Empowering Young Parents: Building Healthy Relationships Study
- Conditions
- Intimate Partner ViolenceGender-based Violence
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP)
- Registration Number
- NCT06576193
- Lead Sponsor
- RTI International
- Brief Summary
The goal of this trial is to learn how the Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) intervention affects the sexual and reproductive health behaviors, and quality of, and attitudes surrounding intimate partner relationships in adolescents and young adults (AYA) assigned female sex at birth who are pregnant or parenting.
The main questions it aims to answer are:
* Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the sexual and reproductive health behaviors during the study period?
* Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the prevention or reduction of intimate partner violence (IPV)?
* Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the attitudes and beliefs about healthy relationships?
Researchers will compare the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health and relationships of participants assigned to the SDYP intervention group to participants assigned to the control (non-SDYP intervention) group to see if there is any difference or changes in those behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs before-and-after or without the SDYP intervention.
Participants in the SDYP intervention will attend ten (10) 50-minute group sessions that will involve interactive discussions, thinking through life-like scenarios, games, role-plays, brainstorming, and a poster contest and theatrical play.
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- RECRUITING
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 600
Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) [EYP study participants]
- Aged 14-21 years (inclusive) at Screening.
- Assigned female sex at birth.
- Currently pregnant or parenting their child who lives with them at least part-time.
- Able to speak and read English or Spanish.
- Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent for enrollment in the EYP study.
- Able and willing to provide adequate contact/locator information.
- Able and willing to complete protocol requirements, including completion of three study interviews over one year.
Study Facilitators (process evaluation participants)
- Aged 18 years or older.
- Trained and served as a facilitator of the SDYP intervention.
- Able to speak and read English.
- Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent.
- Per participant report at Screening or Enrollment, intends to travel away from their geographic area of residence for a time period that would interfere with study participation, including with intervention participation should the participant be randomized to the SDYP intervention.
- Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (PI) or their designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) Participants will receive and complete SDYP intervention activities focused on healthy relationships and intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention plus standard services offered at the study site.
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Condomless vaginal or anal sex (Month 12) Three months, Twelve months Participant-reported condom use at recalled instances of vaginal or anal sex over the past 3 months and at 12 months follow-up using a standard, self-administered questionnaire.
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Sexual and Reproductive Coercion Month 12 Participant-reported occurrence of sexual and reproductive coercion with their primary or recent sexual partner at study Month 12 using a 5-point Likert scale questionnaire.
Negotiation of condom use and contraception Month 6 Participant-reported ability to successfully negotiate condom and contraceptive-use with their primary or recent sexual partner at study Month 6 using 5- and 4-point Likert scale self-administered questionnaires.
Condomless vaginal or anal sex (Month 6) Three months, Six months Participant-reported condom use at recalled instances of vaginal or anal sex over the past 3 months and at 6 months follow-up visit using a standard, self-administered questionnaire.
Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Month 12 Participant-reported history, frequency, and severity of IPV (physical and psychological) at study Month 12 using polar (Yes/No), 5- and 4-point Likert scale self-administered questionnaires.
Healthy relationship attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors Month 6 Participant-reported attitudes, beliefs, and behaviors about healthy relationships (conflict management skills and emotion regulation) for themselves, their families, or in general at study Month 6 using 5- and 4-point Likert scale self-administered questionnaires.
Trial Locations
- Locations (6)
GCAPP and Communities In Schools of Albany/Dougherty
🇺🇸Albany, Georgia, United States
GCAPP and Covenant House Georgia
🇺🇸Atlanta, Georgia, United States
Eaton Regional Education Service Agency (RESA)
🇺🇸Charlotte, Michigan, United States
Pathways Academy
🇺🇸Detroit, Michigan, United States
The Exchange Club
🇺🇸Graham, North Carolina, United States
Empowering Connections, Partnership for Children & Families
🇺🇸Sanford, North Carolina, United States