RECRUITING

Evaluating a One-Year Version of the Parent-Child Assistance Program

Study Overview

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Description

The proposed project seeks to achieve three objectives that will, collectively, evaluate the effectiveness of a one-year version of the Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP-1) -a model for a home visitation and case management program for parents who used substances. First, the proposed project aims to estimate the causal impact of PCAP-1 on preventing the need for foster care and promoting reunification. Second, the project will estimate PCAP-1's effectiveness in achieving other program goals: parent recovery, parent's connection with needed comprehensive community resources, and preventing future children from being exposed to drugs and alcohol. Finally, causal evidence of program effectiveness across the prior two objectives would enable PCAP-1 to be rated according to strength of evidence on relevant federal registries (i.e., FFPSA and HOMEVEE). All objectives will be pursued with substantial backing from public and private partners, including the Oklahoma Department of Human Services (OK's Title IV-E agency). This quasi-experimental project will recruit 40 new participants to receive one year of PCAP-1 services. It will use administrative data on participants from the Oklahoma Department of Human Services for the control group. Given that the population PCAP serves are disproportionately poor and low-income and PCAP is designed to be culturally competent and relevant, PCAP-1 harbors the potential to address inequities in child welfare outcomes, substance use disorder treatment services, and child and family well- being by improving outcomes for these families. With a strong backing by state agencies and community partners, the evaluation of PCAP-1 will contribute to a knowledge gap in the field for in-home program models serving a highly vulnerable population with high rates of child welfare involvement and use of foster care.

Official Title

Promoting Parent and Child Well-Being and Reducing the Need for Foster Care: An Evaluation of a One-Year, Home-Visiting and Case Management Program for People Using Substances

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-06-23
Study Completion:2026-09-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06163651

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * People over the age of 18
  2. * Parents with children under the age of 6 living with them
  3. * Resides within a 50-mile radius of Enid, OK or Oklahoma City, OK (for treatment group)
  1. Pregnancy or breastfeeding
  2. Severe psychiatric disorders
  3. Active substance abuse
  4. Unstable medical conditions
  5. Inability to comply with study requirements

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Julie Gerlinger, PhD
CONTACT
405-325-1751
jgerlinger@ou.edu

Principal Investigator

Julie Gerlinger, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Oklahoma
Erin Maher, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Oklahoma
Susan Stoner, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
University of Washington

Study Locations (Sites)

Remote Worker
Enid, Oklahoma, 73703
United States
Remote Worker
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, 73135
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: University of Oklahoma

  • Julie Gerlinger, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Oklahoma
  • Erin Maher, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Oklahoma
  • Susan Stoner, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Washington

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 Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-06-23
Study Completion Date2026-09-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-06-23
Study Completion Date2026-09-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Parent-Child Assistance
  • Substance Use Disorder
  • Addictions
  • Drug Dependence
  • Drug Abuse
  • Alcohol Dependence
  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Alcoholism
  • Recovery Services
  • PCAP

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Alcohol Use Disorder
  • Substance Use Disorders
  • Alcohol Use Complicating Pregnancy, Unspecified Trimester
  • Drug Use Disorders
  • Drug Use Complicating Pregnancy, Unspecified Trimester