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Study identifier: NCT05337410 Synced from ClinicalTrials.gov · July 29, 2026
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YES: Innovative Discussion for Engagement, Achievement, and Service

Condition: Violence Prevention  ·  Sponsor: University of Michigan

PhaseNA
Planned participants512
Who can joinAll sexes, 10 Years to 15 Years
Healthy volunteersYes

About this study

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of YES-IDEAS (YES: Innovative Discussion for Engagement, Achievement, and Service)compared to regular after school programming in increasing youth empowerment, promoting positive behaviors, and decreasing youth violence. Through the evidence-based YES (Youth Empowerment Solutions) program, youth design and implement projects to help improve their communities. In the current study, investigators adapted the existing YES curriculum to empower youth from diverse backgrounds to reduce violent behavior. The adapted curriculum, YES-IDEAS, focus on middle school students. The investigators test the effects of YES-IDEAS curriculum on youths' sense of empowerment, attitudes, and violent behavior. They designed the study to be a group-randomized trial in after-school programs across multiple middle schools in south-east Michigan, but issues that arose due to the COVID-19 pandemic and other practical issues with the schools we modified the design to be a matched control group design at the school level. Matching variables included size, geographic locations, race/ethnicity, free/reduced lunch status. Dose-response and sustainability of YES-IDEAS effects are also examined.

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Talk to the study team

Marc A Zimmerman, PhD  ·  734-647-0224  ·  marcz@umich.edu

Katherine T Taelman, MAT, MPH  ·  269-267-5281  ·  katherta@umich.edu

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Locations (1)

University of MichiganAnn Arbor, Michigan, United StatesRecruiting

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