N/A
N=63
Evaluating a Digital Peer Mentoring Platform With College Student Populations
Well-Being, Psychological · Anxiety · Depression · Mentoring to Support the Transition to College
Bottom Line
View on ClinicalTrials.gov: NCT05764785 ↗Enrolled (actual)
63
Serious AEs
0.0%
Results posted
Oct 2023
Primary outcome: Primary: Self-reported Depression Symptoms — 8.21; 3.88 score on a scale — p=.182
Study Design & Population
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- N/A
- Interventions
- MentorPRO (Behavioral)
- Age
- Adult, Older Adult · 18+ yrs
- Sex
- All
- Sponsor
- Academic Web Pages
- Primary completion
- Aug 2023
Outcome Measures
| Outcome | Result | p-value |
|---|---|---|
| PRIMARY Self-reported Depression Symptoms |
8.21; 3.88 | .182 |
| PRIMARY Self-reported Anxiety Symptoms |
6.39; 3.19 | .461 |
| PRIMARY Life Satisfaction |
2.00; 1.96 | .228 |
| SECONDARY Academic Self-efficacy |
3.61; 4.41 | .295 |
| SECONDARY Cognitive Load |
2.87; 2.74 | .915 |
| SECONDARY Sense of Belonging to the University Community |
3.57; 4.26 | .226 |
Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to test the acceptability, feasibility, and efficacy of MentorPRO, a novel application that connects mentors and mentees, among incoming college first-year students in a public university. The main questions it aims to answer are:
* What is the acceptability and feasibility of the MentorPRO mentoring platform?
* Does mentoring with MentorPRO demonstrate an impact on academic outcomes (i.e., GPA) and indices of wellbeing (i.e., mental health, connectedness, academic self-efficacy, and overall wellbeing) among a diverse sample of incoming or first year college students?
Participants in the MentorPRO group will:
* Use MentorPRO with their assigned mentors to communicate for 9 weeks about transitioning to college and completing a brief summer course at the university
* Complete surveys about their opinions of MentorPRO
All participants (regardless of group assignment) will:
* Complete surveys about their mental health and overall wellbeing
* Work with a mentor throughout participation in a brief summer course at the university
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion criteria
- Being a current member of the identified summer program (Directions for Student Potential at the University of Massachusetts Boston during the 2023 summer)
- Can speak, read, and write in English
- Has access to a smartphone
- 18-years-old or older
- Any self-reported symptoms of anxiety, depression, life dissatisfaction, or lack of college belonging
Exclusion criteria
- Not a member of the identified summer program (Directions for Student Potential at the University of Massachusetts Boston during the 2023 summer)
- No access to smartphone
- Cannot speak, read, and write in English
- under 18-years-old
- Not reporting any symptoms of anxiety, depression, life dissatisfaction, or lack of college belonging
Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT05764785). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.