Evaluation of the Spark of Duval, an Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 入组人数
- 400
- 试验地点
- 2
- 主要终点
- Change in Sexual Activity in the Past Three Months
研究概览
简要总结
The S.P.A.R.K (Speaking to the Potential, Ability, and Resilience inside Kids) Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Mentoring program is being administered to youth (ages 11-17) living in out-of-home foster care in Duval County, Florida. Children's Home Society of Florida in Jacksonville received grant funding for the implementation and evaluation of the S.P.A.R.K program. The University of South Florida is examining the effects of intervention on reducing youth involvement in risky sexual behavior and incidents of teen pregnancy.
详细描述
The evaluation is conducting an individual randomized controlled trial to test the S.P.A.R.K. (Speaking to the Potential, Ability, and Resilience inside Kids) Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Mentoring intervention with youth assigned to either the intervention or control group. As youth are referred to the study, grantee staff confirm their eligibility and then work with the youth's child welfare case manager to obtain youth assent and parental consent. Once approximately 40 to 60 youth are recruited, grantee staff selects a day for baseline survey administration. Survey administration and group assignment take place at the grantee agency and incentives to complete the survey are provided including a gift card and snacks. All eligible youth with a signed assent and informed consent forms are invited to attend the baseline survey administration and group assignment. The evaluation team generates random numbers using computer software, and the grantee staff uses these numbers to indicate youth assignment to the intervention or control group, after youth have completed the baseline survey.
研究设计
- 研究类型
- Interventional
- 分配方式
- Randomized
- 干预模型
- Parallel
- 主要目的
- Prevention
- 盲法
- None
入排标准
- 年龄范围
- 11 Years 至 17 Years（Child）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Youth aged 11-17, living in out-of-home foster care in Duval County, FL (Florida) are eligible for participation. Only youth who have provided assent and have received parental/guardian informed consent are included in the study.
排除标准
- •Youth who are teen parents, expectant parents, or currently living in residential facilities are excluded from the study.
结局指标
主要结局
Change in Sexual Activity in the Past Three Months
时间窗: 3 months and 6 months
Number of times vaginal sex occurred in the past three months.
Change in Pregnancy Occurrence
时间窗: 3 months and 6 months
Yes or No question regarding pregnancy
Change in Behaviors
时间窗: 3 months and 6 months
Survey questionnaire related to adolescent behaviors.
Change in Condom and Birth Control Use during Sex
时间窗: 3 months and 6 months
Frequency of condom use
Change in Sex Initiation
时间窗: 3 months and 6 months
Yes or No question regarding sexual activity
次要结局
- Change in Basic Life Skills(3 months and 6 months)
- Change in Connections with Peers(3 months and 6 months)
- Change in Relationships with People(3 months and 6 months)
- Change in Educational Expectations and Academic Success(3 months and 6 months)
研究者
Svetlana Yampolskaya
Research Associate Professor
University of South Florida