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A Mother's Role in Delaying Onset of Sexual Activity in Her Children

NCT ID: NCT00060697

Last Updated: 2005-06-24

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

UNKNOWN

Clinical Phase

PHASE2

Total Enrollment

1300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2000-12-31

Study Completion Date

2005-05-31

Brief Summary

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The goal of this study is to enhance the mother's role in promoting avoidance of sexual risks and problem behaviors in 6- to 12-year-old children. Consenting mothers will attend a 10-session program designed to enhance the quality of mother-child communication, identify sexual risks, and increase parental monitoring and self-efficacy.

Detailed Description

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This study will identify personal, parental, peer, and community factors that predispose children ages 6 to 12 to early initiation of sexual behavior or that foster resilience to sexual risk taking. The study will then evaluate an intervention designed to enhance resilience factors and reduce risk factors among 6- to 12-year-old children. The study will focus on the mother's role in promoting resilience to sexual risk taking.

During the first phase of the study, 300 children and their mothers will be asked to complete a one-time interview that includes an assessment of risk and resilience factors. Information from the interviews will be used to modify an intervention currently being used in another study of parent-adolescent pairs. The modified intervention will then be tested to determine the efficacy of the intervention in reducing risk and enhancing resilience among children in this age group.

In the second phase of the study, 296 children and their mothers will be randomized to either the intervention or control group. All mothers will complete a baseline interview. Mothers in the intervention group will attend 10 group sessions that include short presentations, discussions, media presentations (videotapes), and interactive exercises, including self-assessments, role plays, and games. The group sessions include content and skill development related to parenting, communication, sexuality, peer pressure, and school involvement. Mothers in the control group receive written information on diet and physical activity. The written materials are presented in a self-help format to increase physical activity; a cookbook contains low fat recipes designed especially for African American men and women living in the Atlanta, GA, area.

All participants complete follow-up interviews at 6 and 12 months after the baseline interview. Primary outcomes for mothers include measures of resilience and communication related to sexual issues. For children, outcomes include measures related to possible sexual situations.

Conditions

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Child Behavior Adolescent Behavior

Keywords

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Sexual risk taking Mother-child communication Problem behaviors

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

FACTORIAL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Interventions

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Adolescent sexual activity education for mothers

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Member of a participating community-based organization
* Child 6 to 12 years of age and biological mother/legal guardian
* Ability to read and comprehend English
* Willing to participate
Minimum Eligible Age

6 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

85 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role lead

Principal Investigators

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Colleen K DiIorio, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Emory University

Locations

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Emory University

Atlanta, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Colleen K DiIorio, PhD

Role: CONTACT

Phone: 404-727-8741

Email: [email protected]

Facility Contacts

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Colleen K DiIorio, PhD

Role: primary

Other Identifiers

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5R01HD039541

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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5R01HD39541-2

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id