Recruiting

Peer Coach Training

Sponsor:

University of Southern California

Code:

NCT07515742

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 10 - 15

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Peer Coach Training (PCT)

Delayed control

Study Details

Brief summary:

The study will examine the effects of Peer Coach Training (PCT), a strengths-based behavioral intervention for discipline-referred middle-school youth who might benefit when trained to act as change agents for their peers. Successful completion of this study will provide support for implementing PCT in school communities to empower youth in prosocial peer engagement.

Conditions

Disruptive Behavior

Study ID

NCT07515742

Start date

Mar 24, 2026

Status verified date

Mar, 2026

Completion date

Jun 30, 2028

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec 31, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 10 - 15

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Youth who have received at least one disciplinary referral between the first day of school and recruitment

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Youth who have not received any disciplinary referrals between the first day of school and recruitment

Study Design

Enrollment

150 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Peer Coach Training (PCT)

Discipline-referred middle-school youth in schools randomized to the experimental arm will be offered immediate PCT delivered by trained research team members

active comparator: Delayed control

Discipline-referred middle-school youth in schools randomized to the delayed control will be provided behavioral services according to their middle school's standard practice of care. These youth will receive PCT after completion of follow-up assessments.

Interventions

Peer Coach Training (PCT)

Six to seven session strengths-based behavioral intervention focusing on skills development and help-giving practices

Delayed control

Services offered by middle schools for students according to their standard practice of care. These youth will then receive PCT after completion of follow-up assessments.

Primary outcome measure

  • Behavioral Problem Checklist [ Time Frame: Baseline assessment, 3 months after baseline assessment, 8 months after baseline assessment ]
  • Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire [ Time Frame: Baseline assessment, 3 months after baseline assessment, 8 months after baseline assessment ]
  • Teacher Disruptive Behavior Disorders Rating Scale [ Time Frame: Baseline assessment, 3 months after baseline assessment, 8 months after baseline assessment ]
  • School archival data of youth behavior and discipline [ Time Frame: Baseline assessment, 3 months after baseline assessment, 8 months after baseline assessment ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Stanley J Huey, Ph.D.

213-740-2033hueyjr@usc.edu

Janus Wong, B.A.

213-740-2203januswon@usc.edu

Locations

University of Southern California

Recruiting

Los Angeles, California, United States, 90007

Contacts

Janus J Wong, Ph.D.

9173856245januswon@usc.edu

Janus Wong, B.A.

213-740-2203januswon@usc.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of Southern California

Last update posted

Apr 13, 2026

Last verified

Mar, 2026

Keywords

  • Strengths-based interventions
  • Help-giving
  • Youth prosociality
  • Disruptive behaviors
  • Discipline-referred middle-school youth

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Southern California on 2026-04-13.