Preventing Substance Use and Risky Behavior Among Rural African American Youth

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Risky Sexual Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: FUEL; Behavioral: Strong African American Families-Teen Program

• Registration Number: NCT00535704
• Lead Sponsor: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Brief Summary

The Rural African American Families Health (RAAFH) Project is a federally funded research study designed to evaluate the effectiveness two prevention programs designed for rural African American families. One program, FUEL, helps teens develop lifestyles that prevent health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and being overweight. This program deals with diet and exercise, the influence of TV and magazines on eating habits, and handling stress. The second program, the Strong African American Families Teen Program (SAAF-T), helps teens learn how to develop plans for the future and to avoid drug use and unsafe sex. The sessions deal with goal setting, peer pressure, and staying in school.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2007-09-24
• Study First Submitted QC: 2007-09-24
• Study First Posted: 2007-09-26
• Study Start: 2007-11
• Primary Completion: 2012-12
• Study Completion: 2012-12
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-01-10
• Last Update Posted: 2017-01-11

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 502

Inclusion Criteria

• African American student in 10th grade
• Agree to randomization and assessment
• Resides in targeted county
• Target and parent speak English

Exclusion Criteria

• Active psychoses

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
2	FUEL	The FUEL program is a family-based adaptation of a curriculum designed to assist teens to develop lifestyles that prevent health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and being overweight. This program deals with diet and exercise, the influence of TV and magazines on eating habits, and handling stress.
1	Strong African American Families-Teen Program	The Strong AFrican American FAmilies-Teen program is a five part educational program has been designed to help teens and their parents create successful futures and avoid the risky behaviors that sometimes keep teens from reaching their goals.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Sexual behavior	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Substance Use	3 months

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Family Research; 🇺🇸 Athens, Georgia, United States