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NCT Number: NCT02840383

Trial of a Health Promoting School Approach to Positive Youth Development and Wellness Promotion

Assess the effects of a school-based multi-component intervention on school connectedness, school engagement, and developmental assets through a group randomized, participatory trial.

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Key information

Conditions

Adolescent School Connectedness Adolescent Health Community Based Participatory Research Methods

Age range

14 year–16 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Minnesota

Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55414, United States

About this study

Health Promoting Schools intervention including pilot-tested teacher professional development, student-defined enhanced environment, and parent-defined enhanced community/family connection. The Coalition will finalize the intervention using a phased intervention map that integrates community perspectives with theoretical approaches to evidence based practices. The study aims will be accomplished through a group randomized trial in 10 urban schools with diverse populations representing approximately 1,900 students.

Aim 1: Assess the effects of a school-based multi-component intervention on school connectedness, school engagement, and developmental assets through a group randomized, participatory trial.

Hypothesis 1a: Students in the intervention schools will experience improved school connectedness, engagement and developmental assets compared to the control group.

Aim 2: Assess the effects of a school-based multi-component intervention on emotional well-being, tobacco and other substance use, and academic outcomes through a group randomized, participatory trial.

Hypothesis 2a: Students in the intervention schools will experience improved emotional well-being, course completion, attendance, and decreased disciplinary action and substance use compared to the control group.

Aim 3: Evaluate the relationships between participatory factors , school intervention implementation, and study outcomes.

Exploratory hypothesis 3a: Perceptions of quality of collaborative processes will be associated with degree of school intervention implementation and study outcomes.

Exploratory hypothesis 3b: School capacities and context will be associated with school intervention implementation and study outcomes.

Exploratory hypothesis 3c: School capacities and context will mediate the relationship between quality of collaborative processes and school intervention implementation.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 9th grade students
  • enrolled in the school at the time of randomization

Exclusion criteria

  • Being unable to participate in the survey

Treatment and study plan

Delayed Intervention

Other

Schools not receiving intervention until two years after implementation.

Intervention

Other

intervention at the beginning of study.

Primary outcomes

  1. Baseline student school connectivity on a scale of 1-10

    Time frame: 5 years

    Assess the effects of a school-based multi-component intervention on school connectedness, school engagement, and developmental assets through a group randomized, participatory trial.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Minnesota

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD)
  • SoLaHmo

Registry information

Official study title

Participatory Trial of a Health Promoting School Approach to Positive Youth Development and Wellness Promotion

Acronym: TRUST

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2022
Study completion
2022
First posted
Jul 21, 2016
Registry last updated
Feb 21, 2023

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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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