PHAT Life: Peer Versus Adult-Led HIV Prevention for Juvenile Offenders

NCT03555279 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 2015-09361R01MD010433
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 218
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This application proposes a 2-arm randomized controlled trial comparing the impact of PHAT Life on 350 13-17 year-old offenders' risky sex, STI, substance use, and theoretical mediators when delivered by Youth Representatives (YR) vs. probation staff (PS). 100 facilitators will be recruited to deliver the intervention and participate in the research.

Conditions

HIV/AIDS

Keywords

HIV Prevention; Juvenile Justice; Sexual Health; Evidence Based Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in HIV/STI Risk Behaviors at 6 months

  AIDS Risk Behavior Assessment (ARBA) A computer-assisted structured interview of self-reported sexual behavior and drug use derived from five well-established measures. The outcomes include ever had sex, condom use, number of partners, sex while using drugs and/or alcohol.

  Baseline and 6-months

Secondary Outcomes (13)

• Change in HIV/AIDS/STI Knowledge, Attitudes, Beliefs, and Behavioral Skills at 6

  Baseline and 6-months

• Change in mental health symptoms at 6 months

  Baseline and 6-months

• Change in Partner Sexual Communication at 6 months

  Baseline and 6-months

• Change in Relationship dynamics at 6 months

  Baseline and 6-months

• Change in trauma symptoms and violence exposure at 6 months

  Baseline and 6-months

Study Arms (2)

Probation Staff (PS) Facilitator

EXPERIMENTAL

The PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens--PS Arm intervention is delivered by Probation Staff working at the intervention site. Dosage is 8 2-hour sessions delivered over two weeks.

Behavioral: PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens--PS Arm

Youth Representative (YR) Facilitator

EXPERIMENTAL

The PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens--YR Arm intervention is delivered by young adults who were formally in the juvenile justice system. Dosage is 8 2-hour sessions delivered over two weeks.

Behavioral: PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens--YR Arm

Interventions

PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens--PS Arm BEHAVIORAL

HIV Prevention Behavioral Health Intervention delivered by Probation Staff

Probation Staff (PS) Facilitator

PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens--YR Arm BEHAVIORAL

HIV Prevention Behavioral Health Intervention delivered by Youth Representatives

Youth Representative (YR) Facilitator

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 17 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17)

You may qualify if:

• a) male or female gender; b) remanded to a probation program; c) 13-17 years old; d) adolescent is fluent in English; e) are not wards of the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS); and f) they have not already received the PHAT Life intervention.

You may not qualify if:

• a) are unable to understand the consent/assent process; b) do not speak English, because instruments are normed for English speakers; c) do not assent; d) legal guardians do not consent to teens' participation; e) are not 13 -17 years old; f) are not on probation or remanded to a probation program; g) are wards of the Department of Child and Family Services (DCFS); and h) they have already received the PHAT Life intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Chicago: lead
• National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of Illinois at Chicago

Chicago, Illinois, 60612, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

• Donenberg GR, Emerson E, Mackesy-Amiti ME, Udell W. HIV-Risk Reduction with Juvenile Offenders on Probation. J Child Fam Stud. 2015 Jun 1;24(6):1672-1684. doi: 10.1007/s10826-014-9970-z.

  PMID: 26097376 BACKGROUND

• Udell W, Donenberg G, Emerson E. Parents matter in HIV-risk among probation youth. J Fam Psychol. 2011 Oct;25(5):785-9. doi: 10.1037/a0024987.

  PMID: 21875199 BACKGROUND

• Wilson HW, Berent E, Donenberg GR, Emerson EM, Rodriguez EM, Sandesara A. Trauma History and PTSD Symptoms in Juvenile Offenders on Probation. Vict Offender. 2013;8(4):10.1080/15564886.2013.835296. doi: 10.1080/15564886.2013.835296.

  PMID: 24273468 BACKGROUND

• Donenberg G, Emerson E, Kendall AD. HIV-risk reduction intervention for juvenile offenders on probation: The PHAT Life group randomized controlled trial. Health Psychol. 2018 Apr;37(4):364-374. doi: 10.1037/hea0000582. Epub 2018 Feb 1.

  PMID: 29389155 BACKGROUND

• Kendall AD, Emerson EM, Hartmann WE, Zinbarg RE, Donenberg GR. A Two-Week Psychosocial Intervention Reduces Future Aggression and Incarceration in Clinically Aggressive Juvenile Offenders. J Am Acad Child Adolesc Psychiatry. 2017 Dec;56(12):1053-1061. doi: 10.1016/j.jaac.2017.09.424. Epub 2017 Oct 5.

  PMID: 29173739 BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

HIV Infections; Blood-Borne Infections; Communicable Diseases; Infections; Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral; Sexually Transmitted Diseases; Lentivirus Infections; Retroviridae Infections; RNA Virus Infections; Virus Diseases; Slow Virus Diseases; Genital Diseases; Urogenital Diseases; Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes; Immune System Diseases

Study Officials

• Geri DONENBERG, PhD

  University of Illinois at Chicago

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, Departments of Medicine and Psychology

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 18, 2018
• First Posted: June 13, 2018
• Study Start: March 13, 2017
• Primary Completion: April 5, 2021
• Study Completion: May 26, 2021
• Last Updated: April 21, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)