Guam Healthy Relationships Education Program

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Health Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: PREP 8.0 Curriculum

• Registration Number: NCT03790761
• Lead Sponsor: WestCare Pacific Islands, Inc.

Brief Summary

The Guam Healthy Marriage Partnership (GHMP), a comprehensive culturally responsive program that will foster healthy relationships and marriages on the island of Guam.

Detailed Description

The proposed Guam Healthy Relationships Education Program will improve the quality of life for individuals/couples in Guam by using culturally responsive approaches to foster healthy relationships and marriages using an Observational approach as there will be no comparison group, only the control group. Project activities include a 6-month education program of interactive curriculum-based groups and positive social/recreational activities to achieve positive outcomes for individuals/couples, community awareness events, and community and parenting skills training. The services offered is entrenched in cultures and traditions that are meaningful to the people of Guam, and includes capacity building and community awareness activities that will change community, family, and peer normative environments and attitudes.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2016-07-01
• Study First Submitted: 2018-11-14
• Study First Submitted QC: 2018-12-28
• Study First Posted: 2019-01-02
• Primary Completion: 2020-03-31
• Study Completion: 2020-03-31
• Status Verified: 2020-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2020-05-28
• Last Update Posted: 2020-05-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 556

Inclusion Criteria

• Currently in a long-term relationship, does not have to include marriage
• Must be at least 18 years old
• At least one of the partners need to be between the ages of 18-35 years old

Exclusion Criteria

• Under the age of 18 years
• Not in a long-term relationship

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: SINGLE_GROUP

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
PREP 8.0 Curriculum	PREP 8.0 Curriculum	All participants enrolled in the program will be given the PREP 8.0 curriculum - there will be no comparison group.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Relationship Satisfaction	The pre-test is administered before starting the curriculum and the post-test is administered immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.	The PREP 8.0 curriculum pre- and post-test will be administered to program participants to determine if there are any changes in relationship satisfaction.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Intimate Partner Violence	The screening is administered before starting the curriculum and the screening is administered again immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.	The HITS Screening Assessment will be administered to program participants to determine if there are any changes in intimate partner violence as a result of participating in the PREP 8.0 curriculum.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

WestCare Pacific Islands Reflection Center; 🇬🇺 Hagatna, Guam