Families Moving Forward (FMF) Connect Pro for Mental Health Providers

Last updated: June 2, 2025
Sponsor: University of Rochester
Overall Status: Active - Recruiting

Phase

N/A

Condition

N/A

Treatment

ECHO (Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes) implementation.

Self-Directed Learning implementation.

FMF (Families Moving Forward) Connect Pro

Clinical Study ID

NCT05960461
STUDY00008499
2U01AA026104
  • Ages > 18
  • All Genders
  • Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Study Summary

The goal of this clinical trial is to test a new provider-assisted version of the caregiver Families Moving Forward (FMF) Connect app ("FMF Connect Pro") with mental health providers in the United States. In FMF Connect Pro, mental health providers learn to do routine screening for prenatal alcohol exposure, diagnose fetal alcohol spectrum disorders (FASD), and support families in using the FMF Connect caregiver app.

Two different training methods will be compared with a waitlist group in this study. The first training method involves 13-sessions of tele-mentoring using an Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes (ECHO) approach. The second training method involves a self-directed approach in which providers will access similar content in any asynchronous format on a website.

The main questions this study aims to answer are:

  • What is the proportion of agencies and providers who accept and participate in the clinical trial (Reach)?

  • Do study groups differ on provider outcome measures of Effectiveness (clients screened/diagnosed), Adoption (provider change in knowledge, self-efficacy), Implementation (practice change, FMF Connect Pro Dashboard usage), and Maintenance of FASD-informed care practice change?

All mental health providers in the study will complete online assessments at study entry, 6 months, and 12 months.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Licensed mental health provider or supervised trainee

  • Employed by a community mental agency or in private practice

  • provides mental health services to children ages 3 to 12 or their families

  • provides services in the United States

  • Fluency in English

  • Access to the internet

Exclusion

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Provides services outside of the United States

  • Does not provide mental health services to children ages 3 to 12

Study Design

Total Participants: 250
Treatment Group(s): 3
Primary Treatment: ECHO (Extension of Community Healthcare Outcomes) implementation.
Phase:
Study Start date:
March 22, 2024
Estimated Completion Date:
April 30, 2027

Connect with a study center

  • Mt. Hope Family Center

    Rochester, New York 14608
    United States

    Active - Recruiting

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