Internet-Based Sexual Health Education for Middle School Native American Youth

NCT ID: NCT01303575

Last Updated: 2015-06-23

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

574 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-09-30

Study Completion Date

2015-01-31

Brief Summary

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This study will evaluate the effect of an American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adaptation of the It's Your Game…Keep It Real (IYG) intervention, relative to a comparison condition on sexual behavior outcomes and psychosocial variables for middle school aged youth (12 - 14 years old). The original IYG program was designed for students in Houston middle schools to help students delay sexual initiation and if sexually active, use condoms and contraception. The present study will adapt the existing IYG program for an AI/AN youth cohort; the original IYG curriculum will be transferred into a web-based format and modified to incorporate additional culturally-relevant components. The primary hypothesis to be tested is: (1) students who receive the web-based curriculum will delay sexual activity relative to those who receive standard care. The major dependent variable is the proportion of students initiating sexual activity. Secondary hypotheses will examine the effect of the web-based curriculum on specific types of sex and psychosocial variables related to sexual risk-taking behavior. This project will also examine the effect of the intervention on the proportion of students who are sexually active, number of times students engage in unprotected sexual intercourse, and students' number of sexual partners.

Detailed Description

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The goal of this four year research project is to adapt and evaluate the effectiveness of an Internet-based HIV/STI, and pregnancy prevention curriculum for American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) middle school-aged youth (12-14 years). This curriculum will be adapted from a successful, Internet-accessible, prevention program, It's Your Game…Keep it Real (IYG).

During year 1 (Fall 2010 through Spring 2011) of this project, the study team will test the usability of the existing IYG program, while performing an assessment of existing programs for cultural of the IYG intervention. In year 2 (beginning Fall 2011), the project team plans to initiate and complete development of the cultural-adapted IYG intervention for AI/AN youth (IYG-AI/AN). Starting in year 3 (Fall 2012), the study efficacy trial will commence to evaluate the effectiveness of IYG-AI/AN on sexual behaviors and psychosocial determinants of those behaviors among AI/AN youth in three regions (Alaska, the Pacific Northwest, including Idaho, Oregon, and Washington state, and Arizona) relative to a comparison condition. Recruitment sites will be middle schools and Boys and Girls Clubs (BGCs), identified through their affiliations with the Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium (ANTHC), the Pacific Northwest Tribal Epicenter (the Epicenter) and the Inter Tribal Council of Arizona (ITCA). Randomization will occur regionally, at the site (schools and BGCs) level, to one of two conditions: IYG-AI/AN and a comparison condition. The comparison condition will consist of two web-based educational programs unrelated to sexual health. The IYG-AI/AN intervention will be compared against the comparison condition. The efficacy trial will continue for 16 months into year 4 (2013).

The primary hypothesis to be tested is: (1) youth who receive the IYG-AI/AN intervention will delay sexual activity relative to those who receive the comparison condition. The major dependent variable is the proportion of AI/AN youth initiating sexual activity (vaginal, oral, or anal sex). Secondary hypotheses will examine the effect of the intervention on specific types of sex (e.g., vaginal, oral, anal) and psychosocial variables such as youth intentions, knowledge, self-efficacy, attitudes, and perceived norms related to sexual risk-taking behavior. Secondary hypotheses will also examine the effect of the intervention on the proportion of AI/AN youth who are sexually active, occurrences of unprotected sexual intercourse and the number of sexual partners among these AI/AN youth.

Conditions

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Sexually Transmitted Diseases Pregnancy HIV Infections

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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HIV, STI, and Pregnancy Prevention Curriculum

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

HIV, STI and Pregnancy Prevention Curriculum

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A complete internet-based, "It's Your Game...Keep It Real" Intervention Program

Control curricula: Science Education

No sexual health elements

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control Curricula

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

A computer-based, science education program that does not contain elements of sexual health education

Interventions

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HIV, STI and Pregnancy Prevention Curriculum

A complete internet-based, "It's Your Game...Keep It Real" Intervention Program

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control Curricula

A computer-based, science education program that does not contain elements of sexual health education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* American Indian or Alaska Native descent and/or tribal affiliation
* Youth ages 12-14 attending regular classes in regional middle schools or youth attending after-school programs and/or Boys and Girls Clubs
* English-speaking

Exclusion Criteria

* Youth who are not of American Indian or Alaska Native descent
* Any physical or mental condition that would inhibit the ability to complete surveys and use computer programs, such as cognitive impairment, motor disorders (e.g. quadriplegia), learning difficulties or psychiatric/behavioral problems (e.g. autism, attention deficit disorder)
* Students will be informed that the surveys and intervention materials will only be available in English and will be asked to consider their comfort level with participating in the study
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Inter Tribal Council of Arizona

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Ross Shegog

Associate Professor - School of Public Health

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Ross Shegog, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Christine Markham, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Melissa Peskin, DrPH

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Cornelia Jessen, MA

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Stephanie Craig-Rushing, MPH, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Gwenda Gorman

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.

Scott Tulloch

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Indian Health Service (IHS)

Locations

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Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium

Anchorage, Alaska, United States

Site Status

Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc.

Phoenix, Arizona, United States

Site Status

Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board

Portland, Oregon, United States

Site Status

University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Houston, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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Markham CM, Craig Rushing S, Jessen C, Gorman G, Torres J, Lambert WE, Prokhorov AV, Miller L, Allums-Featherston K, Addy RC, Peskin MF, Shegog R. Internet-Based Delivery of Evidence-Based Health Promotion Programs Among American Indian and Alaska Native Youth: A Case Study. JMIR Res Protoc. 2016 Nov 21;5(4):e225. doi: 10.2196/resprot.6017.

Reference Type DERIVED
PMID: 27872037 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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5U48DP001949

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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