CBITS-RTM Pilot Study

ConditionsPTSD - Post Traumatic Stress Disorder Substance Use

Trial statusNot yet recruiting

Trial phaseNot applicable

Trial typeInterventional

Biological sexAll

Age13+

SponsorUniversity of California, San Francisco

About this trial

This pilot study, conducted in partnership with juvenile detention centers, evaluates an adapted CBITS-RTM intervention delivered in a detention school setting.

Eligibility criteria

This trial does not accept healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

Youth must 1) be currently incarcerated in a partnering juvenile detention center, 2) be between 13-18 years of age, and 3) have a minimum of 3 months remaining on their sentence (i.e., sufficient time required to complete CBITS-RTM). Youth will complete a screening with a study team member involving the 2-item Abbreviated PTSD Checklist-Civilian version, with scores ≥4 considered a positive screen

Clinicians are eligible if they are behavioral health staff working with youth at the detention school..

Disqualifiers

Observable cognitive or developmental delays or active psychosis that would interfere with completing consent, assessment or intervention.

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

Adapted Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) with a Racial Trauma Module (RTM)
Behavioral
The Cognitive Behavioral Intervention for Trauma in Schools (CBITS) program is a school-based, group and individual intervention designed to reduce symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD), depression, and behavioral problems, and to improve functioning, grades and attendance, and coping skills. The CBITS intervention was adapted to juvenile justice settings with an added Racial Trauma Module (RTM), which provides youth with an overview of the effects of racism on levels of traumatic stress.

Treatment groups

28 Participants

are divided into 1 treatment group

Group A: Adapted CBITS-RTM InterventionExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

Child PTSD Symptom Scale (CPSS)

The CPSS is used to measure posttraumatic stress among youth (8-18 years). It assesses past month posttraumatic stress symptom severity and impairment of endorsed symptoms on daily functioning. Scores range from 0-80, with 31+ indicating probable PTSD.

Time frame

Baseline, 3 months post-baseline

Secondary outcomes

Youth Alcohol and Drug Use Survey

The Youth Alcohol and Drug Use Survey will be used to gather youth's intention to use substances post-release using items rated on a scale from 1 (unlikely) to 10 (very likely).

Time frame

Baseline, 3 months post-baseline

Texas Christian University (TCU) Drug Screen

The TCU will be administered to gather information on substance use quantity and frequency as well as risk for SUD (corresponds with DSM-5 criteria) on the 3-months prior to incarceration and past 3 months at post-release.

Time frame

Baseline, 3-months post-baseline

Other outcomes

Youth Background Characteristics

Demographics questionnaire used to gather standard demographics (e.g., age, gender, race) and information such as state agency involvement (e.g., age at first contact with juvenile legal system, number of prior arrests), immigration status.

Time frame

Baseline

Treatment Acceptability Form

This form will be used to assess the acceptability of the adapted CBITS-RTM intervention. Items are scored from 1 "Strongly disagree" to 5 "Strongly agree." Scores range from 10-50 with higher scores indicating higher acceptability.

Time frame

3-months post-baseline

CBITS-RTM Group Evaluation Posttest

This will assess knowledge of trauma, changes in ability to cope with stress, and acceptability of the intervention and its delivery. Items are true/false or qualitative in nature.

Time frame

3-months post-baseline

Clinician personal and professional background characteristics

Questionnaire used to gather personal and professional background characteristics (e.g., clinical discipline, experience with trauma treatment, years of practice in juvenile detention setting).

Time frame

Baseline

Sponsors and contacts

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University of California, San Francisco

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov

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