Planned Parenthood Great Northwest, Hawai'i, Alaska, Indiana, Kentucky Teen Council Program Study
试验速览
- 阶段
- 不适用
- 状态
- 已完成
- 发起方
- 入组人数
- 810
- 主要终点
- Ever had sex
研究概览
简要总结
This is a randomized controlled trial (RCT) evaluation of the Teen Council program that was tested with high school students (grades 10-12) to assess whether it results in a reduction of teen pregnancy among other outcomes.
详细描述
Over the course of five years, we expected to have approximately 800 teens (400 program and 400 control) in the study. Teens were randomly selected for the program (Teen Council) and control (no program) conditions.
Teens in both groups were surveyed in the late summer/early fall of their enrollment year and each spring thereafter. Participation in the evaluation by control teens and unenrolled program teens was recognized with a small stipend.
The pre-survey was administered during the summer retreat for incoming Teen Council members. The same survey was administered by Philliber staff for the control youth via online, telephone, or mailed surveys during the late summer/fall. The post-surveys were administered at the end of the school year. Again, the survey was administered by program facilitators for the Teen Council program group. Philliber administered the post survey for the control group providing the same options for completion (online, telephone, or mail).
To facilitate follow-up, complete contact information was collected at baseline. This included the telephone numbers, physical addresses, and email addresses of the student and telephone numbers of their parents/guardians. Also requested was contact information for two relatives or adult friends who would likely know how to contact the teen. Parents were asked on the consent form to provide permission to receive change of school information in the event that their teen transferred to a new school. Philliber reached out to unenrolled Teen Council members and control group teens by telephone, email, text messaging, and/or U.S. Mail for survey administration (via telephone, online, or hard copy).
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
- 14 Years 至 18 Years（Child, Adult）
- 性别
- All
- 接受健康志愿者
- 是
入选标准
- •Applicants had to be:
- •entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grades;
- •able to attend an annual mandatory overnight retreat;
- •interested in providing accurate sexual health information to peers;
- •able to commit to weekly meetings;
- •able to miss school occasionally for presentations (one day per month);
- •responsible for budgeting their time and keeping up with their academic work.
排除标准
- •Any interested participant who did not meet all of the inclusion criteria:
- •was not entering 10th, 11th, or 12th grades;
- •was not able to attend an annual mandatory overnight retreat;
- •was not interested in providing accurate sexual health information to peers;
- •was not able to commit to weekly meetings;
- •was not able to miss school occasionally for presentations (one day per month); (6) was not responsible for budgeting their time and keeping up with their academic work.
结局指标
主要结局
Ever had sex
时间窗: 1 year
Study participants were asked, "Have you ever had sexual intercourse?" Sexual intercourse was defined as any oral, anal, or penis-in-vagina sex. Item response choices were Yes/No.
Contraceptive use at last intercourse
时间窗: 1 year
Study participants were asked, "The last time you had sexual intercourse, which methods did you or your partner use to prevent pregnancy?" Item response options included: I have never had penis-in-vagina sexual intercourse; no method was used to prevent pregnancy; birth control pills; condoms; Depo-Provera (or any injectable birth control), Nuva Ring (or any birth control ring), Implanon (or any implant), birth control patch, or any IUD; withdrawal; some other method; and not sure. These responses were recoded to Yes/No.
Ever visited doctor/clinic for birth control, exam, or STI
时间窗: 1 year
Study participants were asked, "j. Have you ever been to a doctor or to a clinic to get birth control, to have a pelvic exam, a testicular exam or to get a check up for sexually transmitted infections?" Item responses were Yes/No.
Changes to contraceptive method in last year
时间窗: 1 year
Study participants were asked, "During the last year, have you made any changes in the use of protection from sexually-transmitted infections (STIs) or pregnancy? Item response categories included: I have never had sexual intercourse; I haven't had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months; no; yes. If response was yes, study participants were asked to identify their previous contraceptive method and their current contraceptive method. Contraceptive methods were coded as reliable or not reliable.
次要结局
- Confidence in peer education skills scale(1 year)
- Civic action scale(1 year)
- Perspective taking scale(1 year)
- Communication with parents(1 year)
- Comfort with own sexuality scale(1 year)
研究者
Sally Brown
Senior Researh Associate
Philliber Research & Evaluation