Replication of the Teen Outreach Program in the Pacific Northwest

NCT ID: NCT02514811

Last Updated: 2020-09-16

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 8686 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2011-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2015-08-31

Brief Summary

The Northwest Coalition for Adolescent Health (NWCAH) replicated the Teen Outreach Program (TOP) in five states across the pacific northwest including Idaho, Alaska, Montana, Oregon, and Washington. The purpose of this study is to measure: at the end of the program year, were TOP students less likely than control group students to report ever being pregnant or causing someone to be pregnant?

Conditions

Teenage Pregnancy

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: SINGLE_GROUP
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

The Teen Outreach Program

TOP is a youth development and service learning program for youth designed to reduce teenage pregnancy and increase school success by helping youth develop a positive self-image, life management skills, and realistic goals. The TOP program model consists of three components implemented in school, after school, or in community settings over nine months: (1) weekly curriculum sessions, (2) community service learning, and (3) positive adult guidance and support. The TOP Changing Scenes Curriculum is separated into four age-/stage-appropriate levels, Level 1 is typically for youth ages 12 or 13 and Level 4 is typically for youth age 17. The intended program dosage for each participant is a minimum of 25 weekly sessions and at least 20 hours of community service learning over nine months. One or two facilitators, who plan the order of sessions based on the needs and interest of youth, implemented TOP in a group of 10 to 25 youth.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

The Teen Outreach Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Students received the Teen Outreach Program as described previously.

Control Group

Students in the control condition receive a benign intervention called the Community Voices (CV) program, which like TOP, meets in a group setting. The CV students are convened four times during the program year. Sessions are the same length as the TOP sessions. The first and last CV sessions are primarily focused on survey data gathering. At the two other sessions, CV students are convened to discuss current issues among young people in their community. The CV program specifically does not include any sexuality education or community service learning opportunities.

Group Type: NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

The Teen Outreach Program

Students received the Teen Outreach Program as described previously.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Has parental consent and student assent
• Attends one of the schools and/or classes chosen for the program

Exclusion Criteria

• Lack of consent or assent

• Minimum Eligible Age: 12 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

Northwest Coalition of Adolescent Health

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

The Office of Adolescent Health, HHS

FED

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Philliber Research & Evaluation

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Susan Philliber, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Philliber Research Associates

Other Identifiers

Philliber10-15ppgnw

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id