Replication of the Teen Outreach Program in the Pacific Northwest

NCT02514811 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: Philliber10-15ppgnw
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8,686
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

The Northwest Coalition for Adolescent Health (NWCAH) replicated the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) in five states across the pacific northwest including Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of this study is to measure: at the end of the program year, were TOP students less likely than control group students to report ever being pregnant or causing someone to be pregnant?

Conditions

Teenage Pregnancy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Pregnancies

  In the spring at the end of the program year, did the Teen Outreach Program students report significantly fewer pregnancies or births than the students in the Community Voices (the counterfactual) program?

  9 months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Pregnancies at follow up

  21 months

• Sexual behavior

  9 months

• Contraceptive use

  9 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 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

Students in the control condition receive a benign intervention called the Community Voices (CV) program, which like TOP, meets in a group setting. The CV students are convened four times during the program year. Sessions are the same length as the TOP sessions. The first and last CV sessions are primarily focused on survey data gathering. At the two other sessions, CV students are convened to discuss current issues among young people in their community. The CV program specifically does not include any sexuality education or community service learning opportunities.

Interventions

The Teen Outreach Program BEHAVIORAL

Students received the Teen Outreach Program as described previously.

The Teen Outreach Program

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 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
• Northwest Coalition of Adolescent Health: collaborator
• The Office of Adolescent Health, HHS: collaborator

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 27, 2015
• First Posted: August 4, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2011
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2015
• Study Completion: August 1, 2015
• Last Updated: September 16, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-09