A Peer E-mentoring Intervention to Improve Employment
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interventional
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1 country
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Brief Summary
Despite the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities, a significant proportion of youth with disabilities leave high school and neither work nor continue their education and are unprepared to meet the demands of a work environment. Although youth with disabilities have much to gain from employment readiness programs, they are often excluded from, or have limited access to school and community vocational programs. One encouraging approach to address gaps in vocational programming is through peer mentoring, which may facilitate a smoother transition to adulthood by offering support to enhance coping skills. Despite the increase in online communities, little is known about their impact on vocational mentoring for youth with physical disabilities and their parents. The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and assess the feasibility of an online peer mentor employment readiness intervention for youth with physical disabilities and their parents to improve their self-efficacy, career maturity and social support.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P25-P50 for not_applicable
Started Jan 2016
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 7, 2015
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 13, 2015
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2016
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
April 1, 2019
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2020
CompletedMarch 11, 2022
March 1, 2022
3.2 years
August 7, 2015
March 10, 2022
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS)
baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Secondary Outcomes (3)
Change in family empowerment scale
baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Change in multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support
baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Change in Arc's self-determination scale
baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Study Arms (2)
Empowering youth towards employment
EXPERIMENTALThis is a behavioural e-mentor intervention. Trained mentors will facilitate employment readiness learning and engage youth in discussions over a 12-week period. Each week the mentors will introduce a new employment topic and will engage youth in a discussion and answer questions.
Control group
NO INTERVENTIONThe control group will have access to the employment activities during the 12-week employment readiness learning but will not have access to a mentor.
Interventions
Experimental: Empowering youth towards employment This is a behavioural e-mentor intervention. Trained mentors will facilitate employment readiness learning and engage youth in discussions over a 12-week period. Each week the mentors will introduce a new employment topic and will engage youth in a discussion and answer questions.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Able to read/write in English;
- A diagnosed physical disability (i.e., cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury etc.); (4) currently enrolled in or have completed a high school diploma in the applied / academic stream (to screen for cognitive impairment);
- Aged 15-25;
- Have access to a computer and internet;
- Have no paid work experience.
- Can read/write in English
- Have access to a computer with Internet
You may not qualify if:
- Recently completed or currently participating in another employment readiness or peer support intervention.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospitallead
- Ability Onlinecollaborator
- University of Torontocollaborator
- The Hospital for Sick Childrencollaborator
- University of Ottawacollaborator
- Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canadacollaborator
Study Sites (1)
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M4G 1R8, Canada
Related Publications (3)
Lindsay S, Cagliostro E, Leck J, Stinson J. A 12-Week Electronic Mentoring Employment Preparation Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Mar 29;2(1):e12088. doi: 10.2196/12088.
PMID: 31518315DERIVEDLindsay S, Cagliostro E, Stinson J, Leck J. A 4-Week Electronic-Mentoring Employment Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Apr 24;2(1):e12653. doi: 10.2196/12653.
PMID: 31518302DERIVEDLindsay S, Stinson J, Stergiou-Kita M, Leck J. Improving Transition to Employment for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Protocol for a Peer Electronic Mentoring Intervention. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Nov 16;6(11):e215. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8034.
PMID: 29146566DERIVED
MeSH Terms
Conditions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 7, 2015
First Posted
August 13, 2015
Study Start
January 1, 2016
Primary Completion
April 1, 2019
Study Completion
July 1, 2020
Last Updated
March 11, 2022
Record last verified: 2022-03