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Mental Health Navigation for Foster Care Youth (FCFN Trial)

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Recruiting
Led By Marina Tolou-Shams, Ph.D
Research Sponsored by University of California, San Francisco
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Ages 12-17
English-speaking youth
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up 12 months post enrollment
Awards & highlights

FCFN Trial Summary

This trial will develop and test a family-based intervention called the Foster Care Family Navigator, to see if it helps improve mental health service initiation and engagement for child welfare-involved youth.

Who is the study for?
This trial is for English-speaking youth aged 12-17 who are involved in the San Francisco child welfare system and have a caregiver able to give consent. Participants must be open to services from SF DPH Foster Care Mental Health Clinic and have mobile phone access. Those without an English-speaking ability or with caregivers unable to consent due to impairment are excluded.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The study tests a new approach called the Foster Care Family Navigator (FCFN), which uses family-based mental health navigation combined with mobile health technology, aiming to improve how young people start and continue with mental health services.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this intervention involves non-medical procedures focused on service navigation and engagement practices, traditional physical side effects associated with medications are not applicable. However, there may be emotional or psychological impacts as participants engage in mental health services.

FCFN Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 12 and 17 years old.
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I am a young person who speaks English.
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I have an ongoing case with the SF Unified Family Court.

FCFN Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~12 months post enrollment
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 12 months post enrollment for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Time to treatment initiation
Time to treatment referral
Treatment engagement

FCFN Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Family-based mental health navigationExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Family-based navigator intervention combined with mHealth practices to improve mental health treatment initiation and engagement
Group II: Standard of care, then family-based mental health navigationActive Control2 Interventions
During wait-list period receive standard of care engagement practices and services-as-usual, and after the wait-list period the participants receive the family-based navigator intervention combined with mHealth practices

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Who is running the clinical trial?

University of California, San FranciscoLead Sponsor
2,496 Previous Clinical Trials
11,934,564 Total Patients Enrolled
4 Trials studying Mental Health
1,940 Patients Enrolled for Mental Health
National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)NIH
2,777 Previous Clinical Trials
2,673,885 Total Patients Enrolled
15 Trials studying Mental Health
4,368 Patients Enrolled for Mental Health
Marina Tolou-Shams, Ph.DPrincipal InvestigatorUC San Francisco
1 Previous Clinical Trials
150 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Mental Health
150 Patients Enrolled for Mental Health

Media Library

Family-based mental health navigation Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04506437 — N/A
Mental Health Clinical Trial 2023: Family-based mental health navigation Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT04506437 — N/A
Family-based mental health navigation 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT04506437 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Are there any vacancies for this research project?

"Indeed, according to the clinicaltrials.gov entry for this project, recruitment is ongoing since it was first posted on August 20th 2020 and most recently updated on April 28th 2022. 125 patients are being accepted from one study location."

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What is the ceiling for enrolment in this experiment?

"Affirmative. According to the clinicaltrials.gov database, this trial is accepting participants and was initially posted on August 20th 2020 before its last update on April 28th 2022. 125 patients need to be recruited for this study at a single medical centre."

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Does this experiment include volunteers above the age of seventy?

"This trial is open to adolescents between the ages of 12 and 17. In addition, there are 21 studies available for minors and 35 trials accessible to people above 65 years old."

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What are the criteria for entry into this experimental research project?

"Entry criteria for this clinical trial is restricted to minors aged between 12 and 17 who have a positive psychological evaluation. So far, 125 participants are enrolled in the study."

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~0 spots leftby Mar 2024