Trials / Completed
CompletedNCT05185453
Strengthening Adolescent-Adult Networks to Reduce Youth Violence
- Status
- Completed
- Phase
- N/A
- Study type
- Interventional
- Enrollment
- 74 (actual)
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh · Academic / Other
- Sex
- All
- Age
- 13 Years
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
Summary
This pilot community-partnered cluster-randomized trial will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a social network-based youth violence prevention program called Strengthening Connections for Change for youth ages 13-17 and their key adult supports.
Detailed description
This pilot community-partnered cluster-randomized trial will examine the feasibility and acceptability of a social network-based youth violence prevention program called Strengthening Connections for Change for youth ages 13-17 and their key adult supports. Set in four lower resource Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania neighborhoods, this study brings together youth ages 13-17 and their self-identified key adult supports to focus on leadership, strengthening intergenerational networks, community engagement, and violence prevention.
Conditions
Interventions
| Type | Name | Description |
|---|---|---|
| BEHAVIORAL | Strengthening Connections for Change | Strengthening Connections for Change is a 12-session curriculum designed to strengthen adolescent-adult support networks, build leadership skills, foster community engagement, and challenge attitudes and behaviors that foster violence involvement. During the program, youth ages 13-17 years invite their self-identified key adult supports to jointly participate in programming including youth-focused, adult-focused and jointly focused activities. Towards the end of programming participants design and carry out a community project to strengthen intergenerational connections and promote community engagement. |
| BEHAVIORAL | Job Readiness Training | Job Readiness Training uses a group discussion format to learn specific skills to prepare for employment including developing goals, seeking jobs, preparing for interviews, and so forth. |
Timeline
- Start date
- 2022-05-24
- Primary completion
- 2023-07-11
- Completion
- 2023-07-11
- First posted
- 2022-01-11
- Last updated
- 2024-08-23
- Results posted
- 2024-08-23
Locations
1 site across 1 country: United States
Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT05185453. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.