NCT01308879

Brief Summary

The purpose of this clinical trial was to test the hypothesis that clients of clinicians who were scheduled to receive weekly feedback on their clients' progress would improve faster than clients of clinicians who were not scheduled to receive weekly feedback.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
356

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started May 2004

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

May 1, 2004

Completed
4.6 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

December 1, 2008

Completed
6 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

June 1, 2009

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 2, 2011

Completed
2 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 4, 2011

Completed
Last Updated

March 4, 2011

Status Verified

March 1, 2011

Enrollment Period

4.6 years

First QC Date

March 2, 2011

Last Update Submit

March 3, 2011

Conditions

Mental Health Wellness 1Psychosocial Problem

Keywords

Contextualized Feedback System (CFS)Mental health outcomesQuality improvementFeedbackClinical trial

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale

    The SFSS is part of a battery of clinical measures (Peabody Treatment Progress Battery:PTPB) developed by the researchers. It assesses change in closely-timed repeated measurements. Parallel forms are completed by youths, caregivers, and clinicians at the end of treatment sessions. The SFSS includes 32 items that ask the respondent to rate how frequently in the last two weeks the youth experienced emotions or exhibited behaviors linked to typical mental health disorders for youths (e.g., ADHD, conduct disorder, depression).

    The SFSS is completed at intake by youths and caregivers, then by youths, caregivers, and clinicians at the 1st treatment session and every other session (week) thereafter for as long as the youth is enrolled in the intervention (CFS).

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale-CEPI (BMSLSS-CEPI)

    The BMSLSS-CEPI is completed by the youth at intake, at the 2nd treatment session, and every 8 weeks thereafter for as long as the youth is enrolled in the intervention (CFS).

  • The Children's Hope Scale (CHS)

    The CHS is completed by the youth at intake and every 8 weeks thereafter for as long as the youth is enrolled in the intervention (CFS).

Study Arms (2)

Weekly feedback

EXPERIMENTAL

After clinical questionnaires are entered into the system (CFStm), an automated online report is available weekly to clinicians in the experimental group that shows current mental health status of youths, alerts, and trends over time based on youth, caregiver, and clinician responses. Reports also show some clinical data on caregivers.

Behavioral: Contextualized Feedback Systems (CFS)tm

No feedback

OTHER

Clinicians in the control group do not have access to weekly feedback. Instead, they receive reports every 90 days after the youth is enrolled in CFStm. Because the average duration of CFS enrollment was 3.8 months, many youths would have been discharged before the first 90-day report became available three months after treatment start. Thus, we considered the 90-day feedback group to be essentially a no-feedback group.

Behavioral: Contextualized Feedback Systems (CFS)tm

Interventions

Contextualized Feedback Systems (CFS)tmBEHAVIORAL

After clinical questionnaires are entered, an automated feedback report is available online weekly to clinicians (and supervisors) in the experimental group. The report shows current mental health status of youths, alerts, and trends over time. Reports also show some clinical data on youths' caregivers.

No feedbackWeekly feedback

Eligibility Criteria

Age11 Years - 18 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • all youths 11-18 years old, entering treatment as usual, home-based services through the service provider. Youths' primary caregiver and clinician also participate.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

28 sites in 10 states affiliated with Providence Service Corporation (location info is for corporate office)

Tucson, Arizona, 85701, United States

Location

Study Officials

  • Leonard Bickman, Ph.D.

    Center for Evaluation and Program Improvement, Vanderbilt University

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 2, 2011

First Posted

March 4, 2011

Study Start

May 1, 2004

Primary Completion

December 1, 2008

Study Completion

June 1, 2009

Last Updated

March 4, 2011

Record last verified: 2011-03

Locations

US(1)