Meet Me on the Pitch: Developing and Testing a Community-Based Sports and Behavioral Health Intervention for Youth
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- Enrolling By Invitation
- 入组人数
- 480
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Psychological Flexibility
研究概览
简要总结
This study evaluates Meet Me on the Pitch (MMotP), a community-based intervention that integrates sports, schools, and behavioral health with the goal of improving the behavioral health, well-being and academic performance of youth. MMotP is a novel approach that builds on evidence-based practices by using sports as a means to foster social-emotional development and address barriers to academic, health, and social services. The study assesses feasibility, acceptability, and short-term outcomes through a randomized controlled trial comparing MMotP to standard sports programming. The intervention will be implemented by the non-profit organization Soccer Without Borders and evaluated by the University of California, San Francisco.
详细描述
Meet Me on the Pitch (MMotP) is an innovative community-based intervention designed to improve the behavioral health, well-being and academic performance of youth (ages 14-21). The six-session intervention combines soccer-based activities with behavioral health education using the DNA-V model, a youth-focused adaptation of Acceptance and Commitment Therapy (ACT). By training trusted community members, specifically soccer coaches, to deliver a tailored behavioral health intervention, MMotP addresses barriers to academic, health, and social services while fostering social-emotional development.
This study evaluates MMotP through a parallel randomized controlled trial. Youth participants will be randomized within their soccer teams to either the supplemental MMotP intervention or just standard sports programming. The study will assess changes in primary outcomes, including mental health (psychological flexibility and self-efficacy) and academic support-seeking behaviors, as well as secondary outcomes related to social connection, school engagement, and access to services. Youth will complete surveys at baseline, 3 months, and 6 months to measure these outcomes.
MMotP will be implemented by Soccer Without Borders in the San Francisco Bay Area and Colorado and evaluated by the University of California, San Francisco. This study is funded by the National Institute of Nursing Research.
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)
盲法说明
The youth participants and coaches enrolling participants will not know of study assignment until after completing recruitment, consent and the baseline survey. At that point, the UCSF study team will use a random number generator to assign each participant to the intervention or control condition. The researcher conducting the outcomes analysis will not know the group assignment.
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 14 Years 至 21 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Youth ages 14-21 participating in Soccer Without Borders programming
- •Regular attendance at team soccer practice
- •Ability to speak English or Spanish
排除标准
- •Youth who do not participate in Soccer Without Borders activities
- •Youth who do not attend soccer practice regularly
- •Youth who do not speak English or Spanish
- •Youth who have already received the MMotP program
研究组 & 干预措施
Control Group (Standard Programming)
Participants will continue regular Soccer Without Borders programming, including soccer practices and team-building activities with their coach.
Intervention Group (MMotP Program + Standard Programming)
In addition to standard Soccer Without Borders programming, participants will receive MMotP, a six-session behavioral health intervention. MMotP sessions will be delivered weekly by their trained coach outside of soccer practices.
干预措施: Meet Me on the Pitch (MMotP) (Behavioral)
结局指标
主要结局
Psychological Flexibility
时间窗: Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up
Self-reported response to the Avoidance \& Fusion Questionnaire (AFQ-Y8), using 8-item version adapted for youth. Each item is scored on a 4-point Likert scale from 1 (Not at All True) to 4 (Very Much True). Responses are summed for a total score.
Self-Efficacy
时间窗: Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up
Self-reported response to the General Self-Efficacy Scale (GSE), using 10-item version adapted for youth. Each item is scored on a 5-point Likert scale from 1 (Never) to 5 (Very Often). Responses are summed for a total score.
Help-seeking for Academic Needs
时间窗: Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up
Self-reported response to four UCSF-developed items: awareness of adult at school for academic support (Yes/No/Not Sure), need for academic support in past month (Yes/No/Not Sure), sought academic support in past month (Yes/No), and willingness to seek academic support in future (Definitely No/Probably No/Probably Yes/Definitely Yes).
次要结局
- Social Connection(Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up)
- School Engagement(Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up)
- Help-seeking for Health and Social Service Needs(Baseline, 3-month follow-up, 6-month follow-up)