A Parent-Based Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescents

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1800 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-02-15

Study Completion Date

2016-05-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a triadic intervention designed to target both healthcare providers and parents in order to prevent adolescent sexual risk behavior in Latino and African American adolescents. The intervention will be administered in the context of mothers waiting for their children to complete a non-acute care visit.

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Detailed Description

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In the United States, racial and ethnic minorities suffer disproportionately from preventable diseases and conditions. Many of these problems result from health-related behaviors that are established during childhood and adolescence. Latino and African-American adolescents are at considerable risk for the negative consequences of early, risky sexual activity. This study will focus on Latino and African-American early adolescents ages 11 to 14.

The primary aim for this study will be to test and refine a triadic intervention developed for healthcare providers and parents to address the issue of sexual risk behavior among African American and Latino adolescents.

The triadic intervention will take place in a pediatric health care clinic when mothers accompany their children for a non-acute care visit. Mothers will meet with a provider extender (medical assistant, social worker, counselor) for approximately 30 minutes while their children are being examined by a healthcare provider. During this time, mothers will receive information about the problem of premature adolescent sexual activity, support in preventing or reducing their children's sexual risk behavior, instruction about how to talk with their children about sexual risk behavior, and targeted homework activities. The healthcare provider will endorse the intervention separately for mothers and adolescents. All parents will also receive one follow-up phone call to increase the probability that the homework tasks will be completed.

Participants in this study will also be assigned to one of the following three groups: an experimental group; an active control group; or a passive control group. Participants in all groups will complete three questionnaires over the course of the study to assess outcomes. Participants in the experimental and active control groups will partake in an intervention session with a provider extender. Parents in the experimental group will meet with the provider extender to discuss effective parent-adolescent communication strategies. They will also receive take-home materials to help them communicate with and parent their adolescents to reduce sexual risk behavior. Parents in the active control group will meet with the provider extender to discuss adolescent nutrition and receive informational brochures.

One booster session will take place via telephone for parents in the experimental and active control groups. The booster call will occur approximately 1 month after study entry. No such booster calls will be provided to parents in the passive control condition.

Conditions

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Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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Sex Education + Standard Care

Participating mothers will receive sex education information while their child is having a physical exam.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Families Talking Together

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention will take place in a pediatric health care clinic and will be coordinated through provider extenders when healthcare providers see youth fora non-acute care visit. A mother of the adolescent will meet with a provider extender for approximately 30 minutes while her child is being examined by a healthcare provider. During this time, the intervention will be delivered to the mother. At the conclusion of the session, the mother will be given reference materials to take home and tasks to perform to facilitate discussions about sex with her adolescent. The healthcare provider will endorse the intervention separately for mothers and adolescents. There will be one follow-up booster session administered through phone calls to increase completion probabilities of the tasks. The target behavior is sexual activity in adolescents.

Hygiene & Nutrition Education + Standard Care

Participating mothers will receive information on hygiene and nutrition while their child is having a physical exam.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Active Control on Hygiene & Nutrition

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The active control group will take place in a pediatric health care clinic and will be coordinated through provider extenders when healthcare providers see youth for a non-acute care visit. The mother of the adolescent will meet with a provider extender for approximately 30 minutes while her child is being examined by a healthcare provider. During this time, the active control on hygiene and nutrition will be delivered to the mother.

No Education + Standard Care

Participating mothers who are passive controls will not receive any additional information while their child is having a physical exam.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Families Talking Together

The intervention will take place in a pediatric health care clinic and will be coordinated through provider extenders when healthcare providers see youth fora non-acute care visit. A mother of the adolescent will meet with a provider extender for approximately 30 minutes while her child is being examined by a healthcare provider. During this time, the intervention will be delivered to the mother. At the conclusion of the session, the mother will be given reference materials to take home and tasks to perform to facilitate discussions about sex with her adolescent. The healthcare provider will endorse the intervention separately for mothers and adolescents. There will be one follow-up booster session administered through phone calls to increase completion probabilities of the tasks. The target behavior is sexual activity in adolescents.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Active Control on Hygiene & Nutrition

The active control group will take place in a pediatric health care clinic and will be coordinated through provider extenders when healthcare providers see youth for a non-acute care visit. The mother of the adolescent will meet with a provider extender for approximately 30 minutes while her child is being examined by a healthcare provider. During this time, the active control on hygiene and nutrition will be delivered to the mother.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Adolescents must be between the ages of 11 and 14 years old
* Adolescent is able to agree to being a participant
* Participant must be able to participate in questionnaire and intervention activities
* Participant must be of Latino or African American descent