Actively Recruiting

Phase Not Applicable
Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers
ID06375551

Refining and Pilot Testing a Decision Support Intervention to Facilitate Adoption of Evidence-Based Programs to Improve Parent and Child Mental Health

Led by Chestnut Health Systems · Updated on 2026-05-18

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Participants Needed

1

Research Sites

N/A

Total Duration

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Sponsors

C

Chestnut Health Systems

Lead Sponsor

N

National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Collaborating Sponsor

AI-Summary

What this Trial Is About

This research aims to improve decision-making in child welfare systems by developing and testing a decision-support intervention to help select evidence-based programs (EBPs) that support parent and child mental health, reduce substance misuse, and improve parenting. The study responds to a federal policy opportunity through the Family First Prevention Services Act (FFPSA) to increase the use of EBPs for preventing child maltreatment and foster care entries. It involves decision makers from four states implementing FFPSA and builds upon a decision-support tool called Optimizing Responses through Collaborative Assessments (ORCA).

CONDITIONS

Brief Title

K-ORCA: Testing a Decision Support Tool and Group Process for Selecting Interventions

Who Can Participate

Age: 18Years +
All Genders
Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Eligible

You may qualify if you...

  • Non-institutionalized
  • Adults 18 years or older
  • English-speaking
  • Involved in initial or ongoing state decision-making related to the Family First Prevention Services Act
  • Willing to participate in multiple data collection occasions over time
Not Eligible

You will not qualify if you...

  • Not involved in or potentially influencing child welfare intervention decisions

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Your Study Journey

Screening

Duration - 2 to 4 weeks

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.

1 visit (in-person or virtual)

Outpatient Treatment

Duration - Up to several weeks during the intervention period

Participants receive either automated or live facilitation to accompany the ORCA decision support tool, engaging in group decision-making processes to select interventions.

Multiple group sessions as part of the intervention

Long-term Monitoring

Duration - Up to 24 months

Participants' decision experiences, intervention adoption, and implementation process quality are monitored over time following the intervention.

Bi-weekly assessments through 12 months post-intervention and additional follow-ups up to 24 months

Trial Site Locations

Total: 1 location

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Chestnut Health Systems

Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97401

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Research Team

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Gracelyn Cruden, PhD

K

Kelli Wright

How is the study designed?

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Masking

NONE

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Model

PARALLEL

Primary Purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Number of Arms

2

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Published Research Related To This Trial

Developing a Multi-Criteria Decision Analysis Tool to Support the Adoption of Evidence-Based Child Maltreatment Prevention Programs.

Gracelyn Cruden, Leah Frerichs, Byron J Powell...

https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/33040271