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NCT Number: NCT02900638

Health Effects of Mentoring

The purpose of this study is to determine whether mentoring is associated with beneficial cardiovascular health effects in both mentors and mentees.

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Key information

Conditions

Cardiovascular Health

Age range

9 year–25 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Northwestern University

Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States

About this study

Participants are randomly assigned to either being a mentor or a wait list control. These participants are drawn from a population of undergraduate students. Participants are also randomly assigned to either being a mentee or a wait list control. These participants are drawn from a population of Chicago Public School children. In total, there will be 30 mentors, 30 control mentors, 30 mentees, and 30 control mentees. Participants will come for a laboratory visit in which cardiovascular health measures will be taken (details below). Visits will occur once at baseline (before the intervention starts), and once post-intervention. The protocol will be the same at the two study visits. Participants in the intervention group will engage in one-on-one mentoring sessions (between mentors and mentees) once a week after school for the school year

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Undergraduate student for mentors.
  • Chicago Public School student for mentees.

Exclusion criteria

  • Younger than 9 or older than 14 for mentee conditions.

Treatment and study plan

Mentoring

Behavioral

Youth in the intervention group will participate in one-on-one mentoring sessions (between mentors and mentees) once per week after school. Mentoring sessions will focus on the development of a social bond between mentor and mentee.

Primary outcomes

  1. Obesity [body mass index]

    Time frame: Change in body mass index from baseline to 8 months

    BMI in kg/m^2, weight in kilograms, height in meters

  2. Blood Pressure

    Time frame: Change in blood pressure from baseline to 8 months

  3. Pro-inflammatory cytokines [standardized and averaged value of pro-inflammatory cytokines and CRP]

    Time frame: Change in cytokine composite score from baseline to 8 months

  4. Cholesterol

    Time frame: Change in cholesterol from baseline to 8 months

  5. HbA1c

    Time frame: Change in HbA1c from baseline to 8 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Northwestern University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Pilot Study of Physical Health Effects of Cities Mentor Project

Important dates

Study start
2016
Primary completion
2019
First posted
Sep 14, 2016
Registry last updated
Mar 4, 2020

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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.

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