Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care for Adolescents

November 6, 2013 updated by: VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research
The purpose of the study is to examine the effects of Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care compared to treatment as usual (TAU) for adolescents in Denmark in need of out-of-home placement.

Study Overview

Status

Withdrawn

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

It is difficult to treat adolescents with serious behaviour problems. Although the number of adolescents displaying serious behaviour problems is limited, they are a serious concern to the society e.g. because of their frequent violent behaviour, criminal activities and lack of school adherence.

Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care (MTFC)is a community-based treatment program developed in USA. The goal of the MTFC program is to decrease problem behaviour and to increase developmentally appropriate normative and prosocial behavior in adolescents who are in need of out-of-home placement.

This study will evaluate the effect of MTFC on adolescents in out-of-home placement.

Participants will be recruited by caseworkers in the municipalities and randomly assigned to either MTFC or TAU. TAU will consist of other kinds of out-of-home placements. Outcomes will be assessed for all participants at baseline, post-treatment (12 months), and 12 months post-treatment. Parents and youth will be asked to fill out questionnaires on e.g. behaviour, parental stress, sense of cohesion, general health.

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 4

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • Denmark
      • Copenhagen, Denmark, 1052
        • SFI the Danish National Centre for Social Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

12 years to 17 years (CHILD)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 12-17 years old
  • In need of out of home placement
  • serious behaviour problems

Exclusion Criteria:

  • severe psychiatric illness in youth or parent
  • risk of suicide in youth
  • acute psychosis in youth
  • sexual offence by youth
  • severe substance abuse in youth or parent

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: TREATMENT
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: MTFC
Out of home placement in MTFC family program
Behavioral: Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
Out of home placement in MTFC family for 10-12 months
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: TAU
Other kind of out of home placement
Behavioral: Treatment as usual
Other kinds of out of home placement
Other Names:
  • TAU

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Strengths and difficulties questionnaire, Child Behavior Checklist
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
Measuring child/youth behaviour
12 months post baseline

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Parental Stress Scale
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
Measuring parental stress
12 months post baseline
Sense of Cohesion 13
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
Measuring stress in human functioning
12 months post baseline
Ladder of life
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
Measuring overall quality of life
12 months post baseline
Major Depression Index 10
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
Measuring parent's depression symptoms
12 months post baseline

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Other outcomes
Time Frame: 12 months post baseline
crime (register and self-report) school truancy (register and self-report) general health including substance abuse (self-report)
12 months post baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

VIVE - The Danish Center for Social Science Research

Collaborators

National Board of Social Services, Denmark
Ministry of Social Affairs, Denmark

Investigators

  • Study Director: Mette Deding, SFI the Danish National Centre for Social Research

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2012

Primary Completion (ANTICIPATED)

June 1, 2015

Study Completion (ANTICIPATED)

June 1, 2016

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2012

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 14, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

November 7, 2013

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 6, 2013

Last Verified

November 1, 2013

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • SFI 2506

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