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Evaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence

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What is being tested

SAFER (Seguridad, Apoyo, Familia, Educacion, y Recursos)

Behavioral
Who is being recruted

From 12 to 24 Years
+2 Eligibility Criteria
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How is the trial designed

Prevention Study

Phase 2 & 3
Interventional
Study Start: September 2006
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Summary

Principal SponsorJoanne Klevens
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Study start date: September 1, 2006

Actual date on which the first participant was enrolled.

To prevent youth involvement in violence, outreach workers will work with families and youth to improve school bonding, family cohesion and awareness and utilization of existing services; and a youth drop-in center will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training. Following implementation of the intervention, we will collect detailed process data (regarding implementation), and evaluate impact/outcome using a quasi-experimental design with baseline (prior to intervention) and two followup data collections in both the intervention and a control community (Culmore, Virginia), measuring change in a selected set of aggregate community variables that represent mediating factors and outcomes for youth violence in Langley Park. Data will be collected via a survey and focus groups.

Official TitleEvaluation of SAFER Latinos' Program to Prevent Youth Violence
NCT00527358
Principal SponsorJoanne Klevens
Last updated: January 27, 2026
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Protocol

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.
Design Details

1400 patients to be enrolled

Total number of participants that the clinical trial aims to recruit.

Prevention Study

Prevention studies aim to stop a disease from developing. They often involve people at risk and test things like vaccines, lifestyle changes, or preventive medications.

Eligibility

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria: person's general health condition or prior treatments.
Criteria

Any sex

Biological sex of participants that are eligible to enroll.

From 12 to 24 Years

Range of ages for which participants are eligible to join.

Healthy volunteers allowed

If individuals who are healthy and do not have the condition being studied can participate.

Criteria

1 inclusion criteria required to participate
youth 12-24 and their caregiver
1 exclusion criteria prevent from participating
residence outside of Langley Park or Culmore

Study Plan

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Treatment Groups
Study Objectives

One single intervention group is designated in this study

This study does not include a placebo group 

Treatment Groups

Group I

Experimental
The intervention community will receive 4 services: 1. community lay workers will do family outreach and assist families in networking with other families and accessing community services, facilitating parent-youth and family-school communication and homework help for children, and help with translation of school or government/official notices; 2. youth leaders will provide a supportive presence, help youth navigate the system at school so that they can get help if needed, disseminate information about job training and possibilities, and provide education about avoiding violence; 3. school support services will offer academic support, acculturation orientation, language, conflict resolution skills training, advocacy and referrals; 4. Youth drop-in center: will provide youth with an adult supervised place to "hang out", do homework, or participate in sports and job training.

Study Objectives

Primary Objectives

Secondary Objectives

Study Centers

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This study has 1 location

Suspended

George Washington University

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CompletedOne Study Center