Bridging the Divide: A Pioneering Culturally-Specific Mentoring Intervention to Increase Support for At-Risk Youth

NCT ID: NCT07050251

Last Updated: 2025-07-03

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

NOT_YET_RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

30 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2025-06-27

Study Completion Date

2025-08-15

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a culturally-specific mentoring intervention to improve socio-emotional skills, psychological well-being, and social support among at-risk youth and to evaluate the proposed mentoring intervention's impact on academic outcomes, social behavior, and caregiver perceptions of social-emotional competencies. Additionally, it seeks to gather stakeholder feedback to refine the intervention further.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Socio-emotional Well-being Psychological Well-Being

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NA

Intervention Model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary Study Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Mentoring Intervention Delivery

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Mentoring Intervention Delivery

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will utilize a culturally specific, socio-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, adapted based on feedback from the focus groups. The intervention will consist of 10 weekly mentoring sessions lasting 1 hour each. Licensed clinicians will lead sessions and will also serve as mentors.

Interventions

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Mentoring Intervention Delivery

The intervention will utilize a culturally specific, socio-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, adapted based on feedback from the focus groups. The intervention will consist of 10 weekly mentoring sessions lasting 1 hour each. Licensed clinicians will lead sessions and will also serve as mentors.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* actively enrolled in the partnering community organization (e.g., Boys and Girls Clubs)
* Participants and their caregivers must be able to provide informed assent/consent in English. Parental Consent: Participants must have parental or guardian consent to participate in the study.
* Self-identifies as a racial-ethnic minority (i.e., Black/African American, Hispanic, etc.)

Exclusion Criteria

* Current participation in another mentoring program: To avoid confounding the results, youth currently involved in other mentoring or structured socio-emotional support programs will be excluded.
* Severe cognitive or developmental disabilities: The study will exclude participants with mental impairments that prevent meaningful engagement in focus groups or intervention activities.
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

16 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jarrad Hodge

Postdoctoral Research Fellow

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jarrad Hodge, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Locations

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The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Jarrad Hodge, PhD

Role: CONTACT

(713) 486-2700

Funlola Are

Role: CONTACT

(713) 486-2700

Facility Contacts

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Jarrad Hodge, PhD

Role: primary

713-486-2700

Funlola Are

Role: backup

(713) 486-2700

Other Identifiers

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HSC-MS-24-1243

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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