Evaluation of Curriculum for Teen Pregnancy Prevention: Decisions, Responsibility, Empowerment, Accountability, Motivations & Success

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Teen Pregnancy

• Registration Number: NCT03311061
• Lead Sponsor: Winter Rose Services, LLC

Brief Summary

The study is a an evaluation of the teen pregnancy prevention curriculum Decisions, Responsibility, Empowerment, Accountability, Motivations \& Success (DREAMS) through a random control trial. The evaluation will take place in high schools in the greater Houston area. Five cohorts of two classes each in ten HS schools will be used. Randomization will occur each semester for five semesters. Curriculum is ten modules in length delivered in 45 minute classes twice a week for five weeks.

Detailed Description

The study is a an evaluation of the teen pregnancy prevention curriculum Decisions, Responsibility, Empowerment, Accountability, Motivations \& Success (DREAMS) through a random control trial. The evaluation will take place in high schools in the greater Houston area. Five cohorts of two classes each in ten HS schools will be used. Randomization will occur each semester for five semesters. Curriculum is ten modules in length delivered in 45 minute classes twice a week for five weeks.

Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Study Start: 2017-10-10
• Study First Submitted: 2017-10-10
• Study First Submitted QC: 2017-10-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-10
• Study First Posted: 2017-10-16
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-16
• Primary Completion: 2020-09-30
• Study Completion: 2020-09-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 2000

Inclusion Criteria

Age 13-19; enrolled in participating high school health class; passive consent received;

Exclusion Criteria

Students who enrolled in classes post baseline. Students who had previously failed the HS course and was already exposed to DREAMS curriculum.

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants who ever had sex	immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention	Number of participants who ever had sex. The relative difference of ever having sex (penile-vaginal sex acts) in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention.
Number of penile-vaginal sex acts	immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention	Number of penile-vaginal sex acts. The relative difference of the number of penile-vaginal sex acts in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention.
Number of participants who used other birth control methods	immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention	Number of participants who used other birth control methods. The relative difference of birth control methods (e.g., the pill, the patch) during penile-vaginal sex acts in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention.
Number of participants who had an STI	immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention	Number of participants who had an STI. The relative difference of reported STI in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention.
Number of participants who increased knowledge concerning risks associated with unprotected sex	immediately post intervention	Number of participants who increased knowledge concerning risks associated with unprotected sex. The relative difference of knowledge gained in the intervention versus control group at immediately post-intervention.
Number of participants who had sex without a condom	immediately post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months-post intervention	Number of participants who had sex without a condom. The relative difference of condom usage during penile-vaginal sex acts in the intervention versus control group at post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months post-intervention.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of participants (by gender, age, and race/ethnicity) who had had a teenage pregnancy	12-months-post intervention	Number of participants (by gender, age, and race/ethnicity) who had had a teenage pregnancy. The relative difference of teenage pregnancies (among genders, ages, and race/ethnicity) in the intervention versus control group at 12-months post-intervention.
Number of participants who had had a teenage pregnancy	12-months-post intervention	Number of participants who had had a teenage pregnancy. The relative difference of teenage pregnancies in the intervention versus control group at 12-months post-intervention.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Bee Busy Inc.; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States