Helping Families Pilot of a Family Resilience Program for Families Experiencing Homelessness

NCT ID: NCT04273126

Last Updated: 2024-06-12

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 73 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2020-02-19
• Study Completion Date: 2023-04-03

Brief Summary

The goal of this study is to pilot an adapted family resilience program among families with a recent history of homelessness in Los Angeles County and to assess for feasibility and acceptability. The investigators have adapted a family resilience program called Families Overcoming Under Stress (FOCUS), a trauma-informed intervention designed for families experiencing trauma, parental substance use, and homelessness. Our primary hypothesis is that the adapted family resilience program will be feasible and acceptable to families with a recent history of homelessness. Families that are eligible to participate in the study will be assigned to the adapted family resilience intervention. The intervention program consists of around 8-10 modules lasting up to one hour each. The program provides psychoeducation and teaches resilience skills including communication, problem solving, goal setting, and how to deal with stress. Families will be asked to fill out 3 surveys (one at the beginning of the program, one at the end of the program, and at 6 months follow-up). Some families may also be asked to participate in a hour long interview after the completion of the program for feedback on the program.

At this time, all assessments and intervention are being conducted remotely due to the pandemic.

Conditions

Family Relationship; Coping Skills

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NA
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Intervention

This arm consists of approximately 8-10 modules lasting approximately one hour and consisting of psychoeducation and core components including communication, problem solving, goal setting, and dealing with stress, tailored to families with experiences of homelessness and parental substance use.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Adapted Family Resilience Intervention

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The program consists of approximately 8-10 modules lasting approximately one hour. Sessions focus on psychoeducation and key resilience skills.

Interventions

Adapted Family Resilience Intervention

The program consists of approximately 8-10 modules lasting approximately one hour. Sessions focus on psychoeducation and key resilience skills.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• English speaking
• Family has a history of homelessness within the past two years (homelessness defined by the Department of Health and Human Services definition)
• Parent/guardian/caregiver has custody of and cares for a youth between the ages of 8-17
• Both youth and parent/guardian/caregiver are able to take part in an 8 module session intervention

• Has taken part in a Families OverComing Under Stress (FOCUS) intervention previously

• Minimum Eligible Age: 8 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

American Academy of Child Adolescent Psychiatry.

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD, MSHPM

Assistant Professor in Residence

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Roya Ijadi-Maghsoodi, MD, MSHPM

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

UCLA

Los Angeles, California, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

K12DA000357

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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K12DA000357

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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