Intervention to Prevent Behavioral Health Symptoms Among Pandemic Affected Children

Part of paid clinical trials in Bradenton, Florida.

Sponsor
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Study ID
NCT05639465
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Coping Skills
  • Emotional Distress
  • Pandemic, COVID-19
  • Prosocial Behavior
  • Social Support

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
8 Years - 14 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • JoH-C19 — BEHAVIORAL
    Journey of Hope- COVID 19 (JoH-C19) includes eight, 1-hour consecutive sessions delivered in groups of 8 children during the school day and in after school settings. The 1.5 hour JoH-C19 caregiver workshop is delivered with groups of 8 parents prior to the child JoH-C19 curriculum
  • Switch off Get Active — BEHAVIORAL
    Switch off Get Active covers 4 topics, and its eight, 1- hour sessions are delivered in groups of 8 children. The 1.5 hour Switch Off Get Active caregiver workshop is delivered with groups of 8 parents prior to the Switch off Get Active child curriculum

Study Details

Racial and ethnic minority children who live in socioeconomically disadvantaged communities are disproportionately impacted by pandemic and climate-induced disasters. Although effective interventions have been designed to treat mental health related symptoms in post-disaster settings, accessible, empirically supported prevention interventions are needed to prevent the onset of mental and behavioral health issues among these children. Building on our preliminary findings, the proposed study examines the efficacy and implementation of a COVID-19 adapted disaster focused prevention intervention, Journey of Hope-C19, in preventing behavioral health and interpersonal problems among racial and ethnic minority children who live in low-resource high poverty communities.

Key Dates

Start date
Nov 15, 2022
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
May 15, 2026
Completion
May 15, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
800 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: JoH-C19
    After initial randomization, some participants will be assigned to receive JoH-C19
  • Active Comparator: Switch off Get Active
    After initial randomization, some participants will be assigned to receive Switch Off Get Active

Primary Outcome Measure

Changes in Responses to Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [ Time Frame: T1 (pre-intervention), T2 (2 months; post intervention), T3 (8 months (6 months post intervention); T4 (14 months (12 months post-intervention)). ]

Central Contacts

Locations (9)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Boys and Girls Club of Manatee CountyBradentonFlorida34207
Tara Powell, PhD
[email protected]
2173000917
Bay District SchoolsPanama CityFlorida32401-
R'Club Child Care, Inc.St. PetersburgFlorida33709
Tara Powell, PhD
[email protected]
1 217 300 0917
Communities in Schools Palm BeachWest Palm BeachFlorida33406-
Coalition for Compassionate SchoolsNew OrleansLouisiana70118-
Communities in Schools Gulf SouthNew OrleansLouisiana70179
Tara Powell, PhD
[email protected]
2173000917
Dickinson Independent School DistrictDickinsonTexas77539
Tara Powell, PhD
[email protected]
2173000917
CARE ConnectionsHoustonTexas77002-
Communities in Schools of Galveston CountyLa MarqueTexas77568
Tara Powell, PhD
[email protected]
2173000917

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