New web tool aims to help states pick best mental health programs for kids
NCT ID NCT06375551
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study is testing a web-based tool called ORCA-A that helps state decision-makers choose the best evidence-based programs to support parent and child mental health. Researchers will work with 80 adults involved in state-level decisions under the Family First Prevention Services Act. The goal is to see if the tool improves decision quality, commitment, and program fit.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- ORCA-A (Optimizing Responses with Collaborative Assessments-Automated) behavioral decision-support tool
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this tool could help state leaders make better, more informed decisions about which mental health programs to fund, potentially improving outcomes for families.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small pilot study (80 people) testing a tool, not a treatment. It measures decision quality, not health outcomes, so real-world impact is uncertain.
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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 80 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Dec 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jul 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
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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18 years and older
- 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 Criteria: * Non-institutionalized * Adults (18 years or older). * English-Speaking Aim 1: * Involved in initial state decision-making related to Family First Prevention Services Act. * Willing to participate in two data collection occasions. Aim 2: * Non-institutionalized * Adults (18 years or older). English-Speaking. * Involved in ongoing state decision-making related to Family First Prevention Services Act. * Willing to participate in three measurement occasions. Aim 3: -Willing to participate in multiple (bi-weekly up to two years) measurement occasions. Exclusion Criteria: -Not involved in or potentially influencing child welfare intervention decisions
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Chestnut Health Systems
RECRUITINGEugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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