COMPLETED

Prevention and Early Identification for High Risk Youth in School-based Clinics

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The proposed research project provides a novel approach to screening, early assessment, and preventive interventions for high-risk youth in racial/ethnic/linguistically (REL)-diverse communities. * The investigators assess a health promotion intervention as a way of reducing treatment disparities in REL-minority youth. This population is underrepresented in child psychiatry research. It is often excluded from clinical trials of medication or therapy because of challenges with transportation, literacy, resources, or other issues. * The study will take place during or following a healthcare crisis and economic recession, making findings relevant to understanding the mechanisms by which hardship translates into youth mental illness. * The innovative integration of online screening into school-based clinics and community-based settings in REL-minority communities is made possible by the combination of access to a new technology (CAT) in the context of a learning health community serving a REL-minority population. * Empirical research on the impact of a resilience-based prevention intervention in youth and youth at risk is both innovative and much needed during this period of health, social and economic crisis.

Official Title

Prevention and Early Identification for High Risk Youth in School-based Clinics (ALACRITY eSToRY R34 #1)

Quick Facts

Study Start:2022-01-03
Study Completion:2024-03-31
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:COMPLETED

Study ID

NCT04935710

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:12 Years to 24 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. Age 18 years or older
  2. Willing and able to provide informed consent
  3. Able to understand and follow study procedures
  4. Stable medical condition
  1. * 12th-graders will be excluded from the COPE2Thrive program since the participants will not be available for the study's duration.
  2. * Students who are already receiving behavioral health care.
  3. * Students who are considered to be seriously suicidal and in need of urgent care, in which case the participants would be ineligible based on the fact that the participants will be receiving behavioral health care.

Contacts and Locations

Principal Investigator

Benjamin Cook, PhD
STUDY_CHAIR
Health Equity Research Lab

Study Locations (Sites)

CHA-Teen Health Center at Cambridge Rindge and Latin School
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138-4125
United States
Community
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02138
United States
CHA Health Equity Research Lab
Cambridge, Massachusetts, 02141-1047
United States
CHA Teen Health Center at Everett High School
Everett, Massachusetts, 02149-5128
United States
CHA Teen Connections at Somerville High School
Somerville, Massachusetts, 02143-1740
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Cambridge Health Alliance

  • Benjamin Cook, PhD, STUDY_CHAIR, Health Equity Research Lab

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2022-01-03
Study Completion Date2024-03-31

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2022-01-03
Study Completion Date2024-03-31

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Resilience
  • Adolescent mental health
  • Digital therapy
  • Prevention
  • Health disparities

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Community Mental Health Services
  • Adolescent Well Being
  • Resilience, Psychological
  • Health Equity
  • Screening