NCT01575457

Brief Summary

The purpose of the Harriet Lane Clinic Healthy Futures Program is to increase academic or workforce development success among adolescents and young adults. To this end, the Healthy Futures educational intervention includes motivational interviewing and knowledge and skill building activities that will focus on improving educational, vocational, health, and self sufficiency outcomes for youth who attend the Harriet Lane Clinic. Goals of this youth development project include determining what factors are associated with school engagement, parental academic involvement, and future planning.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
202

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Jun 2009

Longer than P75 for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

Study Start

First participant enrolled

June 1, 2009

Completed
2.9 years until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

April 8, 2012

Completed
3 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

April 11, 2012

Completed
9 months until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2013

Completed
1.9 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

December 1, 2014

Completed
Last Updated

April 7, 2015

Status Verified

April 1, 2015

Enrollment Period

3.6 years

First QC Date

April 8, 2012

Last Update Submit

April 5, 2015

Conditions

Youth CoachingFuture Planning

Keywords

Adolescent Violence Prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • Number of Fights in last 30 days

    Participants are assessed for fighting behavior 3times (at Baseline, 6months after baseline and 15 months after baseline)

    6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

  • Marijuana use in last 30 days

    6 mo

  • Career maturity index

    6 mo

Study Arms (2)

Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

The Healthy Futures Program is an interactive, multi-session training program. The intervention participants will participate in College/vocational school, Job, and Career Planning activities with a career coach.

Behavioral: Career Counseling and Motivational Interviewing

Comparison

OTHER

The Healthy Futures Program is an interactive, multi-session training program. The comparison group participants will receive newsletters and be invited to participate in college and career planning workshops.

Behavioral: Career Counseling and Motivational Interviewing

Interventions

Career Counseling and Motivational InterviewingBEHAVIORAL

The Healthy Futures Program is an interactive, multi-session training program. There will be participants in 3 different intervention tracks (College/vocational school, Job, and Career Planning). Activities for all three tracks will occur simultaneously. The intervention group will receive the interactive, multi-session training program including newsletters and workshops. Comparison group participants will receive newsletters and be invited to participate in college and career planning workshops.

Also known as: motivational interviewing, coaching
ComparisonIntervention

Eligibility Criteria

Age14 Years - 21 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

  • The population of interest for this randomized feasibility study are all main-stream (currently or previously enrolled) Baltimore City Public High School 14 to 21 year old attending the Harriet Lane Clinic.

You may not qualify if:

  • Any student who is currently in a self-contained special education classroom at anytime during the school day will not be invited to participate in the study.
  • Students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities that limit their ability to work or read printed materials without assistance will be excluded from the study.
  • Lastly, anyone who is not interested in participating in a future planning intervention program will be excluded from the study population.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Harriet Lane Clinic

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Motivational Interviewing

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Directive CounselingCounselingMental Health ServicesBehavioral Disciplines and ActivitiesHealth ServicesHealth Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
SINGLE
Who Masked
OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Division Chief, General Pediatrics & Adolescent Medicine, Professor of Pediatrics and Public Health

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

April 8, 2012

First Posted

April 11, 2012

Study Start

June 1, 2009

Primary Completion

January 1, 2013

Study Completion

December 1, 2014

Last Updated

April 7, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-04

Locations

US(1)