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Administrative data

NCT number NCT02522507
Other study ID # REB 15-590
Secondary ID
Status Completed
Phase N/A
First received
Last updated
Start date January 2016
Est. completion date July 2020

Study information

Verified date March 2022
Source Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Despite the strong business case of hiring people with disabilities, a significant proportion of youth with disabilities leave high school and neither work nor continue their education and are unprepared to meet the demands of a work environment. Although youth with disabilities have much to gain from employment readiness programs, they are often excluded from, or have limited access to school and community vocational programs. One encouraging approach to address gaps in vocational programming is through peer mentoring, which may facilitate a smoother transition to adulthood by offering support to enhance coping skills. Despite the increase in online communities, little is known about their impact on vocational mentoring for youth with physical disabilities and their parents. The purpose of this study is to develop, implement and assess the feasibility of an online peer mentor employment readiness intervention for youth with physical disabilities and their parents to improve their self-efficacy, career maturity and social support.


Description:

Our primary OBJECTIVE is: (1) to develop, implement and assess the feasibility of an online peer mentor employment readiness intervention for youth with physical disabilities and their parents to improve their self-efficacy, career maturity and social support. A mixed methods feasibility randomized controlled trial design will be conducted to develop and assess the usability of "Empowering youth towards Employment" intervention. Youth (aged 15-25) with physical disabilities and their parents will be randomly assigned to a control or experimental group (12-week, interactive intervention, moderated by peer mentors). A qualitative thematic analysis will be conducted to analyze the content of discussion forums. Interviews with youth, parents and mentors will also be conducted about their experiences in the intervention.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 44
Est. completion date July 2020
Est. primary completion date April 2019
Accepts healthy volunteers No
Gender All
Age group 15 Years to 25 Years
Eligibility Inclusion criteria for youth participants: - Able to read/write in English; - A diagnosed physical disability (i.e., cerebral palsy, muscular dystrophy, spinal cord injury etc.); (4) currently enrolled in or have completed a high school diploma in the applied / academic stream (to screen for cognitive impairment); - Aged 15-25; - Have access to a computer and internet; - Have no paid work experience. Inclusion criteria for Parents: - Are the parent of a youth meeting above inclusion criteria - Can read/write in English - Have access to a computer with Internet Exclusion Criteria: - Recently completed or currently participating in another employment readiness or peer support intervention.

Study Design


Intervention

Behavioral:
Empowering youth towards employment
Experimental: Empowering youth towards employment This is a behavioural e-mentor intervention. Trained mentors will facilitate employment readiness learning and engage youth in discussions over a 12-week period. Each week the mentors will introduce a new employment topic and will engage youth in a discussion and answer questions.

Locations

Country Name City State
Canada Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Toronto Ontario

Sponsors (6)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital Ability Online, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Ottawa, University of Toronto

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Canada, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS) baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Secondary Change in family empowerment scale baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Secondary Change in multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Secondary Change in Arc's self-determination scale baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
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