Clinical trial NCT05370157: TeamTRACS Pilot (CTSI)
Official title: Improving Teamwork in Rural Child Advocacy Centers: A Hybrid-Effectiveness Implementation Trial of TeamTRACS
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Teamwork
Implementation
Keywords: multidisciplinary teamwork
implementation
Lead sponsor: University of Pittsburgh
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institutes of Health (NIH)
First posted: 2022-05-11
Enrollment: 172
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Standard ages: ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Brief summary: In a previous research study, the investigators adapted an evidence-based team training intervention for healthcare settings (TeamSTEPPS) to fit the needs and context of Child Advocacy Center multidisciplinary teams. This study is a cluster-randomized controlled trial of the adapted training, TeamTRACS (Team Training in Roles, Awareness, Communication, and Support). This hybrid type 2 effectiveness-implementation study will test the effectiveness of TeamTRACS and pilot a self-guided approach to implementing TeamTRACS in low-resource settings.

Detailed description: This study is designed to test the effects of TeamTRACS on knowledge, skill use, and team functioning. It will also evaluate the acceptability, appropriateness, and feasibility of a self-guided implementation approach that requires few resources and builds local capacity for change. Six rural Child Advocacy Centers (CACs) will be randomized to TeamTRACS (4 CACs) or a waitlist comparison (2 CACs). The long-term goal of this research is to create an effective team training that can be rapidly scaled up and disseminated to rural CACs nationwide. Supporting rural teams can improve team performance, strengthen the workforce, and ultimately improve service quality and outcomes for rural children who experience child abuse.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Individuals at least 18 years of age who are members of the multidisciplinary team at the participating CACs.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Under 18 years old

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Teamwork Knowledge From Baseline to 3-month Follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline, 3-month follow-up (Month 7, 3 months after training workshop)
measure: Change in Teamwork Skill Use From Baseline to 3-month Follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline, 3-month follow-up (Month 7, 3 months after training workshop)
measure: Acceptability of Self-guided Implementation
timeFrame: Beginning, midpoint, and end of self-guided implementation process (Months 0, 5, & 7)
measure: Appropriateness of Self-guided Implementation
timeFrame: Beginning, midpoint, and end of self-guided implementation process (Months 0, 5, & 7)
measure: Feasibility of Self-guided Implementation
timeFrame: Beginning, midpoint, and end of self-guided implementation process (Months 0, 5, & 7)
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Team Functioning From Baseline to 3-month Follow-up: Psychological Safety
timeFrame: Baseline, 3-month follow-up (Month 7, 3 months after training workshop)
measure: Change in Team Functioning From Baseline to 3-month Follow-up: Learning Behavior
timeFrame: Baseline, 3-month follow-up (Month 7, 3 months after training workshop)
measure: Change in Team Performance From Baseline to 3-month Follow-up
timeFrame: Baseline, 3-month follow-up (Month 7, 3 months after training workshop)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: University of Pittsburgh
state: Pennsylvania
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Pittsburgh
name: Elizabeth A McGuier, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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