Family Telehealth Project for Foster Care Youth

NCT04488523 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1928922
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 93
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this research is to adapt and evaluate the efficacy of an existing family based intervention to be delivered via telehealth to child welfare-involved (CWI) youth and their caregiver of origin.

Conditions

Parent-Child Relations; Communication

Keywords

telehealth; parent-child relationships; adolescent; Quality communication; Housing stability; Child welfare; Emotional regulation

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale

  To measure caregiver and youth affect management skills. Scores range from 36 to 180, with higher scores indicating greater problems with emotion regulation.

  Immediately after the intervention.

• Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale

  To measure caregiver and youth affect management skills. Scores range from 36 to 180, with higher scores indicating greater problems with emotion regulation.

  Three months post-intervention.

• Parent-adolescent General Communication Scale (PPAC)

  To measure caregiver-youth communication. The PPAC measures both positive and negative communication. Scores for positive communication ranging from 7 to 35, with higher scores indicating more positive communication. Scores for negative communication range from 13 to 65, with higher scores indicating more negative communication.

  Immediately after the intervention.

• Parent-adolescent General Communication Scale

  To measure caregiver-youth communication. The PPAC measures both positive and negative communication. Scores for positive communication ranging from 7 to 35, with higher scores indicating more positive communication. Scores for negative communication range from 13 to 65, with higher scores indicating more negative communication.

  Three months post-intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (6)

• Telehealth Satisfaction Questionnaire

  Immediately after the intervention.

• Family telehealth feedback form

  Two weeks post-baseline.

• Family telehealth feedback form

  Three weeks post-baseline.

• Family telehealth feedback form

  Four weeks post-baseline.

• Family telehealth feedback form

  Five weeks post-baseline.

Other Outcomes (18)

• Family Assessment Device

  Immediately after the intervention

• Family Assessment Device

  Three months post-intervention.

• Stress Index for Parents of Adolescents

  Immediately after the intervention.

Study Arms (1)

Family-based Telehealth Treatment

EXPERIMENTAL

A family-based telehealth intervention.

Behavioral: Family-based Telehealth Intervention

Interventions

Family-based Telehealth Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The Family Telehealth intervention focuses on improving parent-child relationships and communication. For the dyadic version, the intervention involves eleven hours of intervention material; it includes motivational interviews, individual and joint sessions co-led by two separate clinicians. The sessions will be delivered on a weekly basis. For the caregiver-only version, the intervention involves six hours of intervention material; it includes a motivational interview and individual sessions led by a single clinician. The sessions will be delivered on a weekly basis.

Family-based Telehealth Treatment

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Eligible youth:
• Will be between the ages of 12 and 18 years
• Will have ongoing child welfare involvement
• Will be proficient in English
• Will have no cognitive impairment which would preclude provision of informed assent
• Eligible caregivers for dyadic version:
• Will be the caregiver of origin for the enrolled youth
• Will be proficient in English or Spanish
• Will be cognitively capable of providing informed consent for themselves and their youth
• Eligible caregivers for caregiver-only version:
• Will be the caregiver of a youth, between the ages of 12 and 18 years, with ongoing child welfare involvement
• Will be proficient in English or Spanish
• Will have no cognitive impairment which would preclude provision of informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• Caregivers whose rights were terminated due to substantiated abuse or neglect.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, San Francisco: lead
• Visa Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

San Francisco, California, 94131, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Folk JB, Valencia-Ayala C, Holloway ED, Anvar S, Czopp A, Tolou-Shams M. Feasibility and Acceptability of a Family-Based Telehealth Intervention for Families Impacted by the Child Welfare System: Formative Mixed Methods Evaluation. JMIR Form Res. 2024 Oct 15;8:e57939. doi: 10.2196/57939.

  PMID: 39405104 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication; Emotional Regulation

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior; Self-Control; Social Behavior

Study Officials

• Marina Tolou-Shams, PhD

  University of California, San Francisco

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: This study is designed to iteratively adapt a family-based intervention with feedback from youth and caregiver participants and stakeholder partners, as well as to evaluate the feasibility, acceptability, and preliminary effectiveness of the intervention.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 2, 2020
• First Posted: July 28, 2020
• Study Start: July 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2025
• Study Completion: November 1, 2025
• Last Updated: November 14, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)