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Completed

• Conditions: Substance Use; Family Relations; Runaway Behavior; Risky Sexual Behavior
• Interventions: Behavioral: STRIVE family intervention

• Registration Number: NCT00996541
• Lead Sponsor: University of California, Los Angeles

Brief Summary

Runaway and homeless youth are at risk for HIV based upon their rates of substance use, particularly injection drug use, unprotected sexual intercourse, multiple partners, and sexually transmitted diseases. Risk increases as the time away from home increases. STRIVE is a family intervention aimed at increasing residential stability, decreasing runaway episodes, and decreasing HIV risk. Families are randomly assigned to a cognitive-behavioral skills-building intervention consisting of five weekly sessions delivered at family homes, or are assigned to standard care. Sessions are aimed at increasing problem solving, role clarity, and positive interactions. It is hypothesized that the intervention will result in improved family dynamics, less runaway behavior, and less risky behavior.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2004-09
• Primary Completion: 2009-06
• Study Completion: 2009-06
• Study First Submitted: 2009-10-15
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-10-15
• Study First Posted: 2009-10-16
• Status Verified: 2023-05
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-05-11
• Last Update Posted: 2023-05-15

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 302

Inclusion Criteria

• Youth: Age 12-17 who ran away or were told to leave home within the past 6 months. Must provide assent and parent/guardian must provide informed consent.
• Parent/guardian: must be parent/guardian of participating youth who ran away. Must provide informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

• Youth: total time away from home exceeds 12 months. Obvious cognitive impairment. Sexual or physical abuse from the parent/guardian. Lack of assent/consent.
• Parent/guardian: obvious cognitive impairment. Lack of consent.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Control	STRIVE family intervention	-
Intervention	STRIVE family intervention	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Improved residential stability	Assessed up to 24 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Reduced HIV risk behavior	Up to 24 months