Status:
COMPLETED
Fostering Healthy Futures Efficacy Trial for Preadolescent Youth in Foster Care
Lead Sponsor:
University of Colorado, Denver
Collaborating Sponsors:
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
The Kempe Foundation for the Prevention and Treatment of Child Abuse and Neglect
Conditions:
Child Abuse
Eligibility:
All Genders
9-11 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
This is a multi-county randomized controlled trial of the Fostering Healthy Futures (FHF) preventive intervention program (consisting of mentoring and skills groups) with 256 maltreated preadolescent ...
Detailed Description
Youth with a history of maltreatment and foster care placement are at risk for a host of mental health, behavioral, and social problems, resulting in adverse life-course outcomes of great public healt...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All of the 9-11-year-old children court-ordered into out-of-home care (as a result of maltreatment) over the prior year in participating counties, including:
- Youth placed in group homes, foster homes, and with kin
- Youth with significant behavior problems
- Youth who meet criteria for mental health diagnoses or dual diagnosis
- Youth with mild cognitive impairment
Exclusion
- Youth who reunify before the beginning of the intervention
- Youth with significant cognitive, behavioral, and/or mental health impairment that interfered with either with their ability to benefit from the prevention program or to participate safely
- Youth who were not proficient enough in English to participate
- Youth who lived too far (more than 35 minutes) from sites where groups were held
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
June 1 2007
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 23 2017
Estimated Enrollment :
426 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00810056
Start Date
June 1 2007
End Date
March 23 2017
Last Update
March 27 2025
Active Locations (1)
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Denver, Adams, Arapahoe, Jeferson and Broomfield Counties
Denver, Colorado, United States, 80218