Pathways 2 Success

Phase 2RecruitingNCT06831123

University of Minnesota120 enrolled

Overview

This study involves a 3-arm randomized controlled trial designed to investigate the feasibility and acceptability of three preventive interventions designed to reduce risk for escalations in adolescent conduct problems. High school students identified to be at risk for conduct problems will be randomly assigned to one of three intervention options, including a mindfulness-based program, a mindfulness-based program augmented by a new mobile app, and a life skills program. Assessments related to intervention outcomes will be completed by adolescents, parents/guardians, and teachers at baseline, 2 weeks post-intervention, and at a 3-month follow-up.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

SINGLE

Enrollment

120

Conditions

Conduct Disorder Oppositional Defiant Disorder

Interventions

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 13 YearsMax age: 17 Years

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: 1. A 9th or 10th grade student in a partner school district 2. Referral due to elevated social/emotional risk indicated on a standardized screening tool or a referral from school support staff due to concerns about school-based conduct problems 3. Adolescents and their parents must be fluent in English Exclusion Criteria: 1. Currently receiving special education services (i.e., an IEP) due to a behavioral or emotional disturbance 2. Existing diagnoses of autism spectrum disorder, pervasive developmental disorders, developmental/intellectual disability, or serious psychiatric disorders requiring specialized mental health treatment (e.g., psychosis, bipolar, substance use disorder, etc.)

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Add Health Self-Report of Delinquency

A rating scale used to evaluate the number of times in the past month adolescents have committed 17 different antisocial acts. A rating scale used to evaluate the number of times in the past month adolescents have committed 17 different antisocial acts. Scores range from 0 to 17, with higher scores reflecting greater engagement in delinquent behaviors.

Time frame: Baseline; up to 15 weeks; through study completion, approximately 6 months

Behavioral Rating Inventory of Executive Functioning - Second Edition Screening Form

A 12-item rating scale that evaluates executive functioning A 12-item rating scale that evaluates executive functioning. Scores are reported as T-scores, with higher scores reflecting greater levels of executive functioning difficulties.