Development of a Training Intervention to Improve Mental Health Treatment Effectiveness and Engagement for Youth With Documented Mental Health Disparities

Boston College

Status: Completed

Conditions: Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Treatments: Behavioral: Training Intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT05626231

Training Development Study

K23MH124670 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The overall goal of the larger 3-aim study is to develop and pilot test a training intervention to increase mental health providers' use of evidence-based practices with youth patients. Aim 3 (registered here) of the study is an open trial pilot study at a multi-clinic mental health agency, aimed at examining the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a future randomized controlled trial (RCT).

Full description

The overall goal of the larger 3-aim study is to develop and pilot test a training intervention to increase mental health providers' use of evidence-based practices with youth patients. The Boston College Institutional Review Board (IRB) approved protocol #21.247.01-15. Aim 1 involved designing the training intervention through an extensive literature review and community-engaged methods that centered on collaborations with providers, youth patients, and parents. Aim 2 (in progress) entails refining the training intervention via human centered design methods. Aim 3 (registered here) of the study is an open trial pilot study at a multi-clinic mental health agency, aimed at examining the feasibility and acceptability of conducting a future randomized controlled trial (RCT). Effectiveness and implementation data from both providers (n=49) and patients (i.e., youth and their parents; n=50 GMY and n=30 caregivers) will be collected and analyzed. Primary outcomes are measured at the provider-level and secondary outcomes are measured at the patient-level (i.e., patients and their parents).

Enrollment: 286 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

For provider participants:

• Mental health care providers (e.g., psychologists, social workers) employed by the pilot site at the time of the pilot test and who work with clients ages 12-25
• Age 18 or older
• Fluent in English

For GMY participants:

• Identify as a gender-minority.
• Age 12-25
• Currently receiving mental health services from the pilot site
• Fluent in English

For parents of youth participants:

• Parents of youth currently receiving mental health services at the pilot site
• 18 or older
• Fluent in English

Exclusion criteria

• Provided that participants meet the aforementioned inclusion criteria, there are no explicit criteria for exclusion.

Trial design

Primary purpose: Health Services Research

Allocation: N/A

Interventional model: Single Group Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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286 participants in 1 patient group

Training Intervention

Experimental group

Description:

The single-arm intervention study will test an online asynchronous evidence-based practices training intervention.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Training Intervention