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Civic Engagement Intervention for Mental Health Wellness (I-ACTED Trial)

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Recruiting

Led By Parissa J Ballard, PhD

Research Sponsored by Wake Forest University Health Sciences

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

Currently enrolled Middle or High School student

Be younger than 65 years old

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up 1 year following baseline

Awards & highlights

I-ACTED Trial Summary

This trial will test whether taking part in an action civics curriculum has an effect on young people's health and wellbeing.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for middle or high school students enrolled in a course with a teacher from a school that's participating in the study. It's designed to see how being involved in an action civics curriculum impacts their health and wellbeing.Check my eligibility

What is being tested?

The I-ACTED study is testing whether taking part in an Action Civics program can influence young people's mental wellness, social interactions, and attitudes towards health. Students will complete surveys during class time and online at later dates.See study design

What are the potential side effects?

Since this trial involves educational activities rather than medical treatments, traditional physical side effects are not expected. However, there may be psychological impacts due to increased civic engagement.

I-ACTED Trial Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am a student in Middle or High School.

I-ACTED Trial Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ 1 year following baseline

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~1 year following baseline

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and 1 year following baseline for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary outcome measures

Youth Inventory of Involvement (activism, political engagement, and leadership items)

Secondary outcome measures

Community Connection Scale

Questionnaire from the National Longitudinal Study of Adolescent to Adult Health

Other outcome measures

Center for Epidemiological Studies Depression (CES-D)

Social wellbeing-Purpose tool

Social wellbeing-School Absences

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I-ACTED Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Action Civics programExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Students in this arm will take part in an Action Civics (AC) program. AC delivers action civics programming to young people from diverse backgrounds nationwide. AC offers a school-based action civics curriculum in which classes collectively choose a local issue, learn strategies and skills for taking civic action, develop an action plan, and take action on their selected local issue. Students, as a class, tackle topics ranging from health-related (e.g., health of school lunches) to safety-related (e.g. lack of crosswalks) to community social issues (e.g., community-police relations).

Group II: No Action Civics programActive Control1 Intervention

Students in this arm will receive no intervention.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Wake Forest University Health SciencesLead Sponsor

1,241 Previous Clinical Trials

1,002,737 Total Patients Enrolled

Robert Wood Johnson FoundationOTHER

157 Previous Clinical Trials

685,334 Total Patients Enrolled

Parissa J Ballard, PhDPrincipal InvestigatorAssistant Professor

1 Previous Clinical Trials

60 Total Patients Enrolled

Media Library

Participating in Action Civics program Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT04514133 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

What is the population size of participants in this experiment?

"Affirmative. The clinical trial listing on clinicaltrials.gov reveals that this research project, initially published on June 24th 2021, is currently recruiting participants. There are 1 medical facility needing to enrol 1500 patients in the study."

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Are persons aged 50 or more permitted to enroll in this trial?

"This clinical trial comprises of participants aged 10 to 20, out of the 49 available trials for these age groups. Notably, there are 17 studies catering to minors and 32 targeting seniors."

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Are there any vacancies remaining for participants in this experiment?

"Indeed, according to clinicaltrials.gov, this research project is currently recruiting volunteers. This study was initially made public on June 24th 2021 and has been updated recently as of August 5th 2022. 1500 people are needed from a single medical site for the trial."

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Am I eligible to join this research project?

"For this research project, 1500 students in the 10-20 age range who are currently attending middle or high school and taking a course from a participating institution must be recruited."

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Recent research and studies

American Journal of Community PsychologyJournal

Action Civics for Promoting Civic Development: Main Effects of Program Participation and Differences by Project Characteristics

Ballard, Parissa J., Alison K. Cohen, and Joshua Littenberg-Tobias. 2016. “Action Civics for Promoting Civic Development: Main Effects of Program Participation and Differences by Project Characteristics”. American Journal of Community Psychology. Wiley. doi:10.1002/ajcp.12103.

Child DevelopmentJournal

Impacts of Adolescent and Young Adult Civic Engagement on Health and Socioeconomic Status in Adulthood

Ballard, Parissa J., Lindsay T. Hoyt, and Mark C. Pachucki. 2018. “Impacts of Adolescent and Young Adult Civic Engagement on Health and Socioeconomic Status in Adulthood”. Child Development. Wiley. doi:10.1111/cdev.12998.

clinicaltrials.govStudy

Testing the Causal Effects of a Civic Engagement Intervention on Health and Wellbeing Among Youth (I-ACTED)

2021. "Testing the Causal Effects of a Civic Engagement Intervention on Health and Wellbeing Among Youth (I-ACTED)". ClinicalTrials.gov. https://clinicaltrials.gov/ct2/show/NCT04514133.

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