Effectiveness Study of a Swedish Youth Mentoring Program

A Randomized Effectiveness Trial of a One-to-one, Adult-to-youth Mentoring Program in Sweden

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01138982

Enrollment

128

Registered

2010-06-08

Start date

2007-10-31

Completion date

2009-06-30

Last updated

2016-03-08

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Conditions

Substance Use

Keywords

Youth mentoring, Effectiveness, Sweden, low-risk youth

Brief summary

This study aims to investigate the effectiveness of a one-to-one, adult-to-youth primary preventive mentoring program in Sweden. Outcome domains and criteria for inclusion and exclusion of study participants are elaborated in collaboration with the providing NGO, and the program is given as customary.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALYouth Mentoring program

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

14 Years to 14 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* a self-reported need of the youth for additional adult contacts

Exclusion criteria

* current or past regular use of illicit drugs * repeated delinquent behaviour or single acts of violence against persons * ongoing contacts with psychiatric care or social services

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Self-reported substance use	One year	Self-reported substance use among youth

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Youth delinquency	One year	Self-reported delinquency among youth

Countries

Sweden

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026