Evaluation of the Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT02829086 |
Recruitment Status :
Completed
First Posted : July 12, 2016
Last Update Posted : April 28, 2020
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First Submitted Date ICMJE | June 29, 2016 | |||
First Posted Date ICMJE | July 12, 2016 | |||
Last Update Posted Date | April 28, 2020 | |||
Actual Study Start Date ICMJE | July 1, 2016 | |||
Actual Primary Completion Date | March 31, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||
Current Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Healthy Relationship Skills [ Time Frame: At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing 8 hour Relationship Enhancement intervention and at 6 month follow up. ] Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before 8 hour intervention to after intervention
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Original Primary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
Healthy Relationship Skills - Questionnaire developed for intervention to measure change from before 8 hour intervention to after intervention [ Time Frame: At program enrollment-during registration, immediately after completing 8 hour Relationship Enhancement intervention and at 6 month follow up. ] | |||
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Current Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Original Secondary Outcome Measures ICMJE |
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Current Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||
Original Other Pre-specified Outcome Measures | Not Provided | |||
Descriptive Information | ||||
Brief Title ICMJE | Evaluation of the Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program | |||
Official Title ICMJE | Evaluation of the U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI): Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program | |||
Brief Summary | The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) will be conducting an evaluation of a healthy marriage and relationship program developed by USCRI titled Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program. This program is funded through an initiative of the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA). The study is intended to measure if the identified interventions improve the well-being of individuals and families within the refugee and immigrant population served by USCRI. Outcomes to be measured include behavioral outcomes and perceptual changes towards healthy relationships, family development, and positive home environment. The study will examine the following:
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Detailed Description | The US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) will be conducting an evaluation of a healthy marriage and relationship program developed by USCRI titled Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program. This program is funded through an initiative of the Administration for Children and Families, Office of Family Assistance (OFA). The Refugee Family Strengthening (RFS) Program builds on literature and existing research from the healthy marriage and relationship initiatives developed by ACF over the last 10 years, in particular the Supporting Healthy Marriage Program initiative that established a randomized clinical trial. In addition, marriage and relationship education/ enrichment literature and research has expanded dramatically over the past 35 years. The most glaring shortcoming of this database is the limited types of populations that are sampled and included in studies. USCRI's RFS program will provide important data about a diverse group of subjects that is currently unavailable. The aim of the evaluation is to determine the effect of participating in two interventions on the population of refugee and immigrant couples, families, and individuals, served by USCRI. The program will target individuals ages 16 and older using a randomized control design. The program will be implemented with individuals, couples, and families. RFSP will recruit 9,350 individuals over the 5 year tenure of the project, 3115 of which will serve as control subjects, the remaining 6,235 subjects will be randomly assigned to intervention groups at each of the 11 selected sites that are participating in the project. Control subjects will not receive the intervention workshops, only case management. The intervention is to be delivered as follows: Group I: Intro to Relationship Enhancement (RE) (8 hours), Family Stress & Conflict Management (8 hours), and case management Group II: Intro to Relationship Enhancement (RE) (8 hours), & Financial Management (8 hours), and case management Group III: Case management ONLY Data will be collected and analyzed across 3 collection points: Pre-test immediately before the start of the interventions, Post-test immediately upon completion of the interventions, and again at 6 months following the pre-test date. Results will be analyzed to determine gains towards the following research questions: When participating in the RFS program:
The local evaluation is expected to reflect progress toward project outcomes and is anticipated to demonstrate significant results that will be highlighted and prepared for dissemination. |
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Study Type ICMJE | Interventional | |||
Study Phase ICMJE | Not Applicable | |||
Study Design ICMJE | Allocation: Randomized Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: None (Open Label) Primary Purpose: Other |
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Condition ICMJE | Health Behavior | |||
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Publications * | Not Provided | |||
* Includes publications given by the data provider as well as publications identified by ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier (NCT Number) in Medline. |
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Recruitment Information | ||||
Recruitment Status ICMJE | Completed | |||
Actual Enrollment ICMJE |
5365 | |||
Original Estimated Enrollment ICMJE |
9350 | |||
Actual Study Completion Date ICMJE | March 31, 2020 | |||
Actual Primary Completion Date | March 31, 2020 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) | |||
Eligibility Criteria ICMJE | Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
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Ages ICMJE | 16 Years and older (Child, Adult, Older Adult) | |||
Accepts Healthy Volunteers ICMJE | Yes | |||
Contacts ICMJE | Contact information is only displayed when the study is recruiting subjects | |||
Listed Location Countries ICMJE | United States | |||
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Administrative Information | ||||
NCT Number ICMJE | NCT02829086 | |||
Other Study ID Numbers ICMJE | 90FM0092-01-00 | |||
Has Data Monitoring Committee | No | |||
U.S. FDA-regulated Product | Not Provided | |||
IPD Sharing Statement ICMJE |
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Current Responsible Party | US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants | |||
Original Responsible Party | Same as current | |||
Current Study Sponsor ICMJE | US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants | |||
Original Study Sponsor ICMJE | Same as current | |||
Collaborators ICMJE | Not Provided | |||
Investigators ICMJE |
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PRS Account | US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants | |||
Verification Date | April 2020 | |||
ICMJE Data element required by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors and the World Health Organization ICTRP |