A Fighting Chance: Pilot Study of a Group Mentoring Intervention for Assault Injured Youth
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 入组人数
- 14
- 试验地点
- 1
- 主要终点
- Proportion of intervention participants attending > 80% of sessions
研究概览
简要总结
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.
详细描述
The goal of this project is to adapt, implement and evaluate Take Charge! (a 1:1 mentoring intervention for assault-injured youth) for a group mentoring model.
This pilot study is a randomized controlled trial in which assault-injured 12-14 year old youth recruited from the emergency department are randomly assigned to standard care or "A Fighting Chance" group mentoring that includes a violence prevention curriculum and parent sessions. Immediately post-intervention and again at six-month follow up, youth violence-related, mental health and educational outcomes using validated measures will be assessed.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- Single (Outcomes Assessor)
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 12 Years 至 14 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •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.
排除标准
- •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.
研究组 & 干预措施
Group mentoring/Intervention
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.
干预措施: Group Mentoring/Intervention (Behavioral)
Routine care/control
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.
结局指标
主要结局
Proportion of intervention participants attending > 80% of sessions
时间窗: 4-6 month follow up
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.
次要结局
未报告次要终点