Trial of the Effect of "16 and Pregnant" on Teen Girls' Attitudes About Pregnancy
Can "16 & Pregnant" Change Teens' Attitudes About Teen Pregnancy? A Randomized Controlled Trial
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether watching the MTV (Music Television) television show "16 and Pregnant" could affect teen girls' attitudes about teen pregnancy, teen parenting, and pregnancy prevention. The investigators will recruit teen girls, ages 15-18, who will be randomized to the intervention group (who will be asked watch 4 episodes of the show over a 4 week period) or the control group (who will not be intentionally exposed to watching the show, and will not be told which show the intervention group is watching). The investigators will evaluate, through survey, their attitudes about teen pregnancy and teen parenting before and after the intervention period, and compare the two groups at the conclusion of the study. The investigators' hypothesis is that the teens that are exposed to watching the show will have less favorable attitudes towards teen pregnancy and teen parenting than those teens who are not exposed to watching the show.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Nov 2012
Shorter than P25 for not_applicable
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
November 1, 2012
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
February 8, 2013
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
February 21, 2013
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 13, 2013
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 13, 2013
CompletedJuly 12, 2017
July 1, 2017
4 months
February 8, 2013
July 11, 2017
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Attitudes about teen pregnancy and teen parenting
The primary outcome will be the change in attitudes on teen pregnancy and teen parenting over the intervention period. This will be measured as the change in the composite score of the subjects' responses to the 44 questions from the Thoughts on Teen Parenting survey. This survey uses 5-point Likert scales for all responses. There is a minimum score of 44 and maximum score of 220, with lower scores indicating less favorable attitudes towards teen pregnancy. The change in the attitudinal score in the intervention group after the intervention will be compared to the change in the attitudinal score in the control group.
Baseline and at 6 weeks
Study Arms (1)
16 and Pregnant
EXPERIMENTALParticipants in this arm will be asked to watch an approximately 45-minute commercial-free episode of the show "16 and Pregnant" once a week for 4 weeks.
Interventions
Participants in this arm will be asked to watch an approximately 45-minute commercial-free episode of the MTV television show "16 and Pregnant" once a week for 4 weeks. They will receive an email that contains a link to watch an episode of the show on the internet. The site where the videos are hosted is password protected and they are given the password in the same email. They can watch the video at any time, and can come back to it later if they need to stop watching it. The participants are asked to all watch the same episode each week. Four episodes were selected for the intervention from the first three seasons of the show.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- English speaking
- Female
- years old
- Parental consent if under 18
You may not qualify if:
- Have watched more than one episode of "16 and Pregnant" in the past
- Lack of parental consent
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
- University of Michiganlead
- Society of Family Planningcollaborator
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Audrey A Lance, MD
University of Michigan
- STUDY CHAIR
Lisa H Harris, MD
University of Michigan
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NA
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- OTHER
- Intervention Model
- SINGLE GROUP
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Clinical Lecturer
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
February 8, 2013
First Posted
February 21, 2013
Study Start
November 1, 2012
Primary Completion
March 13, 2013
Study Completion
March 13, 2013
Last Updated
July 12, 2017
Record last verified: 2017-07