Effectiveness Trial for Project SafeCare for Child Neglect
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interventional
2,175
1 country
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Brief Summary
The study is a field trial comparing the SafeCare family preservation model to a comparable usual care model for parents in child welfare. The study also compares two levels of service quality control.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2003
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
3 active sites
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
October 1, 2003
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
September 1, 2007
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
September 1, 2007
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
June 29, 2011
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
July 12, 2011
CompletedJuly 12, 2011
July 1, 2011
3.9 years
June 29, 2011
July 8, 2011
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Child welfare system recidivism
Follow-up for recidivism reports to child welfare, captured from administrative data maintained by the state child welfare system
Up to 2766 days
Secondary Outcomes (5)
Child Abuse Potential Inventory
Approximately 180 days and 365 days
Family Resources Scale
Approximately 180 and 365 days
Beck Depression Inventory
Approximately 180 and 365 days
Social Provisions Scale
Approximately 180 and 356 days
Diagnostic Interview Schedule--Drug and Alcohol Disorders Module
Approximately 180 and 365 days
Study Arms (4)
SafeCare with Coached Implementation
EXPERIMENTALHome-based services with the SafeCare model, implemented with in vivo provider coaching as quality control
SafeCare without Coaching
EXPERIMENTALHome-based services using the SafeCare model, implemented without in vivo coached implementation quality control
Services As Usual with Coaching
EXPERIMENTALUsual home based services, with in vivo coached implementation quality control
Services As Usual Without Coaching
ACTIVE COMPARATORUsual home based services without in vivo coached quality control
Interventions
Behavioral home based family preservation. Weekly visits X six months.
Live observation of practice with expert coaching, feedback and fidelity monitoring
Home based services not using the SafeCare model
No in vivo coached quality control or fidelity monitoring
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Parents in the child welfare system for neglect with or without physical abuse
You may not qualify if:
- Parents in the child welfare system for sexual abuse
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Oklahomalead
- National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)collaborator
- Centers for Disease Control and Preventioncollaborator
- Oklahoma Department of Health and Human Servicescollaborator
Study Sites (3)
Eastern Oklahoma Youth Services
McAlester, Oklahoma, 74501, United States
NorthCare
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73112, United States
Family and Children's Services
Tulsa, Oklahoma, 74120, United States
Related Publications (3)
Aarons GA, Sommerfeld DH, Hecht DB, Silovsky JF, Chaffin MJ. The impact of evidence-based practice implementation and fidelity monitoring on staff turnover: evidence for a protective effect. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2009 Apr;77(2):270-80. doi: 10.1037/a0013223.
PMID: 19309186RESULTChaffin M, Bard D. Changes in parental depression symptoms during family preservation services. Child Abuse Negl. 2011 Jun;35(6):448-58. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2011.02.005. Epub 2011 Jun 1.
PMID: 21632109RESULTChaffin M, Bard D, Hecht D, Silovsky J. Change trajectories during home-based services with chronic child welfare cases. Child Maltreat. 2011 May;16(2):114-25. doi: 10.1177/1077559511402048. Epub 2011 Apr 13.
PMID: 21493617RESULT
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Mark Chaffin, PhD
University of Oklahoma
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- FACTORIAL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
June 29, 2011
First Posted
July 12, 2011
Study Start
October 1, 2003
Primary Completion
September 1, 2007
Study Completion
September 1, 2007
Last Updated
July 12, 2011
Record last verified: 2011-07