Cerebral PalsyNCT02522507
A Peer E-mentoring Intervention to Improve Employment
A study testing Empowering youth towards employment in people with Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida, run by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital at 1 site in Canada.
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. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 15 to 25 years
- Conditions the study is for
- Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Juvenile Arthritis
- What is being tested?
- Empowering youth towards employment
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 44 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- Jan 2016to Jul 2020
- Phase
- Interventional
- 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 15 to 25 years
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult
Who may be able to join
- 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.
- Are the parent of a youth meeting above inclusion criteria
- Can read/write in English
- Have access to a computer with Internet
Who cannot join
- Recently completed or currently participating in another employment readiness or peer support intervention.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
Canada1 site
Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
Toronto, Ontario, M4G 1R8
About this study
Official title: A Peer E-mentoring Intervention to Improve Transition to Employment for Youth With Physical Disabilities
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.
Read the detailed 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.
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Juvenile Arthritis, Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy, Physical Disability
- Being tested
- Empowering youth towards employment
- Medical subject headings
- Cerebral Palsy, Spinal Dysraphism, Arthritis, Juvenile, Spinal Cord Injuries, Muscular Dystrophies
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Empowering youth towards employmentBehavioural
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.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Empowering youth towards employment | Experimental | 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. Receives: Behavioral: Empowering youth towards employment |
| Control group | No intervention | The control group will have access to the employment activities during the 12-week employment readiness learning but will not have access to a mentor. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS)
Measured: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Secondary outcomes (3)
Change in family empowerment scale
Measured: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Change in multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support
Measured: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Change in Arc's self-determination scale
Measured: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted13 Aug 2015 (estimated)
- Study startJan 2016
- Primary completionApr 2019
- Study completionJul 2020
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (3)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Cerebral PalsyStudies 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 N/A
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind
- Who is masked
- Outcomes assessor
- Enrolment
- 44 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ability Online, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Ottawa, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02522507
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- REB 15-590
- Status last verified
- Mar 2022
- First submitted
- 7 Aug 2015
- Last updated
- 11 Mar 2022
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- Individual data sharing
- Undecided
Publications
Lindsay S, Cagliostro E, Leck J, Stinson J. A 12-Week Electronic Mentoring Employment Preparation Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Mar 29;2(1):e12088. doi: 10.2196/12088.
PubMed 31518315Lindsay S, Cagliostro E, Stinson J, Leck J. A 4-Week Electronic-Mentoring Employment Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Apr 24;2(1):e12653. doi: 10.2196/12653.
PubMed 31518302Lindsay S, Stinson J, Stergiou-Kita M, Leck J. Improving Transition to Employment for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Protocol for a Peer Electronic Mentoring Intervention. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Nov 16;6(11):e215. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8034.
PubMed 29146566
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 11 Mar 2022. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- A Peer E-mentoring Intervention to Improve Transition to Employment for Youth With Physical Disabilities
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT02522507
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- REB 15-590
- Conditions
- Cerebral Palsy, Spina Bifida, Juvenile Arthritis, Spinal Cord Injury, Muscular Dystrophy, Physical Disability
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 44 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation HospitalUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Ability Online, University of Toronto, The Hospital for Sick Children, University of Ottawa, Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada
- Study start
- Jan 2016 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Apr 2019 (actual)
- Study completion
- Jul 2020 (actual)
- First posted
- 13 Aug 2015 (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.
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.
Detailed 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.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Treatment
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- Single blind (outcomes assessor)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Empowering youth towards employment | Experimental | Behavioral: Empowering youth towards employmentThis 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. |
| Control group | No intervention | –The control group will have access to the employment activities during the 12-week employment readiness learning but will not have access to a mentor. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 15 to 25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult
Key inclusion criteria (8 listed)
- 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.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Recently completed or currently participating in another employment readiness or peer support intervention.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Empowering youth towards employmentExperimental: 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. | Behavioural | Empowering youth towards employment |
Primary outcome
Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS)
Time frame: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
3 secondary outcomes
Change in family empowerment scale
Time frame: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Change in multi-dimensional scale of perceived social support
Time frame: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
Change in Arc's self-determination scale
Time frame: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)
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 11 Mar 2022.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31518315Lindsay S, Cagliostro E, Leck J, Stinson J. A 12-Week Electronic Mentoring Employment Preparation Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Feasibility Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Mar 29;2(1):e12088. doi: 10.2196/12088.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31518302Lindsay S, Cagliostro E, Stinson J, Leck J. A 4-Week Electronic-Mentoring Employment Intervention for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Pilot Randomized Controlled Trial. JMIR Pediatr Parent. 2019 Apr 24;2(1):e12653. doi: 10.2196/12653.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 29146566Lindsay S, Stinson J, Stergiou-Kita M, Leck J. Improving Transition to Employment for Youth With Physical Disabilities: Protocol for a Peer Electronic Mentoring Intervention. JMIR Res Protoc. 2017 Nov 16;6(11):e215. doi: 10.2196/resprot.8034.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: Undecided
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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.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Empowering youth towards employment in people with Cerebral Palsy and Spina Bifida, run by Holland Bloorview Kids Rehabilitation Hospital at 1 site in Canada.
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 8 inclusion and 1 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 11 Mar 2022. 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 Canada. 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.
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?
Change in career maturity inventory--attitude scale (CMI-AS) (time frame: baseline (1-week pre-study arm 1), 12 weeks (post-study arm 1)). It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT02522507, which also lists 3 linked publications.
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 11 Mar 2022.