Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the POWER Through Choices Program

NCT ID: NCT01565304

Last Updated: 2015-09-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1039 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2012-01-31

Study Completion Date

2015-07-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the POWER Through Choices (PTC) curriculum in increasing contraceptive use and delaying sexual initiation among youth living in group foster care homes.

Detailed Description

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Youth in foster care are at especially high risk for teen pregnancy and associated sexual risk behaviors. The POWER Through Choices (PTC) program is a 10-session sexuality curriculum that aims to increase contraceptive use and delay sexual initiation by empowering youth to make healthy, positive choices about their sexual behaviors. This study uses a cluster randomized design to compare the effectiveness of PTC to usual programs and services provided to youth living in group foster care homes. Study participants will be youth living in group foster homes recruited in four locations: Kern County, CA; Cook County, IL; Baltimore County, MD; and Oklahoma (statewide). The study is being conducted as part of the national Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches funded by the Office of Adolescent Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Conditions

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Pregnancy Sexually Transmitted 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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POWER Through Choices

10-session group-based sexual education curriculum

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

POWER Through Choices

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

10-session group-based sexual education curriculum

Usual services

No intervention

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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POWER Through Choices

10-session group-based sexual education curriculum

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Resident of group foster care home

Exclusion Criteria

* Pregnant or parenting
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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University of Oklahoma

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Roy Oman, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oklahoma

Sara Vesely, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Oklahoma

Brian Goesling, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Mathematica Policy Research

Locations

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Kern County Superintendent of Schools

Bakersfield, California, United States

Site Status

Planned Parenthood of Maryland

Baltimore, Maryland, United States

Site Status

Oklahoma Institute for Child Advocacy

Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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MPR-06549-03

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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