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The purpose of this study is to determine whether mentoring is associated with beneficial cardiovascular health effects in both mentors and mentees.
Participants are randomly assigned to either being a mentor or a wait list control. These participants are drawn from a population of undergraduate students. Participants are also randomly assigned to either being a mentee or a wait list control. These participants are drawn from a population of Chicago Public School children. In total, there will be 30 mentors, 30 control mentors, 30 mentees, and 30 control mentees. 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 protocol will be the same at the two study visits. Participants in the intervention group will engage in one-on-one mentoring sessions (between mentors and mentees) once a week after school for the school year
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Intervention (Mentor/Mentee) | Experimental |
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| Wait list control | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mentoring | Behavioral | Youth in the intervention group will participate in one-on-one mentoring sessions (between mentors and mentees) once per week after school. Mentoring sessions will focus on the development of a social bond between mentor and mentee. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Obesity [body mass index] | BMI in kg/m^2, weight in kilograms, height in meters | Change in body mass index from baseline to 8 months |
| Blood Pressure | Change in blood pressure from baseline to 8 months | |
| Pro-inflammatory cytokines [standardized and averaged value of pro-inflammatory cytokines and CRP] | Change in cytokine composite score from baseline to 8 months | |
| Cholesterol | Change in cholesterol from baseline to 8 months | |
| HbA1c | Change in HbA1c from baseline to 8 months |
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| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| Northwestern University | Evanston | Illinois | 60208 | United States |
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