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Testing a Measurement Feedback App to Improve Data Quality, Supervision & Outcomes in Behavioral Health
Led by University of Pennsylvania · Updated on 2026-05-08
200
Participants Needed
1
Research Sites
116 weeks
Total Duration
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Sponsors
U
University of Pennsylvania
Lead Sponsor
N
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)
Collaborating Sponsor
AI-Summary
What this Trial Is About
The goal of this clinical trial is to test whether a smartphone-based data collection and feedback application ("Footsteps") improves the quality of behavioral data collected by one-to-one aides and leads to better youth mental health outcomes in school-aged youth (ages 4-17) who receive one-to-one support in schools. The main questions it aims to answer are: 1. Does the Footsteps app improve aides' data collection quality (i.e., consistency, timeliness, and completeness)? 2. Does Footsteps use lead to improved youth behavioral health outcomes (e.g., SDQ, YTP scores)? 3. Does Footsteps improve communication and supervision processes between aides and clinical supervisors? Researchers will compare aides using Footsteps to those using a "data collection only" control app to see if Footsteps leads to higher quality data collection, enhanced supervisory communication, and better youth outcomes. Participants will: * Use either Footsteps or a control app to record de-identified data on one client's behaviors and skills over 12 weeks * Complete biweekly online surveys about data collection experiences, youth progress, and aide-supervisor communication * Participate in a virtual intake and post-trial meeting * (For a subset) Participate in a 30-45 minute qualitative interview about their experience using the app
CONDITIONS
Official Title
Testing a Measurement Feedback App to Improve Data Quality, Supervision & Outcomes in Behavioral Health
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aides must be working with at least one client in school who is between 3 and 17 years old
- The client must have a diagnosis associated with challenging behavior such as autism spectrum disorder, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder, or oppositional defiant disorder as indicated on their treatment plan
- The client must be receiving one-to-one aide support
- Supervisors must be employed by a community behavior health agency and supervise a participating aide
- Supervisors will be recruited in pairs with one aide each to form 30 supervisor-aide dyads in total
You will not qualify if you...
- Aides who participated in the pilot trial of the Footsteps app are excluded to recruit participants naive to Footsteps and the control app
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Trial Site Locations
Total: 1 location
1
University of Pennsylvania
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
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Research Team
H
Heather J Nuske, PhD
CONTACT
D
David Mandell, Sc.D.
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How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
NONE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
TREATMENT
Number of Arms
2
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