NCT05626231

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

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 286 (actual)
• Sponsor: Boston College · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

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).

Detailed 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).

Conditions

• Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Training Intervention	The training intervention is a modular online asynchronous training intervention designed to increase mental health providers' use of evidence-based practices with youth patients (ages 12-25). It was developed using community-engaged and human-centered design methods with key stakeholders (youth, their parents, mental health providers). In this open trial, the training will be offered to mental health providers at a multisite mental health clinic in the U.S. (referred to as "pilot site" herein).

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-09-01
• Primary completion: 2024-07-31
• Completion: 2025-08-31
• First posted: 2022-11-23
• Last updated: 2025-09-25
• Results posted: 2025-09-25

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States