Predict the Best Level of Care Placement for Each Child's Behavioral Health Needs - Effectiveness Study

Part of paid clinical trials in Framingham, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Outcome Referrals, Inc.
Study ID
NCT06834763
Status
Enrolling By Invitation

Conditions

  • Adolescent Well-Being
  • Mental Health Wellness

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
N/A - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Clinical team access to Placement Success Predictor (PSP) results — OTHER
    PSP is a machine-learning based clinical decision support tool that is designed to assist clinical team members in making placement decisions for youth. PSP provides site-specific placement success prediction scores \[i.e., client's likelihood of success per placement based on machine learning models\] for each youth.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to test the effectiveness of a new clinical decision support tool, Placement Success Predictor (PSP), in a naturalistic setting. PSP will provide placement-specific predictions about the likelihood of a youth having a good outcome in each placement type at a behavioral health center using machine learning algorithms. The primary hypothesis is that clients in at least one placement within one standard deviation of the placement with the highest predicted likelihood of success will have better outcomes than the clients who were not. The secondary hypothesis is that clients' level of improvement over time will be positively correlated with the number of days they are in at least one placement within one standard deviation of the placement with the highest predicted likelihood of success.

Key Dates

Start date
Feb 3, 2025
Status verified
Feb 2025
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2025
Completion
Dec 31, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
700 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: In PSP-Recommended Placement
    Clients in placement with PSP results within one standard deviation of the highest predicted likelihood of success for that client at follow up
  • Arm: Not In PSP-Recommended Placement
    Clients not in placement with PSP result within one standard deviation of the highest predicted likelihood of success for that client at follow up

Primary Outcome Measure

Mean difference on average z-scores across raters within two weeks on the Clinical Scale of the Treatment Outcome Package (TOP-CS) between a) the beginning of the study (between February and October 2025) and b) approximately 3 months later. [ Time Frame: At baseline and every 30 days up to approximately 3 months ]

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Outcome Referrals, Inc.FraminghamMassachusetts01701-

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