Culturally Modified Family Based Therapy for Haitian Youth in South Florida

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Problem Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: Diversion Programs

• Registration Number: NCT03876171
• Lead Sponsor: University of Miami

Brief Summary

The CIFFTA study is a unique intervention that will develop and implement a culturally-specific, family-based individual, drug use, sexual risk and delinquency risk reduction program for Haitian youth ages 13-17 in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Detailed Description

Haitian youth in Miami-Dade County who become part of the juvenile justice system have not received culturally appropriate remediating or rehabilitative attention by that system. This study will modify a specific variety of intervention, the Culturally Informed and Flexible Family-Based Treatment for Adolescents (CIFFTA) for appropriateness in Miami's Haitian cultural contexts. This study will develop and implement a culturally specific, family-based adolescent therapy, drug use, sexual risk and delinquency risk reduction program for Haitian adolescents aged 13-17 in Miami-Dade County, Florida.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2019-03-06
• Study First Submitted QC: 2019-03-13
• Study First Posted: 2019-03-15
• Study Start: 2019-04-01
• Primary Completion: 2021-05-31
• Study Completion: 2022-05-31
• Results First Submitted: 2023-11-03
• Status Verified: 2024-04
• Results First Submitted QC: 2024-04-18
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-04-18
• Results First Posted: 2024-05-14
• Last Update Posted: 2024-05-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 35

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

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Exclusion Criteria

• Youths with a documented history of mental retardation and/or organic dysfunction.

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Standard of Care	Diversion Programs	The Diversion Programs used by the Juvenile Services Department in Miami-Dade.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Family Functioning Assessed by the Family Environment Scale (FES)	Baseline, 12 months	Improved connectivity and communication within the family system will be assess via a composite score using the FES questionnaire with scales ranging from 0-26 with the highest score indicating that no further intervention is needed
Number of Participants That Completes the Intervention:	12 months	Number of participants that complete the modules constitutes the outcome measure
Number of Participants Who Reported Sustained Abstinence in Substance Use	12 months	Participants reported sustained abstinence and assessment was done through drug test.
Change in Conduct Disorder as Assess by Revised Behavior Problem Checklists	baseline, 12 months	Improvement in conduct disorder as assess in Revised Behavior Problem Checklists (RBPC) evaluating the severity of disorderly behavior with scales ranging from 0 to 2 (0=no problem; 1=mild problem; 2=severe problems)
Number of Participants With Sustained Abstinence in Substance Use	12 months	Number of participants reporting sustained abstinence in substance use
Change in Sexual Risk Behaviors as Assess by the Comprehensive Adolescent Severity Inventory (CASI)	baseline, 12 months	Reduction in risky sexual activities as assess by CASI using normative data-severity scores range from 0 (never) to 3 (very often)

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants With Recidivism in Delinquency	12 months	Number of participants that have no report of arrests from the Juvenile Services Department
Change in Family Communication by Parenting Style Questionnaire (PSQ)	baseline, 12 months	PSQ Responses rage from 1 (never) to 6 (always)
Number of Participants With Peer Gang Involvement	12 months	Number of participants recorded involved in peer gangs.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Miami; 🇺🇸 Miami, Florida, United States