Advocates for All Youth

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Self Efficacy; Suicidal Ideation; Depression, Anxiety
• Interventions: Behavioral: ALLY

• Registration Number: NCT05025657
• Lead Sponsor: University of Colorado, Denver

Brief Summary

Advocates for ALLY Youth (ALLY) is a universal, school-based, multicomponent positive psychology program aimed to increase youth's well-being and reduce symptoms of psychological distress including depression, anxiety, and stress.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-07-30
• Study First Submitted: 2021-08-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2021-08-26
• Study First Posted: 2021-08-27
• Status Verified: 2023-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2023-12-06
• Primary Completion: 2025-06-30
• Study Completion: 2025-12-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1000

Inclusion Criteria

• students enrolled at participating schools

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Exclusion Criteria

• none

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Program	ALLY	-
Control	ALLY	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Symptoms of Anxiety and Depression	3 months	The PROMIS Emotional Distress Anxiety and PROMIS Emotional Distress Depressive Symptoms scales (Irwin et al., 2010) were used to assess negative affectivity. Each 8-item short form elicits responses from the student on a 5-point Likert scale from "never" to "always" over the past 7-day period. The items are summed for a score ranging from 8 to 40 with higher scores indicating more elevated negative affectivity. Scores are then translated to T-scores, with T-scores below 55 classified as "normal," T-scores between 55 and 60 classified as "mild," T-scores between 60 and 70 classified as "moderate," and T-scores above 70 classified as "severe." The measure demonstrated satisfactory goodness of fit and adequate internal reliability (α = 0.85) in children and adolescents aged 8-17 years (Irwin et al., 2010). Elevated negative affectivity was endorsed in cases when students scored mild or higher for symptoms of both depression and anxiety on each of the PROMIS scales.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Self-efficacy	3 months	The Self-Efficacy Questionnaire for Children (SEQ-C) validated among adolescents aged 12-19 years was used to assess self-efficacy (Muris, 2001). This 24-item survey assesses three key domains of self-efficacy: (1) social self-efficacy, defined as perceived capability for peer relationships and assertiveness; (2) academic self-efficacy, which is the perceived capability to manage one's own learning behavior, to master academic subjects, and to fulfill academic expectations; and (3) emotional self-efficacy, which is the perceived capability of coping with negative emotions. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale ranging from "not at all" to "very well." Subscale scores and an overall or total self-efficacy score are obtained by summing respective items, with higher scores indicating greater self-efficacy.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Loachapoka Elementary School; 🇺🇸 Loachapoka, Alabama, United States