Empowering Students Project

Recruiting

• Conditions: Relationship, Social

• Registration Number: NCT05511298
• Lead Sponsor: University of Texas at Austin

Brief Summary

The Empowering Students Project is an evaluation of the effectiveness of a psychoeducational program for adolescents, intended to help youth build healthy relationship skills while supporting positive socioemotional development and promoting successful transition to young adulthood.

Detailed Description

Participants complete measures of the primary outcomes immediately prior to beginning the intervention and again immediately after completion of the program. Analyses will examine within-person change from pre-test to post-test.

Basic Information
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Recruitment & Eligibility
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Study & Design
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Trial Locations

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-05-03
• Study First Submitted: 2022-08-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2022-08-19
• Study First Posted: 2022-08-22
• Status Verified: 2023-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2023-11-29
• Last Update Posted: 2023-11-30
• Primary Completion: 2025-09-29
• Study Completion: 2025-09-29

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 1332

Inclusion Criteria

• None

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: OBSERVATIONAL
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Change in Knowledge About Healthy Relationships	Baseline: Immediately prior to the first workshop session; Follow-up: Immediately following the last workshop session (ranging from ~4-8 weeks in between time points, depending on how the workshop is delivered)	Eight items, scored on a 4-point scale and averaged, for a possible range of 1-4. Sample item: "In a healthy relationship, how important is it that couples do not cheat on each other?"; Higher scores reflect better outcomes.
Change in Increased Knowledge, Skills, and Confidence	Baseline: Immediately prior to the first workshop session; Follow-up: Immediately following the last workshop session (ranging from ~4-8 weeks in between time points, depending on how the workshop is delivered)	Three items, scored on a 4-point scale and averaged, for a possible range of 1-4. Sample item: "I have learned new skills in this program that I plan to use in my relationships."; Higher scores reflect better outcomes.
Change in Relationship Quality	Baseline: Immediately prior to the first workshop session; Follow-up: Immediately following the last workshop session (ranging from ~4-8 weeks in between time points, depending on how the workshop is delivered)	For participants who are in a relationship: Ten items, scored on a 5-point scale and averaged, for a possible range of 1-5. Sample item: "My boyfriend/girlfriend and I talk about the things that really matter."; For participants who are not in a relationship: Six items, scored on a 4-point scale and averaged, for a possible range of 1-4. Sample item: "I have the skills needed for a lasting, stable romantic relationship."; Higher scores reflect better outcomes.
Change in Communication Skills	Baseline: Immediately prior to the first workshop session; Follow-up: Immediately following the last workshop session (ranging from ~4-8 weeks in between time points, depending on how the workshop is delivered)	For participants who are in a relationship: Six items, scored on a 5-point scale and averaged, for a possible range of 1-5. Sample item: "How often do you discuss your disagreements?"; For participants who are not in a relationship: Five items, scored on a 4-point scale and averaged, for a possible range of 1-4. Sample item: "Listening to another person's opinion during a disagreement."; Higher scores reflect better outcomes.
Knowledge about Intimate Partner Violence	Baseline: Immediately prior to the first workshop session; Follow-up: Immediately following the last workshop session (ranging from ~4-8 weeks in between time points, depending on how the workshop is delivered)	Four items, scored on a 4-point scale and averaged, for a possible range of 1-4. Sample item: "It's okay to stay in a relationship even if you're afraid of your boyfriend/girlfriend."; Higher scores reflect better outcomes.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

The Parenting Center; 🇺🇸 Fort Worth, Texas, United States