Family Engagement, Cross-System Linkage to Substance Use Treatment for Juvenile Probationers -- Phase 3

NCT ID: NCT03048552

Last Updated: 2022-11-03

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 22 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2016-11-17
• Study Completion Date: 2018-12-01

Brief Summary

Developed from adapting and combining two evidence-based programs, Project CONNECT (a linkage-to-services program that targets barriers within the probation and substance abuse treatment systems) and TIES (a program that teaches family engagement skills to providers), Family CONNECT is a linkage-to-services program that targets both family and system-level factors to increase youth use of and retention in substance use services. Using Linkage Specialists embedded within probation departments, Family CONNECT will be implemented in two NYS probation departments. This proposed study will evaluate the impact of Family CONNECT on (1) youth referral from probation to substance abuse treatment, (2) youth and family engagement in substance abuse treatment, (3) youth enrollment/retention in substance abuse treatment, and (4) youth substance use and recidivism. Counts of youth referred, youth who start treatment, and youth retained in treatment will be obtained from the juvenile justice agency for 6-months pre-implementation of Family Connect (i.e. baseline) and during the implementation period of e-Connect; counts of youth recidivism will be obtained 6 months following the completion of Family Connect. This study will also identify family and probation organizational factors influencing Family CONNECT implementation in probation settings. 50 caregiver-youth dyads and up to 36 probation officers will be recruited as participants in the study. Caregiver-youth dyads will be evaluated at baseline, 2 and 6 months; probation officers at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months; linkage specialists at baseline, 6, 12, and 18 months.

Conditions

Substance Use; Substance Abuse; Substance Use Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Substance Dependence; Substance Related Problem

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Standard of Care

This arm is comprised of caregiver-youth dyads randomized to work with the youth's probation officer as usual to link youth to substance use services.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Family CONNECT

This arm is comprised of caregiver-youth dyads randomized to work with linkage specialists to link youth to substance use services.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Family CONNECT

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Linkage specialists, who are clinical social workers and embedded within the probation departments, will work with specifically caregiver-youth dyads in the Family CONNECT arm to link youth to substance use services.

Interventions

Family CONNECT

Linkage specialists, who are clinical social workers and embedded within the probation departments, will work with specifically caregiver-youth dyads in the Family CONNECT arm to link youth to substance use services.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

1. Between 10-18 years of age

2. English speaking

3. A caregiver who will participate in the study

4. MAYSI-2 score of ≥ 4 on any MAYSI-2 subscale; YASI mental health and substance use screen items; or other documented evidence of mental health or substance use problem

5. Currently on probation

1. Youth's legal guardian (or permission from legal guardian)

2. Youth who will participate

3. English speaking

1. Currently employed at probation department

Exclusion criterion:

1. None

Exclusion Criteria

Caregiver:

1. Cognitively unable to complete the interview

Probation staff:

• Minimum Eligible Age: 10 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

New York State Psychiatric Institute

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Katherine Elkington

Associate Professor of Clinical Psychology (in Psychiatry)

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Katherine S Elkington, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

New York State Psychiatric Institute

Provided Documents

Document Type: Study Protocol and Statistical Analysis Plan

View Document

Document Type: Informed Consent Form

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Other Identifiers

R34DA039316

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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7108

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id