Clinical trial NCT06534827: Study of Mental Health and Relationships
Official title: Investigating an Innovative Mentoring Model for Improving Effectiveness and Equity of Community-Based Support for Youth From Low-Resource Families With Mental Health Challenges
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Mental Health
Keywords: mentoring
mental health
youth
low-income
mental health interventions
Lead sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Herrera Consulting Group, LLC
First posted: 2024-08-02
Enrollment: 180
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 9
Maximum age (years): 16
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Brief summary: The goal of this clinical trial is to test effects of the Great Life Mentoring (GLM) program on the mental health and adaptive functioning on school-age youth (ages 9-16) from low-income families who are receiving outpatient mental health services. The main questions it aims to answer are:

• Does participation in the GLM program improve mental health and related outcomes among school-age youth (9- to 16-years-old) from low-income families as an adjunct to outpatient mental health services? 180 youth will be enrolled in the study and assigned randomly to either continue mental health services as usual (SAU) or to continue mental health services while also participating in GLM (SAU+GLM). Participating youth, and their parent/guardians and therapists, will be surveyed annually. Mental health services records also will be obtained with appropriate permissions. . Researchers will compare the SAU and SAU+GLM groups to see if participation in GLM has an effect on the mental health and related outcomes of study youth.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Youth is between 9- and 16-years-old
* Youth meets eligibility criteria for the Great Life Mentoring program, which include receiving publically-subsidized outpatient mental health care

Exclusion Criteria:

* Parental primary language other than English
* Youth difficulties in cognitive functioning that would preclude ability to complete study assessments

Primary outcomes:
measure: Overall Mental Health
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Depressive Symptoms
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Anxiety Symptoms
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Loneliness
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Internalizing Symptoms
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Externalizing Symptoms
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Life Satisfaction
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation,average of 2 years
measure: Happiness
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Suicidal Ideation
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Self-esteem
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Hope
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Engagement in Mental Health Services
timeFrame: End of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Therapist-Youth Alliance
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation while youth is receiving mental health services, average of 1 year
measure: Resilience
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Adaptive Coping with Stress
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Emotion Regulation
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Empathy
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Spark (hobby/interest)
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Self-advocacy
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation,average of 2 years
measure: Goal-setting
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Problem-solving
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Communication Skills
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Grit - Perseverance
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Peer Social Skills
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Social Support from Family
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Social Support from Non-Parental Adults
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Social Support from Peers
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Very Important Nonfamilial Adult
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Academic Success
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: School Connectedness
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Career Exploration
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Perceptions of Treatment Progress
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Perceptions of Counseling Impact
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation while youth is receiving mental health services, average of 1 year
measure: Parent Stress
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Family Functioning
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Positive Parenting
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Parental Involvement
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Parental Poor Supervision
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Self-Control
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Social-emotional Learning Skills
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Parent Depressive Symptoms
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Parent Positive Affect
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Parent-Child Alliance
timeFrame: Annually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
measure: Successful Completion of Treatment
timeFrame: Point in time when youth's mental health treatment ends, average of 1 year
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Chicago
country: United States
facility: University of Illinois at Chicago
state: Illinois
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Illinois Chicago
name: David DuBois, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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