Promoting health and well-being in African American adolescents

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

The Health and Resilience Project (HARP): Foundations aims to evaluate the effectiveness of the Strong African American Families (SAAF) intervention in enhancing the health and resilience of African American adolescents aged 10-13 and their primary caregivers. Participants are randomly assigned to either the SAAF intervention or a control group, with assessments conducted at baseline and follow-up to measure vulnerability to substance use through a neuroimmune model of stress coping. The study seeks to understand how family relationships can mitigate the effects of stress on developing brains and overall health. By focusing on neuroimmune risk markers, the research aims to provide a rigorous evaluation of the SAAF program's impact over two years.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Youth:

* Self reported African American or Black;
* Age 10-13

Parents:

* Primary caregiver for youth,
* Resides in same household as youth.

Exclusion Criteria:

Youth :

* Contraindications for MRI scanning (e.g., metal in body, traumatic brain injury, claustrophobia, pregnancy),
* Youth with chronic illnesses or medication regimens that would affect inflammatory panels (e.g., diabetes, congenital heart disease, asthma, cancers).

Parent:

* Conditions (e.g., severe disability, psychoses) that would prevent participation in the SAAF intervention or completing self-report measures.

Where it's running

• Center for Family Research
  Athens, Georgia, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Gene H Brody, Ph.D. — University of Georgia
• Study coordinator: Heather Zuercher, MPH
• Email: zuercher@uga.edu
• Phone: 706-425-2992

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.