Steppin' Up: Positive Youth Development Program

NCT ID: NCT00341224

Last Updated: 2017-07-02

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2003-07-23

Study Completion Date

2009-12-09

Brief Summary

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As an antidote to juvenile aggression and violence, which has increased in recent years, group mentoring offers a viable alternative to intensive one-on-one mentoring. However, no group-mentoring programs have been evaluated.

The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a school-based, group-mentoring intervention designed to prevent aggressive and deviant behavior among early adolescents.

Study participants will be incoming 6th grade students from two inner-city Baltimore middle schools and their parents. Approximately 1,400 students and their parents are expected to participate. All 6th grade students in these schools are eligible for the study.

Weekly student group-mentoring sessions are the principal component of this study. These groups will be held during the school day and will be designed to increase social skills and encourage academic engagement, restraint, and problem-solving. A master's level professional will direct and conduct these intervention activities, which will employ the use of field trips, cooperative games, discussion of real-life situations, and role playing.

Students will also complete a 1-hour written survey each fall and spring from grades 6-8 about the program and about attitudes and behaviors related to school involvement and staying healthy and safe. Study staff will contact participants' teachers and review their past and current school records, including attendance, grades, and disciplinary information.

Parents may be asked to participate in group meetings and will complete in-person or telephone interviews (about 20 minutes each) about similar information over a 3-year period (6th grade to 8th grade).

Detailed Description

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Group mentoring offers a potentially viable alternative to intensive one-on-one mentoring. However, no group mentoring programs have been evaluated. The purpose of this study is to assess the efficacy of a school-based, group-mentoring intervention designed to prevent aggressive and deviant behavior among early adolescents. Two successive cohorts of incoming 6th grade students from two inner-city Baltimore middle schools and their parents will be randomized to comparison group or intervention group consisting of weekly group-mentoring sessions for youth and persuasive communication and small-group media-development projects for parents.

Conditions

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Mentoring

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Interventions

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Group-mentoring intervention

Group mentoring used to teach social skills to middle school students

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

The population of interest for the randomized trial is 6th-grade students and their parents in two participating Baltimore middle schools. Participating schools are urban, inner-city schools located in neighborhoods with low SES and high rates of unemployment and crime.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Locations

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National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD), 9000 Rockville

Bethesda, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Bailey SL, Flewelling RL, Rosenbaum DP. Characteristics of students who bring weapons to school. J Adolesc Health. 1997 Apr;20(4):261-70. doi: 10.1016/S1054-139X(96)00283-2.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9098729 (View on PubMed)

DuRant RH, Krowchuk DP, Kreiter S, Sinal SH, Woods CR. Weapon carrying on school property among middle school students. Arch Pediatr Adolesc Med. 1999 Jan;153(1):21-6. doi: 10.1001/archpedi.153.1.21.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 9894995 (View on PubMed)

Ellickson PL, McGuigan KA. Early predictors of adolescent violence. Am J Public Health. 2000 Apr;90(4):566-72. doi: 10.2105/ajph.90.4.566.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 10754971 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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03-CH-N261

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

999903261

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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