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Note: This record shows only the 20 elements of the WHO Trial Registration Data Set. To view changes that have been made to the source record, or for additional information about this trial, click on the URL below to go to the source record in the primary register. |
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Register:
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Netherlands Trial Register |
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Last refreshed on:
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28 April 2013 |
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Main ID: |
NTR3254 |
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Date of registration:
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11/01/2012 |
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Public title:
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A strengths based method for homeless youths: Effectiveness and fidelity of Houvast.
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Scientific title:
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A strengths based method for homeless youths: Effectiveness and fidelity of Houvast. -
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Date of first enrolment:
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1/12/2011 |
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Target sample size:
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300 |
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Recruitment status: |
recruiting |
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URL:
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http://www.trialregister.nl/trialreg/admin/rctview.asp?TC=3254 |
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Study type:
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intervention |
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Study design:
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Randomised: Yes; Masking: None; Control: Active; Group: Parallel; Type: 2 or more arms, randomized
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Countries of recruitment
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The Netherlands
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Contacts
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Name:
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J.
Wolf |
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Address:
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Onderzoekscentrum maatschappelijke zorg (Omz)
Postbus 9101, huispost 152
6500 HB
Nijmegen
The Netherlands |
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Telephone:
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+31 (0)24 3614365 |
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Email:
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j.wolf@elg.umcn.nl |
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Affiliation:
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Name:
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M.A.M.
Krabbenborg |
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Address:
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Onderzoekscentrum maatschappelijke zorg (Omz)
Postbus 9101, huispost 152
6500 HB
Nijmegen
The Netherlands |
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Telephone:
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+31 (0)24 3610790 |
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Email:
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m.krabbenborg@elg.umcn.nl |
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Key inclusion & exclusion criteria
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Inclusion criteria: Homelss youth aged 18 years and older who receive either ambulant or residential care from social workers working in service accomodations.
Exclusion criteria: 1. Inability to complete an interview (e.g. intoxicated);
2. Youth who terminate the care they receive from social workers working in service accomodations within two weeks.
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Age maximum:
Gender:
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Health Condition(s) or Problem(s) studied
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Quality of life, Efficacy, Homeless youths, Service accomodations, Strength based, Resilience, Fidelity
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Intervention(s)
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Houvast (Dutch for 'grip') is a strength based method grounded in scientific evidence as well as 'what works' principles. Houvast is aimed at improving the quality of life of homeless youths bij focusing on their strengths stimulating there capacity for autonomy and self-reliance.
The social workers of these service accommodations received a four day training given by experienced and certificated trainers. The managers received a two day training. In addition to the training in the Houvast method an implementation plan, including coaching, is executed during the period of data collection. The standard length of residential care is six months: six weeks for the setting of personal recovery goals based on individual strengths and resources; three months for the execution of the personal goals; and six weeks for evaluation. The intensity and frequency of the care youths receive depends on the type of care: contact hours in ambulant care varies on average between 2 to 6 hours a week, but is usually much higher in residential care. The Houvast method includes several instruments like the ?strengths inventory? and the ?action plan?. Participating service accommodations will be randomly assigend to an experimental or control group. The social workers in the experimental group work according to the Houvast method. The social workers working in the service accommodations of the control group provide care as usual.
During the period in which youths receive ambulant or residential care from social workers, youths in the experimental group receive care according to the Houvast method.
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Primary Outcome(s)
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1. Dutch version of the Lehman Quality of Life Interview (QOLI); Lehman, 1983; Wolf et al., 2007);
2. Goal attainment; developed by our department;
3. Dutch version of the Body Symptom Inventory (BSI); Derogatis, 2000.
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Secondary Outcome(s)
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1. Quality of Life and Care (QoLc); Wennink & Van Wijngaarden (2004);
2. Dutch version of the European Addiction Severity Index (Europ-ASI); McLellan et al., 1980);
3. Psychological Availability and Reliance on Adult (PARA); Zegers & Schuengel, 2006;
4. Cognitive emotion regulation questionnaire (CERQ); Garnefski & Kraai, 2006;
5. Basic Psychological Needs Scale; Deci & Ryan, 2000;
6. Resilience Scale - NL; Gail Wagnild, 2006;
7. Care needs; developed by our department;
8. Dutch version of the Hayes Ability Screening Index (HASI); Hayes, 2000.
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Secondary ID(s)
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80-82435-98-10121
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Source(s) of Monetary Support
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ZON-MW, The Netherlands Organization for Health Research and Development
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