NCT02840383

Trial of a Health Promoting School Approach to Positive Youth Development and Wellness Promotion

Participatory Trial of a Health Promoting School Approach to Positive Youth Development and Wellness Promotion

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 811 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Minnesota · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 14 Years – 16 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Assess the effects of a school-based multi-component intervention on school connectedness, school engagement, and developmental assets through a group randomized, participatory trial.

Detailed description

Health Promoting Schools intervention including pilot-tested teacher professional development, student-defined enhanced environment, and parent-defined enhanced community/family connection. The Coalition will finalize the intervention using a phased intervention map that integrates community perspectives with theoretical approaches to evidence based practices. The study aims will be accomplished through a group randomized trial in 10 urban schools with diverse populations representing approximately 1,900 students. Aim 1: Assess the effects of a school-based multi-component intervention on school connectedness, school engagement, and developmental assets through a group randomized, participatory trial. Hypothesis 1a: Students in the intervention schools will experience improved school connectedness, engagement and developmental assets compared to the control group. Aim 2: Assess the effects of a school-based multi-component intervention on emotional well-being, tobacco and other substance use, and academic outcomes through a group randomized, participatory trial. Hypothesis 2a: Students in the intervention schools will experience improved emotional well-being, course completion, attendance, and decreased disciplinary action and substance use compared to the control group. Aim 3: Evaluate the relationships between participatory factors , school intervention implementation, and study outcomes. Exploratory hypothesis 3a: Perceptions of quality of collaborative processes will be associated with degree of school intervention implementation and study outcomes. Exploratory hypothesis 3b: School capacities and context will be associated with school intervention implementation and study outcomes. Exploratory hypothesis 3c: School capacities and context will mediate the relationship between quality of collaborative processes and school intervention implementation.

Conditions

• Adolescent School Connectedness
• Adolescent Health
• Community Based Participatory Research Methods

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Delayed Intervention	Schools not receiving intervention until two years after implementation.
OTHER	Intervention	intervention at the beginning of study.

Timeline

• Start date: 2017-09-05
• Primary completion: 2022-11-20
• Completion: 2022-11-20
• First posted: 2016-07-21
• Last updated: 2023-02-21

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States