Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents

Phase 4

Withdrawn

• Conditions: Family Functioning; Adolescent Behaviour

• Registration Number: NCT01726361
• Lead Sponsor: VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care compared to treatment as usual (TAU) for adolescents in Denmark in need of out-of-home placement.

Detailed Description

It is difficult to treat adolescents with serious behaviour problems. Although the number of adolescents displaying serious behaviour problems is limited, they are a serious concern to the society e.g. because of their frequent violent behaviour, criminal activities and lack of school adherence.

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC)is a community-based treatment program developed in USA. The goal of the MTFC program is to decrease problem behaviour and to increase developmentally appropriate normative and prosocial behavior in adolescents who are in need of out-of-home placement.

This study will evaluate the effect of MTFC on adolescents in out-of-home placement.

Participants will be recruited by caseworkers in the municipalities and randomly assigned to either MTFC or TAU. TAU will consist of other kinds of out-of-home placements. Outcomes will be assessed for all participants at baseline, post-treatment (12 months), and 12 months post-treatment. Parents and youth will be asked to fill out questionnaires on e.g. behaviour, parental stress, sense of cohesion, general health.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2012-11
• Study First Submitted: 2012-11-09
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-11-09
• Study First Posted: 2012-11-14
• Status Verified: 2013-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-11-06
• Last Update Posted: 2013-11-07
• Primary Completion: 2015-06
• Study Completion: 2016-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: WITHDRAWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: Not specified

Inclusion Criteria

• 12-17 years old
• In need of out of home placement
• serious behaviour problems

Exclusion Criteria

• severe psychiatric illness in youth or parent
• risk of suicide in youth
• acute psychosis in youth
• sexual offence by youth
• severe substance abuse in youth or parent

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Strengths and difficulties questionnaire, Child Behavior Checklist	12 months post baseline	Measuring child/youth behaviour

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Parental Stress Scale	12 months post baseline	Measuring parental stress
Sense of Cohesion 13	12 months post baseline	Measuring stress in human functioning
Major Depression Index 10	12 months post baseline	Measuring parent's depression symptoms
Ladder of life	12 months post baseline	Measuring overall quality of life

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

SFI the Danish National Centre for Social Research; 🇩🇰 Copenhagen, Denmark