Replication of the Teen Outreach Program in Kansas City

NCT02514759 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Philliber10-15TWC
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 1,885
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The Women's Clinic of Kansas City (TWC) replicated the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) across Kansas City, Missouri. The purpose of this study is to measure: one year after the end of the program year, what is TOP's impact on the treatment group's sexual activity and contraceptive use, relative to the control group, at one year following the program?

Conditions

Teenage Pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Sexual activity

  TOP's impact on the treatment group's sexual activity, relative to the control group, as measured by the questions "have you ever had sex" and "have you had sexual intercourse in the past three months".

  One year after the program (21 months)

• Contraceptive use

  TOP's impact on the treatment group's contraception use, relative to the control group, as measured by the question "have you had sexual intercourse in the past three months without using any method of birth control" and "have you had sexual intercourse in the past three months without using a condom".

  One year after the program (21 months)

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Grades

  One year after the program (21 months)

• School suspensions

  One year after the program (21 months)

Study Arms (2)

The Teen Outreach Program

EXPERIMENTAL

TOP is a youth development and service learning program for youth designed to reduce teenage pregnancy and increase school success by helping youth develop a positive self-image, life management skills, and realistic goals. The TOP program model consists of three components implemented in school, after school, or in community settings over nine months: (1) weekly curriculum sessions, (2) community service learning, and (3) positive adult guidance and support. The TOP Changing Scenes Curriculum is separated into four age-/stage-appropriate levels, Level 1 is typically for youth ages 12 or 13 and Level 4 is typically for youth age 17. The intended program dosage for each participant is a minimum of 25 weekly sessions (one per week at 40-50 minutes each) and at least 20 hours of community service learning over nine months. One or two facilitators, who plan the order of sessions based on the needs and interest of youth, implemented TOP in a group of 10 to 25 youth.

Behavioral: The Teen Outreach Program

Control group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group received business as usual.

Interventions

The Teen Outreach Program BEHAVIORAL

Students received the Teen Outreach Program as described previously.

The Teen Outreach Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 10 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Has parental consent and student assent
• Attends one of the schools and/or classes chosen for the program

You may not qualify if:

• Lack of consent or assent

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Philliber Research & Evaluation: lead

Study Officials

• Susan Philliber, PhD

  Philliber Research Associates

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 28, 2015
• First Posted: August 4, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2012
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: August 1, 2015
• Last Updated: May 1, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-04