Study finds community care may be better for teens with severe mental health issues
NCT ID NCT06498427
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at 124 teens aged 12-18 with serious mental health conditions to see if community-based treatment (Child ACTT) works better than a psychiatric residential facility. Researchers measured well-being using a standard questionnaire. The goal was to find out which setting leads to better outcomes and lower costs.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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124 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Jan 2022
- Finished
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Jun 2025
- Lead sponsor
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A company
The lead sponsor is a pharmaceutical, biotech, or medical-device company.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
Who is studied
Participants will be recruited from PRTF and Child ACTT. For example, the MCO reported these data from 2020: 131 unique members were served in PRTFs. Their summary demographic characteristics for gender, race, and age were as follows: 43.5 percent female and 55.7 percent male; 18 percent Black, 78 percent White, 3 percent Other and an average age of 14.5 years. Potential primary diagnoses expected are major depressive disorders, psychotic disorders, anxiety disorders, disruptive behavior disorders and bipolar disorder.
- Ages
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12 to 18 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: * Between the ages 12 and 18 * Has primary mental health diagnosis * Admitted for treatment in a participating program (i.e., Psychiatric Residential Treatment Facility (PRTF) or Child ACTT) * A trained ORI staff member determines that the youth is able to understand and sign an assent for participation * Documentation of the youth's assent to participate in the study * A legal guardian provides consent for the youth to participate in the study Exclusion Criteria: * The client is not admitted to treatment in a participating program * The client has dropped out of this study during a previous treatment episode * Client does not initiate treatment
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Outcome Referrals, Inc.
Framingham, Massachusetts, 01701, United States
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