800 Participants Needed

Culturally Smart Relationships for Addressing Racism

(CSR Trial)

BS
KT
Overseen ByKay Thursby, MA
Age: < 18
Sex: Any
Trial Phase: Academic
Sponsor: University of Illinois at Chicago
No Placebo GroupAll trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

This trial tests if training mentors in cultural awareness and social justice can improve their interactions with low-income youth of color, leading to better outcomes for these youth.

Who Is on the Research Team?

BS

Bernadette Sanchez, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Illinois at Chicago

DL

David L DuBois, PhD

Principal Investigator

University of Illinois at Chicago

CH

Carla Herrera, PhD

Principal Investigator

Herrera Consulting Group, LLC

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This study is for low-income youth of color aged 10-16 eligible for the Big Brothers Big Sisters program, and their parents who can engage in English or Spanish. It's also for mentors accepted into this mentoring program. Those not fitting these criteria are excluded.

Inclusion Criteria

Youth is eligible for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring (CBM) program as determined by initial assessment of program staff
Mentors are eligible for the study if they are applying and accepted to the CBM program and are eventually matched with a youth who meet the study criteria above or currently in an existing match with a youth who meet eligibility criteria.
Youth is a member of a racial/ethnic minority group, such as African American/Black, Hispanic/Latino, Native American/Native Alaskan/Native Hawaiian, Asian American/Pacific Islander, Middle Eastern/North African or Arab American
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Exclusion Criteria

Anyone who doesn't meet the above inclusion criteria

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Intervention

Mentors receive cultural humility and social justice training and support, while control group receives regular training

12 months
Surveys at baseline, 4 months, and 12 months

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for changes in mentor-youth interactions and youth outcomes

12 months
Surveys and interviews at 12 months

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

  • Culturally Smart Relationships
Trial Overview The trial tests a cultural humility and social justice training program for volunteer mentors to see if it improves interactions with youth and the effectiveness of mentorship programs. Participants will be randomly assigned to either receive this training or be placed in a control group without it.
How Is the Trial Designed?
2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Culturally Smart RelationshipsExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Group II: Control GroupActive Control1 Intervention

Find a Clinic Near You

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

University of Illinois at Chicago

Lead Sponsor

Trials
653
Recruited
1,574,000+

William T. Grant Foundation

Collaborator

Trials
6
Recruited
13,200+

Herrera Consulting Group, LLC

Collaborator

Trials
3
Recruited
2,300+

Big Brothers Big Sisters of America

Collaborator

Trials
2
Recruited
2,200+
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