Reducing Parental Substance Use and Enhancing Family Resilience Among Rural Families Through Ohio START

Part of paid clinical trials in Columbus, Ohio.

Sponsor
Ohio State University
Study ID
NCT07278427
Status
Recruiting
Apply to this trial

Conditions

  • Child Maltreatment
  • Child Well-beiing
  • Family Resilience
  • Rural Health
  • Substance Use Disorder (SUD)
  • Substance Use Recovery

Eligibility Criteria

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

Interventions

  • Ohio START (Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma) — BEHAVIORAL
    Ohio START launched in 2017 in response to the opioid epidemic and is led by the Public Children Services Association of Ohio (PASCO). Ohio START integrates child welfare and substance use treatment systems to enhance access to treatment for parents who come into the child welfare system with addictions. Ohio START capitalizes on collaboration between the child welfare system and behavioral health providers in order to reduce parent wait times for treatment for referrals, increase parent engagement and retention in treatment, and enhance coordination of resources and support for parents and children. Another key aspect of START is the use of family peer mentors as a social network intervention. Parents are paired with family peer mentors who, through weekly visits, support participating families and enhance coordination of resources. Family peer mentors are required to have a minimum of a weekly face-to-face visit with parents for 90 days.

Study Details

The goal of this observational study is to learn about the roles played by parental activity spaces and social networks in reducing parental substance use and promoting child and family health outcomes in the context of Ohio START (Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma) for families in rural areas. This study will investigate if substance use treatment service referrals and family peer mentoring services provided by Ohio START lead to positive changes in parental activity spaces and social networks, and if these positive changes lead to better child and family outcomes. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Does having behavioral health services (referred by Ohio START workers) close to where parents spend their time help with substance use recovery and child health? * Does peer mentor support through Ohio START help parents build stronger social connections and family resilience, and does this lead to better long-term family health? * Do these associations differ in rural areas compared to urban areas? Participants will: * Answer survey questions about their substance use, parenting, child health, and family well-being across three waves (Wave 1: when they enroll in the study, Wave 2: 6-month follow-up, and Wave 3: 12-month follow-up) * Share information about places they go regularly (such as work, stores, and healthcare visits) * Share information about people in their support network

Key Dates

Start date
Apr 27, 2026
Status verified
May 2026
Primary completion
Feb 28, 2028
Completion
Aug 31, 2030

Study Design

Enrollment
400 participants (estimated)

Arms

  • Arm: Rural parents receiving Ohio START services
    Parents who have entered the child welfare system due to co-occurring parental substance use and child maltreatment and who are currently enrolled in Ohio START (Ohio Sobriety, Treatment, and Reducing Trauma). The study is conducted in the context of Ohio START, a children-services-led initiative and evidence-informed intervention model currently operating in 57 counties in the state of Ohio. If both parents from the same family receive the Ohio START intervention, both are eligible to participate.

Primary Outcome Measure

Parental substance use severity [ Time Frame: Baseline, 6 months, and 12 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The Ohio State UniversityColumbusOhio43210
Susan Yoon, PhD
[email protected]
614-292-3289
Elinam Dellor, PhD
[email protected]
614-292-3085

Find similar trials in Columbus, OH

By research site
The Ohio State University· Columbus, OH

Related Studies