After-school mentors boost teen mood and movement in pilot study
NCT ID NCT06686784
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a new afterschool program where college students mentor middle schoolers to help them be more active and improve their mood. The program was designed for teens with depression symptoms who might not otherwise join afterschool activities. Researchers measured how often students attended and tracked their activity levels and depression symptoms.
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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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209 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Finished
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Mar 2026
- 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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9 to 99 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.
Student Inclusion Criteria: * Any 6th , 7th , or 8th grade student who is enrolled in their after school plus program at a participating middle school Parent/Guardian Inclusion Criteria: * Any parent of a student who is enrolled in the study is eligible to participate. Mentor Inclusion Criteria: * Any mentor in the after school plus program is eligible to participate. Staff Member Inclusion Criteria: * Any staff member affiliated with the after school program at a participating middle school Exclusion Criteria: * Have a substantial cognitive impairment that would prevent the completion of data collection activities.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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University of Minnesota
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55455, United States
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