Future Leaders Program: Testing a Youth Leadership, Engagement, and Mindfulness Program

Part of paid clinical trials in Chicago, Illinois.

Sponsor
Boston University Charles River Campus
Study ID
NCT06736522
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Adolescent Behavior Problem
  • Mental Health Wellness 1

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
14 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • Leadership, Engagement, and youth Action Program with Mindfulness — BEHAVIORAL
    The Leadership, Engagement, and youth Action Program with Mindfulness intervention (LEAP) was designed and co-created with youth to improve youth well-being by enhancing leadership opportunities and by developing mindfulness in day-to-day life. LEAP seeks to foster these improvements in youth and to increase youth mental, emotional, and behavioral health. Youth voice is incorporated into the intervention, with facilitators leading the first 7 sessions, and youth leading the remainder.
  • EnvisionIT — BEHAVIORAL
    Participants in this arm will receive 14 sessions of EnvisionIT training, focused on preparing students with essential skills including digital literacy through competency in information technology, financial literacy, English language arts skills, and college and career readiness. All sessions will be delivered by facilitators trained in EnvisionIT.

Study Details

The current study tests the feasibility and effectiveness of a youth intervention designed to provide meaningful leadership opportunities through the acquisition of leadership skills as well as mindfulness practice, LEAP: Leadership, Engagement, and youth Action Program with Mindfulness. The goal of this project is to determine whether the Leadership, Engagement, and youth Action Program with Mindfulness (LEAP) curriculum, which was developed with youth, is a feasible and effective intervention for fostering leadership and well-being. The investigators seek to understand whether LEAP can support wellbeing for youth as a strategy to increase youth mental, emotional, and behavioral (MEB) health.

Key Dates

Start date
Dec 16, 2024
Status verified
Jul 2025
Primary completion
Mar 31, 2028
Completion
Mar 31, 2028

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Experimental: Leadership, Engagement, and youth Action Program with Mindfulness
    The Leadership, Engagement, and youth Action Program with Mindfulness intervention (LEAP) consists of 14 sessions focused on youth leadership and mindfulness.
  • Active Comparator: EnvisionIT
    EnvisionIT is a college and career-readiness program designed for students in grades 6-12. The EnvisionIT program will be delivered over 14 sessions, and focus on skills and career/college readiness.

Primary Outcome Measure

Engagement, Perseverance, Optimism, Connectedness, and Happiness (EPOCH; Kern et al., 2016) measure of adolescent wellbeing [ Time Frame: Baseline, 2-3 months, 6 months, 9 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (3)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
University of Illinois, ChicagoChicagoIllinois60608
Dana Rusch, PhD
[email protected]
312-413-1708
Dana Rusch, PhD (PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR)
Boston UniversityBostonMassachusetts02215
Jennifer Green
[email protected]
617-353-3253
METCOBostonMassachusetts02119
Wilmary Tejeda, MPA
[email protected]
617-427-1545

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