Steppin' Up: Positive Youth Development Program

NCT00341224 | Completed Phase 2

• 2 other identifiers: 99990326103-CH-N261
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: N/A
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

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).

Conditions

Mentoring

Keywords

Aggression; Violence; Adolescents; Randomized Trial; Behavioral Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Student fighting

  Immediate poste test, 12-month follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Academic engagement

  Immediate post test, 12-month follow-up

Interventions

Group-mentoring intervention BEHAVIORAL

Group mentoring used to teach social skills to middle school students

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years+
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• 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.

Sponsors & Collaborators

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

Study Sites (1)

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

Bethesda, Maryland, 20892, United States

Location

Related Publications (3)

• 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.

  PMID: 9098729 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 9894995 BACKGROUND

• 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.

  PMID: 10754971 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Aggression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Aberrant Motor Behavior in Dementia; Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Social Behavior

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 19, 2006
• First Posted: June 21, 2006
• Study Start: July 23, 2003
• Primary Completion: December 9, 2009
• Study Completion: December 9, 2009
• Last Updated: July 2, 2017

Record last verified: 2009-12-09

Locations

US (1)