Adolescents' Well-being in Community-based Treatment Versus Residential Treatment

Completed

Conditions studied: Adolescent Well-Being, Mental Disorders, Severe

In brief

This is a quasi-experimental longitudinal study to compare the outcomes of youth in a Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) compared to youth in the community-based Child-Focused Assertive Community Treatment Team \[Child ACTT\] program. The hypothesis is that Child ACTT will be associated with better outcomes and lower cost than PRTF among adolescents admitted to Child ACTT or PRTF.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT06498427

Run by

Outcome Referrals, Inc.

People needed

124

Starts

2022-01-04

Expected to finish

2025-06-20

Last updated by the study team

2026-06-02

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 18. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Between the ages 12 and 18
• Has primary mental health diagnosis
• Admitted for treatment in a participating program (i.e., Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) or Child ACTT)
• A trained ORI staff member determines that the youth is able to understand and sign an assent for participation
• Documentation of the youth's assent to participate in the study
• A legal guardian provides consent for the youth to participate in the study

You may not qualify if…

• The client is not admitted to treatment in a participating program
• The client has dropped out of this study during a previous treatment episode
• Client does not initiate treatment

Where it is running

• Outcome Referrals, Inc. — Framingham, Massachusetts, United States

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