USCRI READY4Life Program

NCT05476185 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: 001
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 4,800
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 9

Brief Summary

The U.S. Committee for Refugees and Immigrants (USCRI) has developed the Relationships, Education, Advancement, and Development for Youth for Life (READY4Life) Program. This is a 16-hour program for immigrants/refugees, ages 14 to 24. The program is designed to help young immigrants and refugees prepare for a successful life in the United States. The program is taught by USCRI program staff and is being implemented at eight sites across the U.S.: Cleveland, Ohio; Colchester, Vermont; Des Moines, Iowa; Miami, Florida; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Raleigh, North Carolina; Saint Paul, Minnesota; and Twin Falls, Idaho. The project also includes a rigorous evaluation component, featuring a Randomized Control Trial (RCT) design.

Conditions

Communication; Problem Solving; Social Relationships; Economic Stability

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Healthy Communication Skills Score

  This outcome is the participants' score on a healthy marriage/relationship skills scale. This is a 10 item scale. It was used in an article recently published in Family Relations. The principal investigator for the present study (Young) was also the lead author for the study published in Family Relations. A sample item from the scale is "It is important to show appreciation for others." In the Family Relations study the items in the scale loaded on a single factor at .56 or above. The internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha) at pretest was .87. The percentage of the variance explained by the first component was 46. The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Time Frame: Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

• Conflict Resolution, Management, and Problem-Solving Skills Score

  This outcome is the participants' score on a conflict management/ resolution skills scale. This is a 6 item scale. It was used in an article recently published in Family Relations. The principal investigator for the present study (Young) was also the lead author for the study published in Family Relations. A sample item from the scale is "I follow through on promises and agreements." In the Family Relations study the items in the scale loaded on a single factor at .60 or above. The internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha) at pretest was .83. The percentage of the variance explained by the first component was 54.The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Time Frame: Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

• Healthy Relationship and Marriage Skills Score

  This outcome is the participants' score on a healthy relationship and marriage skills scale. This is a 6 item scale. A sample item from the scale is "In times of crisis we can turn to each other for support." The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Time Frame: Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

• Progress Toward Greater Economic Stability

  This outcome is the participants' score on an attitudes about personal finances scale. This is a 6 item scale. It was used in an article recently published in Family Relations. The principal investigator for the present study (Young) was also the lead author for the study published in Family Relations. A sample item from the scale is "I can reduce conflict about money through discussion and problem solving." In the Family Relations study the items in the scale loaded on a single factor at .63 or above. The internal consistency (Chronbach's alpha) at pretest was .72 and .94 at posttest.The results table will report the mean scores of the intervention and control groups at pretest, posttest and follow-up, as well as the results from the statistical analysis.

  Time Frame: Pretest to Follow-up (six months after completion of the intervention - about 7 months after the pretest)

Study Arms (2)

READY4Life Programming - classroom instruction

EXPERIMENTAL

The intervention is an 16-hour classroom-based relationship education program taught by project staff. This instruction will strengthen and promote healthy marriages among young refugees and immigrants through education and comprehensive case management that will support an overall goal of helping youth build healthy relationship skills while supporting positive socio-emotional development and promoting successful transitions to young adulthood.

Behavioral: READY4Life Programming - classroom instruction

No Intervention: Control

NO INTERVENTION

The control group does not receive any part of the classroom instruction that the intervention group receives. Like the intervention group, however, the control group does have access to case management.

Interventions

READY4Life Programming - classroom instruction BEHAVIORAL

The intervention group receives 16 hours of classroom instruction.

READY4Life Programming - classroom instruction

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 14 Years - 24 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Must be at least 14 years old and no more than 24 years old
• Must self-identify as a refugee or immigrant

You may not qualify if:

• Younger than 14 years old or older than 24 years old
• Does not identify as a refugee or immigrant

Sponsors & Collaborators

• US Committee for Refugees and Immigrants: lead
• Department of Health and Human Services: collaborator

Study Sites (9)

United States Committe on Refugees and Immigrants

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 22202, United States

ACTIVE NOT RECRUITING

Youth Coop Inc.

Miami, Florida, 33126, United States

RECRUITING

College of Southern Idaho Refugee Program

Twin Falls, Idaho, 83301, United States

RECRUITING

USCRI Des Moines

Des Moines, Iowa, 50314, United States

RECRUITING

Internationa Institute of Minnesota

Saint Paul, Minnesota, 55108, United States

RECRUITING

USCRI North Carolina

Raleigh, North Carolina, 27609, United States

RECRUITING

USCRI Cleveland

Cleveland, Ohio, 44109, United States

RECRUITING

Nationalities Service Center

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19107, United States

RECRUITING

USCRI Vermont

Colchester, Vermont, 05446, United States

RECRUITING

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Communication

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavior

Study Officials

• Michael Young, Ph.D.

  Educational Evaluators, Inc; Center for Evidence-Based Programming

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Emmanuel Montesa

CONTACT

703-310-1130; emontesa@uscrimail.org

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Principal Investigator

Model Details: Participants will be randomly assigned, in a three to one ratio, to the intervention group, or the control group. All participants will complete a pretest questionnaire and have access to case management services. The intervention group will receive 16 hours of Relationship Enhancement Education, then all participants will complete a posttest questionnaire. Six months after the posttest, all participants will complete a follow-up questionnaire.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 29, 2022
• First Posted: July 27, 2022
• Study Start: February 14, 2022
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: September 30, 2025
• Last Updated: August 1, 2022

Record last verified: 2022-07

Locations

US (9)