Juvenile Justice Girls Randomized Control Trial: Young Adult Follow-up
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01341626 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: April 26, 2011
Last Update Posted
: April 24, 2017
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Delinquency Drug Use | Behavioral: Treatment Foster Care (TFCO) Behavioral: Group Care | Phase 1 |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 166 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Prevention |
Official Title: | Juvenile Justice Girls: Pathways to Adjustment and System Use in Young Adulthood |
Study Start Date : | January 1997 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2016 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2016 |
Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Treatment Foster Care Oregon (TFCO)
Youth are placed individually in well-trained and supervised foster homes. Basic components include: (a) daily telephone contact with TFCO parents using the Parent Daily Report; (b) weekly foster parent group meetings focused on supervision, training in parenting practices, and support; (c) an individualized behavior management program implemented daily in the home by foster parent; (d) individualized skills training for the youth; (e) family therapy for aftercare family focused on parent management strategies; (f) close monitoring of school attendance, performance, and homework completion; (g) case management to coordinate TFCO, family, peer, and school settings; (h) 24-hour on-call staff availability to TFCO and biological parents; and (i) psychiatric consultation.
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Behavioral: Treatment Foster Care (TFCO)
Youth placed individually in well-trained and supervised foster homes. Basic components: (a) daily telephone contact with TFCO parents; (b) weekly foster parent group meetings focused on supervision, training in parenting practices, and support; (c) an individualized behavior management program implemented daily in the home by foster parent; (d) individualized skills training for the youth; (e) family therapy for aftercare family focused on parent management strategies; (f) close monitoring of school attendance, performance, and homework completion; (g) case management to coordinate TFCO, family, peer, and school settings; (h) 24-hour on-call staff availability to TFCO and biological parents; and (i) psychiatric consultation. Services typically last approximately 6 months.
Other Name: Multidimensional Treatment Foster Care
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Active Comparator: Group Care
Group Care is the usual service for youth placed in out-of-home care for chronic delinquency in Oregon. These programs represented typical services for girls being referred to out-of-home care by the juvenile justice system and had 2-51 youth in residence (M = 21) and 1-50 staff members (Mdn = 2); most also had onsite schooling. Although the programs differed somewhat in theoretical orientations, 86% reported that they endorsed a specific treatment model, of which the primary philosophy was a behavioral (70%), eclectic (26%), or family-style therapeutic approach (4%).
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Behavioral: Group Care
Group Care is the usual service for youth placed in out-of-home care for chronic delinquency in Oregon. These programs represented typical services for girls being referred to out-of-home care by the juvenile justice system and had 2-51 youth in residence (M = 21) and 1-50 staff members (Mdn = 2); most also had onsite schooling. Although the programs differed somewhat in theoretical orientations, 86% reported that they endorsed a specific treatment model, of which the primary philosophy was a behavioral (70%), eclectic (26%), or family-style therapeutic approach (4%). Services typically last approximately 6 months.
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- Delinquency [ Time Frame: Months 12, 24, 36, and young adulthood (ave. of 7 year follow-up + 10 year follow-up) ]Measured as self-reported criminal activity and count of official arrests and criminal referrals
- substance use [ Time Frame: Months 12, 24, 36 and young adulthood (ave. of 7-year follow-up + 10 year follow-up) ]Measured via self-reported use and diagnostic interview assessment
- HIV risk behavior [ Time Frame: Months 12, 24, 36 and young adulthood (ave. of 7-year follow-up) ]Measured as self-reported engagement in sexual behaviors
- economic costs [ Time Frame: young adulthood (age 18-28; average of 7-year follow-up) ]Measured by comparing the costs of intervention delivery relative to the two intervention programs relative to costs incurred through time in detention, jail, and prison; relative to costs incurred due to child welfare involvement; and relative to symptom counts on self-report inventories.
- Depression [ Time Frame: Months 6, 12, 18, 24 and Young Adult (average 7 year follow-up) ]Measured on the CESD depression inventory and the Brief Symptom Inventory, and via diagnostic interview

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 13 Years to 18 Years (Child, Adult) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | No |
Inclusion Criteria:
- female
- 13-17 years old
- at least one criminal referral in the prior year
- court-mandated placement in out-of-home care
Exclusion Criteria:
- Currently pregnant

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01341626
United States, Oregon | |
Oregon Social Learning Center | |
Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97401 | |
University of Oregon | |
Eugene, Oregon, United States, 97403 |
Principal Investigator: | Leslie Leve, PhD | University of Oregon |
Publications of Results:
Responsible Party: | Leslie D. Leve, Study Principal Investigator, University of Oregon |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01341626 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R01DA024672 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) R01DA015208 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) R01MH054257-01 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) R03MH091611 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) |
First Posted: | April 26, 2011 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | April 24, 2017 |
Last Verified: | April 2017 |
Individual Participant Data (IPD) Sharing Statement: | |
Plan to Share IPD: | Undecided |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Drug Product: | No | |
Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated Device Product: | No |
Keywords provided by Leslie D. Leve, University of Oregon:
delinquency drug use HIV risk behavior economic costs |