NCT02831413

Brief Summary

This project will test the effectiveness of offering healthy marriage and relation education for youth as part of the regular school curriculum and examine whether providing enhanced training and support for facilitators shows promise for enhancing the effects on high school students. The evaluation will examine a range of students' relationship outcomes, including their attitudes toward relationships, their knowledge of healthy relationships, their communication skills, and the characteristics of their current relationship.

Trial Health

30
At Risk

Trial Health Score

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Timeline
Completed

Started Dec 2016

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
withdrawn

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

June 2, 2016

Completed
1 month until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

July 13, 2016

Completed
5 months until next milestone

Study Start

First participant enrolled

December 1, 2016

Completed
1.1 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

January 1, 2018

Completed
Same day until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2018

Completed
Last Updated

May 15, 2019

Status Verified

May 1, 2019

Enrollment Period

1.1 years

First QC Date

June 2, 2016

Last Update Submit

May 13, 2019

Conditions

KnowledgeAttitude

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

  • Knowledge about Healthy Relationships

    audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.

    end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )

  • Attitudes about Healthy Relationships

    audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.

    end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )

  • Knowledge about Healthy Relationships

    audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.

    1 year follow-up

  • Attitudes about Healthy Relationships

    audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.

    1 year follow-up

Secondary Outcomes (4)

  • Communications skills

    end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )

  • Characteristics of current romantic relationship

    end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )

  • Communications skills

    1 year follow-up

  • Characteristics of current romantic relationship

    1 year follow-up

Study Arms (3)

Control

PLACEBO COMPARATOR

Control group members will receive an alternate curriculum that is not related to relationship education. Family Bridges has identified a computer programming curriculum, Codeacademy, that teaches students how to use HTML.

Behavioral: Codeacademy

RS+

EXPERIMENTAL

The RS+ curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week. The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making.

Behavioral: RS+

RS+ with enhanced facilitator support

EXPERIMENTAL

The RS+ curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week. The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making. Affiliates assigned to this enhanced treatment group will participate in enhanced facilitator training and support activities.

Behavioral: RS+

Interventions

RS+BEHAVIORAL

The curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week. The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making.

RS+RS+ with enhanced facilitator support
CodeacademyBEHAVIORAL

a computer programming curriculum, Codeacademy, that teaches students how to use HTML.

Control

Eligibility Criteria

AgeUp to 17 Years
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersYes
Age GroupsChild (0-17)

You may qualify if:

  • Students must be age 17 or younger
  • have consent from a parent or guardian for evaluation activities
  • provide assent for evaluation activities.

You may not qualify if:

  • Students in evaluation classrooms who do not meet these criteria will still receive programming, but will not be included in the STREAMS data collection activities or in the study's analysis.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Family Bridges, Inc.

Oak Park, Illinois, 60302, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Behavior

Study Officials

  • Diane Paulsell

    Mathematica Policy Research

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
0

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

June 2, 2016

First Posted

July 13, 2016

Study Start

December 1, 2016

Primary Completion

January 1, 2018

Study Completion

January 1, 2018

Last Updated

May 15, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-05

Data Sharing

IPD Sharing
Will not share

Locations

US(1)