After-School program aims to boost teen resilience with new curriculum
NCT ID NCT06619639
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This completed study tested a 16-week social-emotional learning curriculum called EMPOWER in after-school programs for youth aged 11-14. Researchers wanted to see if the program was feasible and acceptable for staff and teens, and whether it improved social-emotional skills, resilience, and overall functioning. The study involved 218 participants across 20 sites, with half using the new curriculum and half continuing usual activities.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- EMPOWER social-emotional learning curriculum
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a proven way to boost social-emotional skills and resilience in young teens through after-school programs.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed feasibility study, not a large trial. Results may not apply to other settings, and the curriculum may not show clear 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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218 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Oct 2024
- Finished
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May 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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11 years and older
- 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: Youth participants must meet the following inclusion criteria: 1. Must be a youth aged 11-14 years attending the beyond 3:30 program 2. Must sign and date the informed consent form 3. Must speak and understand English Staff participants must meet the following inclusion criteria: 1. Must be a facilitator of the beyond 3:30 program 2. Must sign and date the informed consent form 3. Must speak and understand English Caregiver/parent participants must meet the following inclusion criteria: 1. Must be a caregiver/parent of a youth aged 11-14 years attending the beyond 3:30 program. Caregivers/parents whose children decide not to participate in data collection are still able to participate in an interview post-SEL curriculum implementation. 2. Must sign and date the informed consent form 3. Must speak and understand English EXCLUSION; None
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Centre for Addiction and Mental Health
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
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