Evaluation of a Youth Mentoring Program
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Purpose
This study will be used to determine the effectiveness of GirlPOWER!, an innovative mentoring program for adolescent minority girls living in urban areas.
| Condition | Intervention | Phase |
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Self Concept |
Behavioral: GirlPOWER! mentoring program Behavioral: Traditional mentoring |
Phase 1 Phase 2 |
| Study Type: | Interventional |
| Study Design: | Allocation: Randomized Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment Masking: Open Label Primary Purpose: Prevention |
| Official Title: | Development and Evaluation of a Youth Mentoring Program |
- Mental health [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Health behaviors [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
- Social support and social networks (including mentoring relationship quality) [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: Yes ]
- Academic achievement [ Time Frame: Measured at Year 1 ] [ Designated as safety issue: No ]
| Estimated Enrollment: | 40 |
| Study Start Date: | May 2005 |
| Estimated Study Completion Date: | February 2008 |
| Estimated Primary Completion Date: | February 2008 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure) |
| Arms | Assigned Interventions |
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Experimental: 1
GirlPOWER! mentoring program
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Behavioral: GirlPOWER! mentoring program
GirlPOWER! mentoring program includes monthly 3-hour workshops for youth and mentors combined with monthly supplemental activities to be completed independently by youth-mentor pairs.
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Active Comparator: 2
Big Brothers Big Sisters community-based mentoring program
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Behavioral: Traditional mentoring
Traditional mentoring includes a community-based mentoring program, in which the youth-mentor spends time together in activities of their choosing 2 to 4 times a month.
Other Name: Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring Program
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Detailed Description:
The potential benefits of adolescent mentoring programs cannot be overemphasized. Mentoring may be especially beneficial to urban-living, minority adolescents who may lack role models. The Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization administers a widely-praised and empirically-supported program that is committed to building successful mentoring relationships between adolescents and adults in their community. In collaboration with the BBBS affiliate agency in Chicago, the PI has developed an intervention called GirlPOWER! GirlPOWER! combines mentoring with self-esteem enhancement and health education and promotion strategies. This study will determine the effectiveness of the GirlPOWER! intervention and determine its feasibility in being applied to other populations.
Participants will be randomly assigned to receive either the GirlPOWER! intervention or traditional mentoring through BBBS and followed for 1 year. Participants in the GirlPOWER! group and their mentors will engage in structured activities that focus on strengthening the mentoring relationship, promoting self-esteem, reducing levels of health-compromising behaviors such as substance use and violence, and increasing levels of health-enhancing behaviors. Traditional mentoring comprises less structured activities and typically includes general discussion of an adolescent's day-to-day life and any accomplishments and challenges he or she may have experienced. Participants will be assessed at study entry, 3 months following entry, and at the end of one year. Assessments will include surveys completed by youth as well as their parents, mentors, and teachers; academic data also will be obtained from school records.
Eligibility| Ages Eligible for Study: | 10 Years to 13 Years |
| Genders Eligible for Study: | Female |
| Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
- Live in Chicago, Illinois Metropolitan area
- Parent or guardian willing to provide informed consent
Contacts and Locations| United States, Illinois | |
| University of Illinois at Chicago | |
| Chicago, Illinois, United States, 60608 | |
| Principal Investigator: | David L. DuBois, PhD | University of Illinois |
More Information
Additional Information:
Publications:
| Responsible Party: | David DuBois, Professor, University of Illinois at Chicago |
| ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00158353 History of Changes |
| Other Study ID Numbers: | R21 MH69564, DSIR 84-CTP |
| Study First Received: | September 7, 2005 |
| Last Updated: | March 13, 2008 |
| Health Authority: | United States: Federal Government |
Keywords provided by National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH):
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Mentors Self-esteem Adolescent Mental health Social support Substance use |
Violence Exercise Nutrition Sexual behavior Female |
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