One-year Parent-Child Assistance Program for parents with recent substance use
Official title: Promoting Parent and Child Well-Being and Reducing the Need for Foster Care: An Evaluation of a One-Year, Home-Visiting and Case Management Program for People Using Substances
Run by University of Oklahoma · NCT06163651 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This project will test whether a one-year Parent-Child Assistance Program helps parents who used substances during pregnancy stay with or reunify with their children and support their recovery.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 80 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Oklahoma Academic / other |
| Locations | 2 sites (Enid, Oklahoma and 1 other locations) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | June 23, 2025 |
| Main results expected | September 29, 2026 |
| Study ends | September 30, 2026 |
| Registry record updated | July 3, 2025 |
| Trial ID | NCT06163651 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal candidates are parents aged 18 or older who used substances during their current or most recent pregnancy and have a child under six living with them within the Enid or Oklahoma City catchment areas.
✕Probably not a fit
People who are incarcerated at enrollment or who live outside the program's 50-mile catchment around Enid or Oklahoma City are not eligible and therefore unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
Investigators are implementing a one-year adaptation of the Parent-Child Assistance Program (PCAP-1), an intensive home-visiting and case management intervention originally delivered over three years. Trained case managers meet biweekly with participants to coach goal-setting, provide practical and emotional support, and connect families to community recovery and social services while receiving clinical supervision. The project will measure causal effects of PCAP-1 on foster care placement, reunification rates, parent recovery outcomes, and prevention of future prenatal substance exposure using data and partnerships with state and federal agencies. Implementation focuses on parents over 18 with children under six living with them in the Enid or Oklahoma City areas.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, PCAP-1 could reduce foster care placements, increase family reunifications, and improve parental recovery and linkage to community supports.
How similar studies have gone: The original three-year PCAP model has prior evidence of improving maternal recovery and reducing child welfare involvement, but the one-year format is a novel adaptation with limited causal evidence to date.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * People over the age of 18 * Parents with children under the age of 6 living with them * Resides within a 50-mile radius of Enid, OK or Oklahoma City, OK (for treatment group) Exclusion Criteria: \- Incarcerated at the time of enrollment
Where it's running
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Remote Worker
Enid, Oklahoma, United States Recruiting -
Remote Worker
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Julie Gerlinger, PhD — University of Oklahoma
- Study coordinator: Julie Gerlinger, PhD
- Email: jgerlinger@ou.edu
- Phone: 405-325-1751
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.