Parent training program aims to ease mental health struggles in foster kids
NCT ID NCT05816421
First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 26, 2026
Summary
This study tested a 16-week parenting program called KEEP for foster and kinship parents. The goal was to reduce depression, anxiety, PTSD, and behavior problems in foster youth aged 4 to 21. Researchers focused on underserved and rural communities in Oregon. The program teaches parents skills to support their children's mental health.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- KEEP parenting program (behavioral intervention)
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this program could provide a practical way to improve mental health for foster youth in underserved communities.
- What could go wrong
- This is a completed study with 283 participants, but results may not apply to all settings. The program requires consistent attendance and may not work for every family.
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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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283 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2022
- Finished
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Jan 2024
- 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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4 to 21 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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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: Foster/resource parents who have been recruited to attend KEEP and have a focal youth for the intervention that: * is a dependent of Child Welfare Services in the state of Oregon * is between the ages of 4 and 21 years. Exclusion Criteria: Foster/resource parents who have been recruited to attend KEEP and have a focal youth for the intervention that: * is younger than 4 years of age.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.
Contacts and locations
Locations
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Oregon Social Learning Center
Eugene, Oregon, 97401, United States
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