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NCT Number: NCT01575457

Harriet Lane Healthy Futures Program

The purpose of the Harriet Lane Clinic Healthy Futures Program is to increase academic or workforce development success among adolescents and young adults. To this end, the Healthy Futures educational intervention includes motivational interviewing and knowledge and skill building activities that will focus on improving educational, vocational, health, and self sufficiency outcomes for youth who attend the Harriet Lane Clinic. Goals of this youth development project include determining what factors are associated with school engagement, parental academic involvement, and future planning.

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Key information

Conditions

Youth Coaching Future Planning

Age range

14 year–21 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Harriet Lane Clinic

Baltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States

About this study

This is a feasibility study to examine if an intervention in a primary care setting can recruit and retain adolescents and young adults and influence future planning behaviors.

We will address the following research Aims:

To assess the feasibility of a career development program provided to low income adolescents and young adults in a pediatric primary care setting.
To assess the receptiveness of adolescents and young adults in pediatric primary care setting to future planning interventions.
To assess the impact of a career development program in improving educational, workforce, and health attitudes and outcomes for adolescents and young adults.

The Healthy Futures Program is an interactive, multi-session training program. There will be participants in 3 different intervention tracks (College/vocational school, Job, and Career Planning). Tracks are assigned to participants based on interest and age. During the screening process, participants who are 16 years old or older will be asked if they are interested in participating in a program designed to help them apply to college or job training services. Based on their preference, they will be assigned a college or job track. Participants who are 14 and 15 years old will automatically be assigned to the career planning track.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

The population of interest for this randomized feasibility study are all main-stream (currently or previously enrolled) Baltimore City Public High School 14 to 21 year old attending the Harriet Lane Clinic.

Exclusion criteria

Any student who is currently in a self-contained special education classroom at anytime during the school day will not be invited to participate in the study.
Students with learning disabilities or physical disabilities that limit their ability to work or read printed materials without assistance will be excluded from the study.
Lastly, anyone who is not interested in participating in a future planning intervention program will be excluded from the study population.

Treatment and study plan

Career Counseling and Motivational Interviewing

Behavioral

The Healthy Futures Program is an interactive, multi-session training program. There will be participants in 3 different intervention tracks (College/vocational school, Job, and Career Planning). Activities for all three tracks will occur simultaneously. The intervention group will receive the interactive, multi-session training program including newsletters and workshops. Comparison group participants will receive newsletters and be invited to participate in college and career planning workshops.

Other names: motivational interviewing, coaching

Primary outcomes

Number of Fights in last 30 days

Time frame: 6 months

Participants are assessed for fighting behavior 3times (at Baseline, 6months after baseline and 15 months after baseline)

Secondary outcomes

Marijuana use in last 30 days

Time frame: 6 mo

Participants are assessed for fighting behavior 3times (at Baseline, 6months after baseline and 15 months after baseline)
Career maturity index

Time frame: 6 mo

Participants are assessed for fighting behavior 3times (at Baseline, 6months after baseline and 15 months after baseline)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Johns Hopkins University

Other

Collaborators

Zanvyl and Isabelle Krieger Fund

Registry information

Official study title

The Harriet Lane Clinic Healthy Futures Program is to Increase Academic or Workforce Development Success Among Adolescents and Young Adults

Acronym: HF

Important dates

Study start: 2009
Primary completion: 2013
Study completion: 2014
First posted: Apr 11, 2012
Registry last updated: Apr 7, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.