Buddy up for a healthy heart: study tests mentoring as medicine
NCT ID NCT03670368
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study looked at whether pairing a college student mentor with a younger student from Chicago public schools could improve the heart health of both. Researchers measured things like metabolic symptoms, blood vessel function, and insulin resistance. The goal was to see if a supportive relationship can have physical health benefits.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- 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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416 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Aug 2018
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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10 to 25 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * undergraduate students for mentors * Chicago Public School students for mentees Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Northwestern
Evanston, Illinois, 60208, United States
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