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Video calls may mend broken bonds for teens in child welfare

NCT ID NCT04488523

Knowledge-focused Sponsor: University of California, San Francisco Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jul 24, 2026 · Updated 2 times

Summary

This study tested a family-based telehealth program for teens aged 12–18 involved with child welfare and their caregivers. The program aimed to improve communication and emotion regulation through weekly video sessions. 93 participants were enrolled, and researchers measured changes in communication and emotional skills using standard questionnaires.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Family-based Telehealth Intervention
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide a scalable way to strengthen family bonds for teens in foster care.
What could go wrong
This is a small, completed study with 93 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The intervention is behavioral, not a medical treatment.

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Study facts

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Phase

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

93 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2019

Finished

Nov 2025

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

12 years and older

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Not accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: Eligible youth: * Will be between the ages of 12 and 18 years * Will have ongoing child welfare involvement * Will be proficient in English * Will have no cognitive impairment which would preclude provision of informed assent Eligible caregivers for dyadic version: * Will be the caregiver of origin for the enrolled youth * Will be proficient in English or Spanish * Will be cognitively capable of providing informed consent for themselves and their youth Eligible caregivers for caregiver-only version: * Will be the caregiver of a youth, between the ages of 12 and 18 years, with ongoing child welfare involvement * Will be proficient in English or Spanish * Will have no cognitive impairment which would preclude provision of informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Caregivers whose rights were terminated due to substantiated abuse or neglect.

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Conditions

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Communication communication disorder Emotional Regulation

As listed by the trial registrant

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Communication Parent-child relations

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • UCSF Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital

    San Francisco, California, 94131, United States

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