LINKS.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-12
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-13
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-14
• Study First Posted: 2014-01-16
• Primary Completion: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-06-01
• Status Verified: 2018-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2018-11-20
• Last Update Posted: 2018-11-23

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 173

Inclusion Criteria

• the focal youth will be transitioning into middle school
• the focal youth is in either a foster or kinship care home
• the focal youth has been in the home for a minimum of 30 days (including those who are newly placed in care and those moving from another type of placement).

Exclusion Criteria

• youth who are are considered medically fragile (i.e., severely physically or mentally handicapped)

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
LINKS	LINKS	Foster parent and child participate in 16-week intervention

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Placement Failures	between Baseline and 18-Months later

Trial Locations

Locations (2)

Oregon Social Learning Center; 🇺🇸 Eugene, Oregon, United States

San Diego State University Foundation; 🇺🇸 San Diego, California, United States