Violence Prevention for Middle School Boys

NCT03109184 | Completed Results

• 1 other identifier: 504616
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 119
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This study will develop and test a web-based intervention to enhance emotion regulation skills and parent-son relationship communication to decrease adolescent boys' risk for dating violence involvement as well as attitudes supporting relationship aggression.

Conditions

Intimate Partner Violence

Keywords

Dating violence prevention; Adolescent boys; Middle school; Web-based prevention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Change in Dating Violence (DV) Perpetration From Baseline to 9 Months

  The Conflict in Adolescent Dating Relationships Inventory (CADRI) is a behavioral measure of abuse perpetration and victimization. It was completed by teens in reference to conflict or disagreement with a current or recent dating partner. Each question is asked twice, first regarding perpetration and, again in relation to victimization producing a perpetration and a victimization sub scale. Percentages include teens endorsing any perpetration or victimization.

  Baseline, 3 months, and 9 months

• Change in General Aggressive Behavior From Baseline to 9 Months

  The Aggression Questionnaire (AQ) is a 34-item questionnaire that rates five types of aggression (physical aggression, verbal aggression, anger, hostility, and indirect aggression). Item responses ranged from 1-5, with 1=Not at all like me, 2=A little like me, 3=Somewhat like me, 4=Very much like me, 5=Completely like me. Higher scores indicate more aggression.

  Baseline, 3 months, 9 months

• Change in Attitudes About Relationship Violence From Baseline to 9 Months

  Adolescent Relationship Violence Questionnaire (ARVQ) is a 22-item questionnaire is a composite measure developed to assess changes in knowledge, attitudes, and methods of dealing with relationship violence. Item responses ranged from 1-4 with 1=strongly agree, 2=agree, 3=disagree 4=strongly disagree. Higher scores indicate more favorable attitudes.

  Baseline, 3 months, and 9 months

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Change in Emotion Regulation Skills From Baseline to 9 Months

  Baseline, 3 months, and 9 months

• Change in Parent-Adolescent Communication From Baseline to 9 Months

  Baseline, 3 months, and 9 months

• Change in Emotion Regulation Skills Baseline to 9 Months

  Baseline, 3 months, 9 months

• Change in Distress Tolerance From Baseline to 9 Months

  Baseline, 3 months, 9 months

Study Arms (2)

Waitlist Control

NO INTERVENTION

Parents and teens enrolled in the study and randomized to the control condition wait until they complete their 3-month and 9-month follow-up surveys before completing the web-based program.

Project STRONG

EXPERIMENTAL

The web-based program consists of a number of games, activities, and didactic information that teens move through with their parent. Didactic information introduces teens and parents to specific emotion management, communication, and problem solving strategies as well as sexual health and healthy relationship information. Games and activities allow parents and teens to practice and apply strategies to developmentally appropriate situations.

Behavioral: Project STRONG

Interventions

Project STRONG BEHAVIORAL

The web-based program consists of a number of games, activities, and didactic information that teens move through with their parent. Didactic information introduces teens and parents to specific emotion management, communication, and problem solving strategies as well as sexual health and healthy relationship information. Games and activities allow parents and teens to practice and apply strategies to developmentally appropriate situations.

Project STRONG

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 12 Years - 14 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Eligibility based on youth self-representation as male gender
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• \) adolescent enrolled in the 7th or 8th grade,
• \) parent/legal guardian and teen are English speaking,
• \) parent/legal guardian is willing to provide consent for the adolescent to participate in the study,
• \) adolescent is willing to provide assent for their own participation.

You may not qualify if:

• \) observable cognitive or developmental delays that would preclude participation,
• \) residing with participating parent/guardian less than half time

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Northeastern University: lead
• Rhode Island Hospital: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02905, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Rizzo CJ, Houck C, Barker D, Collibee C, Hood E, Bala K. Project STRONG: an Online, Parent-Son Intervention for the Prevention of Dating Violence among Early Adolescent Boys. Prev Sci. 2021 Feb;22(2):193-204. doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01168-6. Epub 2020 Sep 17.

  PMID: 32940857 DERIVED

Limitations and Caveats

The primary limitation of this pilot Randomized Controlled Trial was the small sample size. A larger trial with more diverse group of families is needed.

Results Point of Contact

• Title: DR. CHRISTIE RIZZO
• Organization: NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY

C.RIZZO@NORTHEASTERN.EDU

(617) 373-2486

Study Officials

• Christie Rizzo, PhD

  Northeastern University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2017
• First Posted: April 12, 2017
• Study Start: January 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2018
• Study Completion: December 31, 2018
• Last Updated: November 20, 2019
• Results First Posted: November 20, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-03

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)