An Interpersonal Relationships Intervention for Improving Cardiovascular Health in Youth
Northwestern University
Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether random assignment to a mentor-mentee relationship is associated with beneficial cardiovascular health effects in both mentors and mentees.
Description
Participants will be undergraduate students randomly assigned to either being in the mentor or comparison group. A second set of participants will be randomly assigned to either being in the mentee or comparison group. These participants will come from Chicago Public School elementary schools. In total, there will be 125 mentors, 125 comparators, 125 mentees, and 125 comparators. Participants will come for a laboratory visit in which cardiovascular health measures will be taken (details below). Visits will occur once at baseline (before the intervention starts), and once post-intervention. The…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 10–25 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: * undergraduate students for mentors * Chicago Public School students for mentees Exclusion Criteria: \-
Interventions
- BehavioralMentoring
The intervention will include one-on-one mentoring sessions held after school, focusing on coping, social relationships, and healthy lifestyles.
- BehavioralComparison group - written materials
Written materials from the mentoring sessions will be provided to those in the comparison group
Location
- NorthwesternEvanston, Illinois