Randomized Controlled Trial of Big Brothers Big Sisters Mentoring for Prevention of Crime and Delinquency
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Crime, Juvenile Delinquency
In brief
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the Big Brothers Big Sisters of America (BBBSA) community-based mentoring (CBM) program for prevention of crime and delinquency/conduct problems, including risk and protective factors for these outcomes. Approximately 2,500 youth ages 10-16 will be randomly assigned to either the CBM program or an untreated control group. Study outcomes will be assessed over a 4-year period via both youth- and parent-report surveys and official records of police/court contact (e.g., arrests).
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT03495635
- Run by
- University of Illinois at Chicago
- People needed
- 1361
- Starts
- 2018-02-02
- Expected to finish
- 2025-06-30
- Last updated by the study team
- 2026-01-22
Who can join
Age: 10 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.
You may qualify if…
- youth is 10 years of age or older
- youth is likely to be eligible for the Big Brothers Big Sisters Community-Based Mentoring program as determined by initial assessment of program staff
You may not qualify if…
- youth has a severe learning, cognitive or other intellectual disability as reported by the parent
- parent does not both speak and read either English or Spanish
- youth does not have a sibling who is already a study participant
- youth has been matched with a Big Brother/Sister through one of the affiliate's programs in the past
- youth has a sibling currently receiving services from the affiliate for whom services were initiated (i.e., inquiry was made) prior to start of the study
- youth belongs to a group that the affiliate is excluding from study participation based on previous agreement with the research team
- youth is designated as an exception case by affiliate staff (each affiliate will have the opportunity to exclude up to 4% of study-eligible youth from the research prior to consent and random assignment for any reason deemed appropriate (e.g., perceived high need of the youth))
Where it is running
- University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States
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