National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN) Quality Improvement Initiative Database

Trauma-informed treatment will improve emotional regulation and behavior.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Depression; Anxiety; ADHD; Conduct Disorder; Post Traumatic Stress Disorder

Detailed Description

The proposed study is to request permission to continue federally mandated data collection to examine the clinical outcomes of children at the Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute who are enrolled in evidence-based and promising trauma-informed treatments as part of the National Child Traumatic Stress Network funded by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration. The purpose of the National Child Traumatic Stress Initiative(NCTSNI) Evaluation is to determine the extent to which the NCTSI, through the National Child Traumatic Stress Network (NCTSN), has raised the standard of care and improved access to services for traumatized children. In addition, the evaluation assesses the extent to which the NCTSI has served as a national resource capable of improving children's access to high-quality, trauma-informed mental health services. This data, previously collected and managed by the Category I NCTSN Center at Duke will now be managed by ICF Macro in a data system entitled NICON.

• Study Type: Observational
• Enrollment (Actual): 4193

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • Maryland
    • Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21231
      • Family Center at Kennedy Krieger Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 2 years to 89 years (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT, CHILD)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

Children enrolled in treatment at the Family Center and their caregivers

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Children enrolled in treatment at the Family Center and caregivers

Exclusion Criteria:

• Psychosis,
• Inability to comply with directions

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Number of groups / cohorts

4

Cohorts and Interventions

Group / Cohort
FamilyLive; Families with a history of intergenerational trauma (maltreatment, violence exposure, domestic violence, substance abuse, etc.)
Yoga Based Psychotherapy; Children with a history of maltreatment and/or violence exposure
Biofeedback; Children with a history of maltreatment and violence exposure and their caregivers
TST-SA; Trauma Systems Therapy for Adolescent Substance Abuse

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Behavior	Improved behavioral and emotional regulation, i.e., improved behavior compliance, improved misbehavior symptoms, reduced symptoms of anxiety, depression, attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), conduct disorder, oppositional defiant disorder, and post traumatic stress syndrome (PTSD). Improved sleep, toileting, parent-child attachment, and mood regulation.	1 year

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Harolyn Belcher, M.D., Hugo W. Moser Research Institute at Kennedy Krieger, Inc.

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: April 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): February 7, 2017
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): February 7, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 9, 2012
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 2, 2012
• First Posted (ESTIMATE): May 4, 2012

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): April 6, 2018
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 5, 2018
• Last Verified: April 1, 2018

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: physical abuse; domestic violence; child trauma; maltreatment; sexual abuse; emotional abuse; abandonment; community violence
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Mental Disorders; Pathologic Processes; Trauma and Stressor Related Disorders; Attention Deficit and Disruptive Behavior Disorders; Neurodevelopmental Disorders; Disease; Stress Disorders, Traumatic; Stress Disorders, Post-Traumatic; Conduct Disorder
• Other Study ID Numbers: NA_00047384; 2U79SM056215 (SAMHSA)