Study of Mental Health and Relationships with Great Life Mentoring
This study is looking at how the Great Life Mentoring (GLM) program affects the mental health of young people. It aims to see if GLM, when added to regular mental health care, can improve overall mental health, and reduce symptoms of depression and anxiety. The study will include 180 youth, aged 9 to 16, from low-income families who are already receiving outpatient mental health care. Participants will be randomly assigned to either continue their usual mental health services or to also join the GLM program. Researchers will check on their mental health annually for about two years.
- Study design
- This study will enroll 180 youth who will be randomly assigned to one of two groups: continuing usual mental health services or continuing services plus participating in the Great Life Mentoring program.
- What's involved
- If you participate, you or your child, along with their parent/guardian and therapist, will complete surveys annually for an average of two years.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed annually throughout their participation in the study, for an average of two years, to measure mental health, depressive symptoms, and anxiety symptoms.
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Study of Mental Health and Relationships
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
1 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- David DuBois, PhD · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Illinois at Chicago
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What this trial measures
- Overall Mental HealthAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Average of standardized (z-scored) scores on following study outcome measures: Depressive Symptoms (inverted), Anxiety Symptoms (inverted), Loneliness (inverted), Internalizing Symptoms (inverted), Externalizing Symptoms (inverted), Suicidal Ideation, Happiness, Life Satisfaction, Self-Esteem, and Hope
- Depressive SymptomsAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Total raw score on the PROMIS (Patient-Reported Outcomes Measurement Information System) Pediatric Short-Form v2.0 Depressive Symptoms (8 items; youth self-report)
- Anxiety SymptomsAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Total raw score on the PROMIS Pediatric Short-Form v2.0 Anxiety (8 items; youth self-report)
- LonelinessAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Total raw score on NIH (National Institutes of Health) Toolbox Loneliness Fixed Form Ages 8-17 v2.0 (7 items; youth self-report)
- Internalizing SymptomsAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Average of standardized (z-scored) Total scores on the Internalizing scale of the youth self-report and parent-report versions of the Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale (SFSS) - Peabody Treatment Progress Inventory
- Externalizing SymptomsAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Average of standardized (z-scored) Total scores on the Externalizing scale of the youth self-report and parent report versions of the Symptoms and Functioning Severity Scale (SFSS) - Peabody Treatment Progress Inventory
- Life SatisfactionAnnually throughout duration of study participation,average of 2 years
Total score on Brief Multidimensional Students' Life Satisfaction Scale (6 items; youth self-report)
- HappinessAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Total raw score on PROMIS Pediatric Short Form v1.0 - Positive Affect 4a (4 items; youth self-report)
- Suicidal IdeationAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Affirmative response on Youth Risk Behavior Surveillance item asking about suicidal ideation, tailored to refer to the past year (youth self-report)
- Self-esteemAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Total score on Global Self-Esteem scale of the short-form of the Self-Esteem Questionnaire (4 items; youth self-report)
- HopeAnnually throughout duration of study participation, average of 2 years
Total score on abbreviated "Toolbox" version of the Hopeful Future Expectations Scale (7 items; youth self-report)