Can understanding foster Parents' needs prevent placement breakdowns?
NCT ID NCT07775222
First seen Aug 20, 2026 · Last updated Aug 21, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study asks 1,000 Flemish foster parents about the behavioral challenges of the children in their care, their own parenting style, and how satisfied they are with the foster care system. It also explores what extra support they need, such as help with difficult behavior or contact with birth families. The goal is to gather insights that could lead to better-tailored interventions and reduce the risk of foster placements ending prematurely.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Questionnaire (VOT-P 4.0)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could identify what support foster parents need most, potentially leading to better training and reduced placement breakdowns.
- What could go wrong
- This is a survey study, so it can only show associations, not cause and effect. Results depend on self-reports and may not apply beyond Flemish foster families.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jan 2027
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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Children (under 18), adults (18 to 64) and older adults (65 and over)
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criterion: * being a foster parent * fostering (a) minor foster child(ren) * speaking Dutch
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Vrije Universiteit Brussel
Brussels, Belgium
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