ViolencePhase 1NCT00164593
Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities
A Phase 1 study testing Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities in people with Violence and Juvenile Delinquency, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
This project is an evaluation of an intervention to involve youth in creating community change for peace promotion and violence prevention. The intervention, Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities (YES), includes three components: youth empowerment activities, neighborhood organization development, and… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 12 to 15 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Violence, Juvenile Delinquency, Social Problems
- What is being tested?
- Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- How many people
- 1,142 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- Apr 2005to Aug 2009
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 12 to 15 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child
Who may be able to join
- 7th and 8th graders in the intervention middle-school attendance area
- Neighborhood organizations with at least 10 members serving the intervention middle-school attendance area
Who cannot join
- Students who have been suspended or expelled during the intervention period
- Neighborhood organizations that serve areas in both the intervention and comparison areas.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
United States1 site
University of Michigan School of Public Health
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109
About this study
This project is an evaluation of an intervention to involve youth in creating community change for peace promotion and violence prevention. The intervention, Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities (YES), includes three components: youth empowerment activities, neighborhood organization development, and community development projects that involve youth and organizations working together.
Hypothesis 1: Efforts to engage youth in the community change process will enhance their attachment to their community, reduce their problem behaviors, and begin to change norms among their peers about community violence and interpersonal problem solving.
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Hypothesis 2: Efforts to make community-based organizations more youth-friendly and engaging will assist them to be more effective in reaching their community enhancement goals and will expand youth involvement in their mission.
Hypothesis 3: Efforts to create more health-enhancing land use (e.g., beautification, community gardens, parks development) will improve social organization (e.g., social capital, social cohesion, and social support), and reduce the level of violent incidents and crime in the community.
Read the detailed description
The program will focus on youth and neighborhood organizations in one middle-school attendance area. A nearby middle-school attendance area will serve as a comparison community. We will assess change in community norms, fear, social cohesion and social capital using an existing community survey of adults in the two neighborhoods. A similar survey will assess changes in youths' social norms, fears, perceptions of social cohesion and social capital, as well as their violent behavior and ethnic identity and pride. We will also compare the intervention and comparison neighborhoods on several community-level measures including police incident data, hospital injury reports, school suspension data, and ratings of neighborhood qualities (e.g., vacant lots, community gardens, social interaction).
The long-term goals of YES are to:
- modify environmental conditions that contribute to youth violence;
- promote social norms supportive of community participation and nonviolence;
- increase perceptions of neighborhood safety among residents; and
- reduce the incidence of youth violence perpetration and victimization.
- Being tested
- Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities
- Keywords
- Youth Violence, Prevention
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful CommunitiesBehavioural
YES is a multi-faceted program that (1) engages 7th and 8th graders in a youth development program, (2) enhances neighborhood organizations' ability to include youth in their activities, and (3) connects the youth participants and adults in neighborhood organizations (e.g., crime watches, block groups, neighborhood associations) to carry out neighborhood improvement activities (e.g., community gardens, parks cleanup).
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Youth Violence
Measured: 6 months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted14 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Study startApr 2005
- Primary completionAug 2008
- Study completionAug 2009
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for ViolenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 1,142 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sponsor type
- US federal agency
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Marc Zimmerman, PhD, Principal investigator, University of Michigan School of Public Health
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00164593
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDC-NCIPC-4530
- Other IDs
- U49CE000348
- Status last verified
- Apr 2012
- First submitted
- 12 Sep 2005
- Last updated
- 5 Apr 2012
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 5 Apr 2012. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT00164593
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- CDC-NCIPC-4530
- Keywords
- Youth Violence, Prevention
- Phase
- Phase 1
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 1,142 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS federal agency
- Study start
- Apr 2005
- Primary completion
- Aug 2008 (actual)
- Study completion
- Aug 2009 (actual)
- First posted
- 14 Sep 2005 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
This project is an evaluation of an intervention to involve youth in creating community change for peace promotion and violence prevention. The intervention, Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities (YES), includes three components: youth empowerment activities, neighborhood organization development, and community development projects that involve youth and organizations working together.
Hypothesis 1: Efforts to engage youth in the community change process will enhance their attachment to their community, reduce their problem behaviors, and begin to change norms among their peers about community violence and interpersonal problem solving.
Hypothesis 2: Efforts to make community-based organizations more youth-friendly and engaging will assist them to be more effective in reaching their community enhancement goals and will expand youth involvement in their mission.
Hypothesis 3: Efforts to create more health-enhancing land use (e.g., beautification, community gardens, parks development) will improve social organization (e.g., social capital, social cohesion, and social support), and reduce the level of violent incidents and crime in the community.
Detailed description
The program will focus on youth and neighborhood organizations in one middle-school attendance area. A nearby middle-school attendance area will serve as a comparison community. We will assess change in community norms, fear, social cohesion and social capital using an existing community survey of adults in the two neighborhoods. A similar survey will assess changes in youths' social norms, fears, perceptions of social cohesion and social capital, as well as their violent behavior and ethnic identity and pride. We will also compare the intervention and comparison neighborhoods on several community-level measures including police incident data, hospital injury reports, school suspension data, and ratings of neighborhood qualities (e.g., vacant lots, community gardens, social interaction).
The long-term goals of YES are to:
- modify environmental conditions that contribute to youth violence;
- promote social norms supportive of community participation and nonviolence;
- increase perceptions of neighborhood safety among residents; and
- reduce the incidence of youth violence perpetration and victimization.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Non-randomised
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 12 to 15 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child
Key inclusion criteria (2 listed)
- 7th and 8th graders in the intervention middle-school attendance area
- Neighborhood organizations with at least 10 members serving the intervention middle-school attendance area
Key exclusion criteria (2 listed)
- Students who have been suspended or expelled during the intervention period
- Neighborhood organizations that serve areas in both the intervention and comparison areas.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful CommunitiesYES is a multi-faceted program that (1) engages 7th and 8th graders in a youth development program, (2) enhances neighborhood organizations' ability to include youth in their activities, and (3) connects the youth participants and adults in neighborhood organizations (e.g., crime watches, block groups, neighborhood associations) to carry out neighborhood improvement activities (e.g., community gardens, parks cleanup). | Behavioural | – |
Primary outcome
Youth Violence
Time frame: 6 months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 5 Apr 2012.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Marc Zimmerman, PhD principal investigator
University of Michigan School of Public Health
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A Phase 1 study testing Youth Empowerment Solutions for Peaceful Communities in people with Violence and Juvenile Delinquency, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 1 site in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 2 inclusion and 2 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 5 Apr 2012. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
What does this phase mean?
Phase 1 studies test a treatment in a small group of people for the first time or in a new way, mainly to check safety and find the right dose.
Not every study follows the same path, and some studies (observational studies, device studies) have no phase.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Youth Violence (time frame: 6 months). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 5 Apr 2012.