Can a mentor change a teen's future? new study aims to find out.
NCT ID NCT03707366
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 9-month mentoring program for 8th and 9th graders who have experienced child abuse or neglect and are involved with child welfare. The program pairs teens with graduate student mentors who help them set goals in relationships, education, activities, career, and health. Researchers want to see if this support can prevent delinquency, substance use, and school problems compared to teens who don't get the program.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 234 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2015
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2044
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- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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13 to 16 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Teens with open child welfare cases placed in foster care, kinship care or living at home * Starting 8th or 9th grade * History of child maltreatment according to child welfare and court records * Live within 35 minutes of the University of Denver (for mentoring feasibility) Exclusion Criteria: * Youth with a known history of severe violent behavior and/or sexual perpetration * Youth who are deemed unsafe or unable to participate in a community-based mentoring program by their caseworker * Incarcerated at baseline * Moderate or severe developmental delay or physical disability * Youth who are/will be parenting during the prevention program
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Denver
Denver, Colorado, 80208, United States
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