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United Borders music mentoring programme pilot study

A randomized controlled trial for a music mentoring intervention aimed at diverting youth with violent behaviour from the criminal justice system

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN15509729
Enrollment
80
Registered
2023-06-28
Start date
2023-05-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2026-03-23

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Conditions

Prevention of further violent behaviours and violent crimes committed by children and young people aged 10-17 years Other

Interventions

The intervention will be offered to children and young people aged 10-17 years who have committed a violent offence or have displayed violent behaviour identified by a local authority agency such as t

Sponsors

Youth Endowment Fund
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All
Age
10 Years to 17 Years

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. CYP aged between 10-17 years 2. Geographic Area: London 3. Referral agencies: Police, Local Authority (Children’s Services, Youth Offending Service), Schools and alternative education providers. 4. Key Identifiers: 4.1. Violence: Young People impacted by violence as victims or perpetrators, interpersonal, Domestic, Social media threats or displaying aggressive behaviour 4.2. CYP referred from schools, who are not known to other statutory organisations, should have one of the following indicators: high level of disruptive behaviour, exclusion(s) (internal / external), under a managed move, truancy and one of the key identifiers below: 4.3. CYP Associations: Young People associated with other Young People who have criminal or gang affiliations. 4.4. CYP who have been charged with an offence and given an out-of-court disposal qualify for this programme.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Children who are unable to take part or who fail to engage with the intervention would be excluded from the study. In addition, children should not participate in other youth support programmes at the same time as the this intervention.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
Recruitment rate recorded as the number of eligible participants who consent to participate in the study in the months May to December 2023.

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. Response rate to International Self-Report Delinquency (ISRD) Study questionnaire recorded as the number of ISRD questionnaires completed during baseline measurement by eligible participants in the months May to December 2023. 2. Number of United Borders case management records matched to administrative data from the London Metropolitan Police in the months May to December 2023. The United Borders case management records include date on eligible participants who have consented to participate in the study in that period.

Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 3, 2026