NCT05370157

TeamTRACS Pilot (CTSI)

Improving Teamwork in Rural Child Advocacy Centers: A Hybrid-Effectiveness Implementation Trial of TeamTRACS

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 172 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

In a previous research study, the investigators adapted an evidence-based team training intervention for healthcare settings (TeamSTEPPS) to fit the needs and context of Child Advocacy Center multidisciplinary teams. This study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the adapted training, TeamTRACS (Team Training in Roles, Awareness, Communication, and Support). This hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation study will test the effectiveness of TeamTRACS and pilot a self-guided approach to implementing TeamTRACS in low-resource settings.

Detailed description

This study is designed to test the effects of TeamTRACS on knowledge, skill use, and team functioning. It will also evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of a self-guided implementation approach that requires few resources and builds local capacity for change. Six rural Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) will be randomized to TeamTRACS (4 CACs) or a waitlist comparison (2 CACs). The long-term goal of this research is to create an effective team training that can be rapidly scaled up and disseminated to rural CACs nationwide. Supporting rural teams can improve team performance, strengthen the workforce, and ultimately improve service quality and outcomes for rural children who experience child abuse.

Conditions

• Teamwork
• Implementation

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	TeamTRACS	TeamTRACS is a team training intervention adapted from TeamSTEPPS (Team Strategies and Tools to Enhance Performance and Patient Safety), a widely used evidence-based team training developed by the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality. TeamTRACS targets knowledge, skills, and attitudes related to team member roles, shared awareness, communication, mutual support, and goal-setting. TeamTRACS is structured, easy to use, flexible in length and intensity, and requires few resources. It incorporates didactic instruction, discussion, and interactive activities and can be delivered virtually or in-person.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-06-08
• Primary completion: 2023-03-22
• Completion: 2023-03-22
• First posted: 2022-05-11
• Last updated: 2024-04-24
• Results posted: 2024-04-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States