A Fighting Chance: Pilot Study of a Group Mentoring Intervention for Assault Injured Youth

NCT04120441 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IRB00218737
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 14
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This pilot study is a randomized controlled trial in which assault-injured 12-14 year old youth recruited from the emergency department (ED) are randomly assigned to standard care or "A Fighting Chance" group mentoring.

Conditions

Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Proportion of intervention participants attending > 80% of sessions

  For this pilot study, the main outcome measure is that of feasibility. Specifically, the investigators will assess feasibility by determining the proportion of intervention participants that attend \>80% (10 or more) sessions.

  4-6 month follow up

Study Arms (2)

Group mentoring/Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Study participants randomized to intervention will be enrolled in a Y in Central Maryland group mentoring program that meets weekly over a three month period. Parents will participate in three parenting sessions. Youth study participants will be interviewed about the youth's thoughts and behaviors and the youth's medical and school records will be reviewed. Parents will also be interviewed to ask questions about the program. The study will last for 12 months and youth/parents will be interviewed at the time of enrollment and 4-6 months later.

Behavioral: Group Mentoring/Intervention

Routine care/control

NO INTERVENTION

Study participants randomized to control will receive information about community resources. Youth study participants will be interviewed about the youth's thoughts and behaviors and the youth's medical and school records will be reviewed. Parents will also be interviewed to ask questions about the program. The study will last for 12 months and youth/parents will be interviewed at the time of enrollment and 4-6 months later.

Interventions

Group Mentoring/Intervention BEHAVIORAL

Study participants randomized to intervention will be enrolled in a Y in Central Maryland group mentoring program that meets weekly over a three month period. Parents will participate in three parenting sessions.

Also known as: A Fighting Chance

Group mentoring/Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 14 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• Injury: Eligible youth have been treated in the ED for an interpersonal intentional injuries excluding child abuse, sexual abuse, sibling fights, police fights, and other domestic violence-related fights involving relatives and/or household residents. These excluded types of violence have a different set of complex dynamics and services needs requiring separate study and intervention.
• Age: Eligible youth are age 12-14 years (i.e. up to the 14th birthday) and youths' parents/guardians are age 18 years and older.
• Mental/Physical Status: Youth and parents must have the cognitive ability to participate in the intervention. Those with severe psychopathology (i.e. severe history of mental illness with multiple psychiatric hospitalizations) or inability to comprehend questions, will be excluded.
• Language: English-speaking ability of the parent and child is necessary to enable participation in the intervention, training and assessments.
• Mentorship: Eligible youth are not currently participating in a formal mentoring program.

You may not qualify if:

• Additionally, there are youth eligibility criteria set by Y in Central Maryland policies which the investigators will follow. These include:
• Residence: Youth are not eligible if residence is outside of Baltimore City.
• Custody/child protection status: Youth are not eligible if youth have a caregiver currently involved in an ongoing custody dispute or Child Protective Services investigation. Youth are not eligible if youth live somewhere other than a residential setting with parents/guardians.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins University: lead
• Robert Wood Johnson Foundation: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Johns Hopkins Children's Center

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Methods

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Investigative Techniques

Study Officials

• Leticia Ryan, MD MPH

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 7, 2019
• First Posted: October 9, 2019
• Study Start: August 3, 2020
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2020
• Study Completion: December 31, 2020
• Last Updated: January 5, 2021

Record last verified: 2020-07

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)