Prevention of School Dropout for Mexican American Adolescents

Depression Clinical Trial

Official title:

Preventive Intervention for Mexican American Adolescents

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00051727
• Other study ID #: R01MH064707
• Secondary ID: R01MH064707DSIR
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: January 15, 2003
• Last updated: January 6, 2012
• Start date: October 2002

Study information

• Verified date: January 2012
• Source: Arizona State University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to test the efficacy of a family-based psychosocial intervention to prevent school disengagement and reduce the incidence of depression, conduct disorders, and school dropout for Mexican American adolescents.

Description:

Mexican American adolescents are at an increased risk for interrelated problems of poor mental health and school dropout. Unfortunately, there is a lack of interventions specifically designed to address this risk. This study will evaluate a preventive intervention for low-income Mexican American adolescents.

Participants are randomly assigned to either a multi-component intervention called the Bridges to High School Program or a Low Dose Workshop. The 11-week multi-component intervention takes place during the fall semester of seventh grade and consists of an adolescent group, a parenting group, a combined (parent-adolescent) family group, and a school liaison. This intervention focuses on adolescent coping skills, parenting practices, family cohesion, and parental support for education. The Low-Dose Workshop consists of a 3-hour workshop in which adolescents and parents are given information and resources to facilitate school engagement. Participants are assessed prior to and immediately following the intervention and again in eighth and ninth grade. Academic and mental health outcomes are measured with questionnaire-based interviews given to caregivers and adolescents. Teachers are asked to complete questionnaires; archival school data are also collected. Diagnostic interviews are conducted at the ninth grade assessment.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 480
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 10 Years to 15 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria:

• Mexican American adolescent with at least one primary caregiver

• Enrolled in seventh grade in one of four inner-city schools

• Adolescent and participating caregivers must be able to receive intervention in the same language (English or Spanish)

Exclusion criteria:

• High risk for suicide

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Prevention

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Conduct Disorder
• Depression

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Bridges to High School Project

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Prevention Research Center, Arizona State University	Tempe	Arizona

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Arizona State University	National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States,