Leaving Care - a Comparison Study of Implementation, Change Mechanisms, and Effects of Transition Services for Youth Leaving Out-of-home Care

NCT ID: NCT05813197

Last Updated: 2023-04-14

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: RECRUITING
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 160 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-10-02
• Study Completion Date: 2025-12-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this project is to increase understanding of the development, implementation and effectiveness of interventions for young people transitioning from societal care to independent living. The project examines the effect of interventions and how change mechanisms relate to a range of outcomes.

Detailed Description

The purpose of this project is to increase the empirical understanding of the development, implementation and effectiveness of interventions for young people transitioning from societal care to independent living. The project examines the effect of interventions and how change mechanisms relate to a range of outcomes. In a pilot project, the investigators developed an intervention in collaboration with municipal social workers, section heads and organizational developers. In another pilot project, the investigators studied whether the content of empirically tested interventions in the USA can be generalized to a Swedish context. These two projects have resulted in a Swedish intervention: My choice - my way! Previous research shows that young people who are placed in social care are a particularly vulnerable group. Swedish social places little attention to what happens to prepare young people for leaving care. There are currently no interventions in Sweden that have empirical support of their effectiveness for this group. The aim of the project is to develop practical and empirical understanding of how interventions for young people placed in societal care in Sweden can be developed and implemented. The project takes place in close collaboration with municipalities and other youth serving organizations. Short-term, long-term and implementation effects are investigated by comparing My choice - my way! with usual services. The comparisons will shed light on practice components and change mechanisms related to outcomes and thus important to take into account in the future development of interventions. The outcomes will shed light on a range of self-reported outcomes, as well as register-based outcomes such as education, employment and crime. The analyses also include health economic outcomes. In addition, the attitudes of social workers and youth and organizational implementation initiatives will be investigated.

Conditions

Self Efficacy; Mental Health Wellness 1; Help-Seeking Behavior; Frustration; Satisfaction; Health Behavior

Study Design

• Allocation Method: NON_RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: DOUBLE

Study Groups

Intervention

This group will receive the test intervention My Choice-My Way!

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

My Choice - My Way!

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Support intervention for adolescents (15+) in out-of-home care (foster care, group home care, supported living, institutional care, etc). 16-19 sessions with a MCMW coach, 4-8 months, weekly to bi-weekly sessions.

Control

This group will receive usual services

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Usual services

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Usual services

Interventions

My Choice - My Way!

Support intervention for adolescents (15+) in out-of-home care (foster care, group home care, supported living, institutional care, etc). 16-19 sessions with a MCMW coach, 4-8 months, weekly to bi-weekly sessions.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Usual services

Usual services

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Living in out-of-home care
• 15 years or older

Exclusion Criteria

• none

• Minimum Eligible Age: 15 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Lund University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Göteborg University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Jonkoping University

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Tina M. Olsson

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Tina M Olsson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Jonkoping University

Locations

Jönköping University

Jönköping, , Sweden

Site Status: RECRUITING

Countries

Sweden

Central Contacts

Tina M Olsson, PhD

Role: CONTACT

tina.olsson@ju.se

0046709420371

Facility Contacts

Tina M Olsson, PhD

Role: primary

tina.olsson@ju.se

0046709420371

References

Skoog T, Bergstrom M, Karlsson M, Olsson TM. Study protocol for leaving care-A comparison study of implementation, change mechanisms and effectiveness of transition services for youth. PLoS One. 2024 Feb 8;19(2):e0293952. doi: 10.1371/journal.pone.0293952. eCollection 2024.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 38329996 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

2021-01352

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id