Impact Evaluation of the Steps to Success Program

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Pregnancy
• Interventions: Behavioral: Traditional Healthy Families; Behavioral: Steps to Success

• Registration Number: NCT02052843
• Lead Sponsor: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Brief Summary

The evaluation will examine whether the Steps to Success enhanced home visits are more effective at delaying repeat pregnancies than are traditional Healthy Families home visits.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2013-05
• Study First Submitted: 2014-01-30
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-01-30
• Study First Posted: 2014-02-03
• Status Verified: 2017-04
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-04-13
• Last Update Posted: 2017-04-17
• Primary Completion: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-06

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 595

Inclusion Criteria

• Female
• Age 14 to 21
• Pregnant, or have delivered a child in the last three months

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Traditional Healthy Families	Traditional Healthy Families	Traditional Healthy Families home visits which cover topics of parenting and child development
Steps to Success	Steps to Success	Steps to Success enhanced home visits-including instruction for both young mothers and fathers on contraception, comprehensive sex education, and the importance of adequate birth spacing, and accompanied by group sessions on adulthood preparation topics.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subsequent pregnancy	2-years post random assignment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Subsequent pregnancy	1-year post random assignment

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Healthy Families San Angelo; 🇺🇸 San Angelo, Texas, United States