Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Emory University

Code:

NCT06886204

Conditions

Community Violence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 12 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

YEAH: Youth Empowered Advocating for Health

Study Details

Brief summary:

This behavioral intervention study aims to evaluate the effectiveness of Youth Empowered Advocating for Health (YEAH) on youth prosocial behavior and aggressive behavior and assess racial identity and future orientation as mediators of prevention effects.

Conditions

Community Violence

Study ID

NCT06886204

Start date

Feb 27, 2025

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

May, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

May, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 12 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Identify their race or ethnicity as Black or African American
  • Speak English
  • Able to understand the project and give full consent to participate if eligible
  • Have a parent or guardian provide consent for them to participate
  • Member of Boys and Girls Clubs or other Youth Serving Organization (YEAH immediate intervention and delayed intervention groups)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Non-English speakers

Study Design

Enrollment

360 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Health Services Research

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

other: YEAH group: Immediate Intervention

YEAH is a YPAR intervention that involves conducting a photovoice project to explore youth perspectives on the structural determinants of community violence and developing a theater performance to share the key themes and action priorities generated from photovoice with youth and adults in their community.

The team will conduct individual-level surveys at baseline, 8 weeks, and 3 months to assess individual-level impacts of YEAH on youth participants

other: YEAH group: Delayed

Youth who are randomized to waitlist control will be offered the 8-session YEAH intervention after data collection is complete with the YEAH immediate intervention group

Interventions

YEAH: Youth Empowered Advocating for Health

The Youth Empowered Advocating for Health (YEAH) program is a Youth Participatory Action Research (YPAR) intervention aimed at addressing community violence by fostering youth and community healing. It combines photovoice and theater arts performances.

In photovoice sessions, Black youth explore structural determinants of community violence through a participatory research process. Guided by trained facilitators, youth learn the method after obtaining parental consent and youth assent. Using the structured SHOWED framework, they analyze and discuss images, generating ideas for social action. During the photovoice sessions, photo assignments will be completed, with discussions recorded, analyzed for themes, and shared for validation.

The final four sessions will integrate these themes into theater arts performances, allowing youth to creatively express insights and experiences, fostering empowerment and social change.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in prosocial behavior: Multidimensional Well-being Assessment Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Month 3 ]
  • Change in aggressive behavior: California Healthy Kids Survey adaptation [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Month 3 ]
  • Change in community violence exposure: Community Experiences Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 8, Month 3 ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD

404-727-8295bwoodsjaeger@emory.edu

Tiffaney Renfro

twilli7@emory.edu

Locations

Emory University

Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30322

Contacts

Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD

404-727-8295bwoodsjaeger@emory.edu

Boys & Girls Club of Metro Atlanta

Recruiting

Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30329

Contacts

Briana Woods-Jaeger, PhD

bwoodsjaeger@emory.edu

Tiffaney LaShawn Renfro

twilli7@emory.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Emory University

Last update posted

Aug 31, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Youth Participatory Action Research
  • Youth Empowered Advocating for Health
  • Community violence

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Emory University on 2026-08-31.