Bridging the Divide: A Pioneering Culturally-Specific Mentoring Intervention to Increase Support for At-Risk Youth

Part of paid clinical trials in Houston, Texas.

Sponsor
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study ID
NCT07050251
Status
Not Yet Recruiting

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Conditions

  • Psychological Well-Being
  • Socio-emotional Well-being

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
12 Years - 16 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Mentoring Intervention Delivery — BEHAVIORAL
    The intervention will utilize a culturally specific, socio-emotional learning (SEL) curriculum, adapted based on feedback from the focus groups. The intervention will consist of 10 weekly mentoring sessions lasting 1 hour each. Licensed clinicians will lead sessions and will also serve as mentors.

Study Details

The purpose of this study is to assess the feasibility, acceptability, and effectiveness of a culturally-specific mentoring intervention to improve socio-emotional skills, psychological well-being, and social support among at-risk youth and to evaluate the proposed mentoring intervention's impact on academic outcomes, social behavior, and caregiver perceptions of social-emotional competencies. Additionally, it seeks to gather stakeholder feedback to refine the intervention further.

Key Dates

Start date
Jun 27, 2025
Status verified
Jun 2025
Primary completion
Jul 26, 2025
Completion
Aug 15, 2025

Study Design

Enrollment
30 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Arms

  • Experimental: Mentoring Intervention Delivery

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Social Emotional Competence as measured by the Social Emotional Competence Questionnaire (SECQ) [ Time Frame: Baseline, post-intervention (at 10 weeks) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
The University of Texas Health Science Center at HoustonHoustonTexas77030
Jarrad Hodge, PhD
[email protected]
713-486-2700
Funlola Are
[email protected]
(713) 486-2700

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