The Virtual Promotoras Study: eHealth Intervention to Promote Sexual Health Among Young Latina Women in the US South

NCT05632575 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 19-08-2646
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 25
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Young Latina women face significant barriers to sexual health and healthcare access, particularly in emerging Latino states like Alabama. The goals of the proposed study are to develop and examine the feasibility of an innovative, scalable mHealth, "safe space" intervention for Young Latina Women (YLW) in Alabama (AL) and to stimulate the conduct of behavioral research at the University of Alabama. This work is consistent with the National Institute of Nursing Research's goals of "Enhancing wellness by understanding the physical, behavioral, cultural and environmental influences on health status and developing culturally tailored interventions to prevent illness and promote health" and "Using innovative technologies to develop novel interventions that deliver personalized care and real-time health information to patients, families and healthcare providers".

Conditions

Healthy

Keywords

Latinas; U.S. South; sexual health; healthcare access; mHealth

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• sexual health and healthcare access empowerment

  The main goal of the proposed intervention is to develop and evaluate the feasibility of a culturally relevant, evidence based sexual health education (knowledge and skill building) and healthcare intervention to empower YLW to care for their SH and make informed reproductive health choices9. This is a development and feasibility study; therefore an evaluation of effectiveness of the intervention will not take place at this point. However, the key outcomes of the intervention are SH empowerment and SHCA empowerment. The Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment (SRE) for Adolescents and Young Adults Scale, developed by Upadhyay and colleagues (2021) will be utilized to measure this outcome. The scale includes 95 items in 3 subscales: Access to sexual and reproductive information; Access to sexual and reproductive health services; and use of Desired contraceptive method. Items are measured on a 5-point Likert scale from "not at all true" to "extremely true".

  3 months

Study Arms (1)

Single Arm: Virtual Promotoras Intervention

OTHER

Single-arm study. Pre and post intervention. Observational. Behavioral

Behavioral: Virtual Promotoras Program

Interventions

Virtual Promotoras Program BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive a unique participant code from the virtual promotoras (i.e., patient educators and navigators), to access the VIP mobile phone app intervention. This will give them access to the three main components of the VIP intervention: 1. Educational Modules (8 evidence-based educational modules made by the VPs), 2. Sexual and Reproductive Health Plan (SRHP): Quiz-style instrument to help the participant set goals for her sexual health and develop a set of questions to ask her provider. 3. Virtual Promotora's (VP) chat room.: Opportunity for participant to ask any questions that she may have about sexual health (SH) or sexual healthcare access (SHCA), refine her SRHP. The VP will also help her make her appointment for her clinical visit with one of the local free clinics which do not require insurance and are youth-friendly, and practice having the conversation that she wants to have with her clinical provider.

Single Arm: Virtual Promotoras Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 16 Years - 21 Years
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Potential participants will be eligible to participate if they self-identify as Latina, are 16-21 years of age, self-report not having had a preventive care or sexual healthcare visit in the last 18 months, and have lived in AL for at least 5 years.

You may not qualify if:

• Non-English or Spanish Speaking. (At this time, we are unable to accommodate Latinas who only speak indigenous languages.)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa: lead

Study Sites (1)

The University of Alabama

Tuscaloosa, Alabama, 35209, United States

Location

Study Design

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

Model Details: Observational, single group, pre-post test design.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 4, 2022
• First Posted: November 30, 2022
• Study Start: November 11, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: August 30, 2025
• Last Updated: January 6, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-01

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)