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2024-05-06 @ 3:05 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 1:42 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT04514133
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2023-08-03
First Post:
2020-08-11
Brief Title:
Testing the Causal Effects of a Civic Engagement Intervention on Health and Wellbeing Among Youth I-ACTED
Sponsor:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Organization:
Wake Forest University Health Sciences
Study Overview
Official Title:
The I-ACTED Study Testing the Causal Effects of a Civic Engagement Intervention on Health and Wellbeing Among Youth
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-07
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
I-ACTED
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this research is to understand how participating or not participating in an action civics curriculum may affect the health and wellbeing of young people Participants will be chosen from students who attend certain schools that choose to participate in the action civics curriculum Participation in this research involves completing surveys during class time in the Spring and Fall 2021-2022 semesters and then completing online surveys outside of class in the future
Detailed Description:
Equal access to civic resources such as opportunities for civic engagement and connections to ones community are an important part of a culture of health Meaningful experiences in civic engagement and community connectedness are transformative for young people - especially for youth from marginalized backgrounds who often feel voiceless and excluded from decision-making in civic and social institutions Theories and correlational evidence point to positive associations between civic engagement eg volunteering voting and feelings of civic empowerment and better mental physical and behavioral health and wellbeing Meaningful civic engagement experiences may have an especially powerful effect on health and wellbeing for those from traditionally marginalized backgrounds However causal pathways between civic interventions civic outcomes and health and wellbeing outcomes among are not firmly established Further how civic engagement and sense of community affect health and wellbeing outcomes are unknown and questions remain about for whom these effects may be especially beneficial In this study we ask whether an established civic intervention called Action Civics affects civic engagement and sense of community and subsequently affects health and wellbeing among youth To build on these observational findings the study team will a examine the causal links between youth civic engagement and sense of community and health and b test whether an established school-based civic engagement intervention can affect individual health and wellbeing and equity outcomes
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None