School Health Center Healthy Adolescent Relationship Program
Overview
- Phase
- N/A
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Adolescent Relationship Abuse
- Sponsor
- University of Pittsburgh
- Enrollment
- 1012
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Recognition of adolescent relationship abuse
- Status
- Completed
- Last Updated
- 11 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
This community-partnered participatory study will work within high school health centers (SHCs) to test, via a 2-armed cluster randomized controlled trial, a multi-level intervention to reduce adolescent relationship abuse (ARA) among adolescents ages 14-19. The goal of this study is to examine the effectiveness of the School Health Center Healthy Adolescent Relationships Program (SHARP) intervention in SHCs on individual SHC clients, the SHC clinic environment, and the schools in which the SHCs are located. Evaluation of the intervention will involve random assignment of eight comparable SHCs in the Greater Bay Area of California that provide comprehensive health services, to either intervention or control sites. Adolescent females and males ages 14-19 seeking care at any of these SHCs (N=1200) will be assessed via audio computer-assisted survey instrument (ACASI) at baseline and 16-20 weeks follow-up to examine intervention effects on knowledge and self-efficacy regarding ARA, harm reduction and ARA-related resources as well as intentions to intervene with peers. For youth reporting recent ARA victimization, the investigators will assess for increases in ARA disclosure, resource utilization, as well as reduction in ARA victimization.
Investigators
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria
- •age 14-19
- •receiving services at one of the eight SHARP Intervention school health centers
- •able to read English or Spanish
Exclusion Criteria
- •clients not of the specified age range
- •clients who are intoxicated or otherwise not able to provide their own consent
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Recognition of adolescent relationship abuse
Time Frame: 4 months
"Recognition of abusive behaviors" -- Between-arm adjusted mean differences on a 9-item summary scale
Knowledge of violence victimization resources
Time Frame: 4 months
"Knowledge of resources" -- Between arm differences of summary score of single items which assess the extent to which participants are aware of places they could go for specific support services.
Intentions to positively intervene in adolescent relationship abuse among peers
Time Frame: 4 months
"Intentions to intervene" -- Between-arm adjusted mean differences on a 9-item summary scale
Secondary Outcomes
- Adolescent relationship abuse victimization(4 months)
- Knowledge of harm reduction strategies(4 months)
- Disclosure of adolescent relationship abuse to school health center providers(baseline (after clinic visit))
- Uptake of adolescent relationship abuse harm reduction and utilization of resources(4 months)