Evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0 (Morehouse Family Health Study)

NCT ID: NCT06579781

Last Updated: 2025-04-30

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

2000 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-10-21

Study Completion Date

2028-09-29

Brief Summary

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Child Trends will conduct a randomized control trial evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0, an innovative intervention for parents and caregivers of middle and high school students. Child Trends will collaborate with Morehouse School of Medicine and Tressa Tucker \& Associates, LLC to implement and evaluate the program with 1,000 parent-teen pairs across Georgia. The program includes three components that will be delivered across a three-week period: (1) an online self-paced Parent Guide with information, tips, tools, and resources on adolescent health, including sexual health; (2) four videos modeling parent-teen communication around sex and contraception; and (3) two group-based sessions for parent participants to discuss program content and improve communication skills. The program aims to increase parent knowledge and parent-teen communication about adolescent health, sexual health, and relationships to help youth adopt health-promoting behaviors such as delaying sexual initiation and increasing contraceptive use.

Detailed Description

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Child Trends, in partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), will implement Parent Toolkit 2.0. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential developed the Parent Toolkit intervention and Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant.

Child Trends plans to conduct an individual randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of Parent Toolkit 2.0 in delaying sexual initiation and increasing contraceptive use among youth who engage in sexual activity. Youth outcomes are expected to improve as a result of the expansion of parental knowledge and improvement of parent-teen communication about adolescent health, sexual health, and relationships. Associated outcomes will be measured through two surveys, one of which will be distributed immediately after the intervention ends while the other will be administered nine months after the end of the intervention.

The intended population is youth ages 12-15 living in rural and micropolitan areas in central, north, and southeast Georgia, and their parents or caregivers. A "caregiver" in this context is defined as someone who lives with the child at least 50 percent of the time and who is one of the main people responsible for the child. The parents or caregivers will be the program participants since they are the intended recipients of all intervention-related resources such as the toolkit, videos, and group-based virtual sessions. By contrast, the youth enrolled in the study will not directly engage in the programming.

As a part of this study, treatment group parent/caregiver participants will be asked to:

* Review a self-paced parent guide and four videos modeling parent-teen communication on Canvas
* Attend two 1-hour group sessions with other parents
* Complete baseline and post-intervention surveys
* Participate in an optional focus group discussion

Control group parent/caregiver participants will be asked to:

* Review a self-paced parent guide on Canvas
* Complete baseline and post-intervention surveys
* Participate in an optional focus group discussion

Treatment and control group youth participants will be asked to:

* Complete baseline, post-intervention, and nine-month follow-up surveys
* Participate in an optional focus group discussion

Conditions

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Sexual Behavior Adolescent Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases Contraception Behavior Parent-Child Relations

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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Control Condition

Adult participants in the control condition will receive access to an online general health guide for parents that was adapted for this study from a pre-existing health guide.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Morehouse Family Health Study's General Health Guide

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

General Health Guide provides information to parents on how to promote health in their families.

Treatment Condition

Adult participants in the treatment condition will receive access to the Parent Toolkit 2.0 intervention, which includes an online interactive guide, four videos modeling parent-teen communication around sex and contraception, and two group-based, virtual sessions with other parents and caregivers.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Morehouse Family Health Study's Parent Toolkit 2.0

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Parent Toolkit 2.0 is designed to equip parents and caregivers with skills to talk to their teens about sex and contraception and ultimately influence their teens' decision-making and behaviors around sex. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential (GCAPP) developed the Parent Toolkit intervention. Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant, creating Parent Toolkit 2.0.

Interventions

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Morehouse Family Health Study's Parent Toolkit 2.0

Parent Toolkit 2.0 is designed to equip parents and caregivers with skills to talk to their teens about sex and contraception and ultimately influence their teens' decision-making and behaviors around sex. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential (GCAPP) developed the Parent Toolkit intervention. Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant, creating Parent Toolkit 2.0.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Morehouse Family Health Study's General Health Guide

General Health Guide provides information to parents on how to promote health in their families.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* 25 to 70 years old
* Lives in an eligible zip code in Georgia
* Parent or caregiver of 12- to 15-year-old child who wants to participate in this study with them
* Lives with child at least 50% of the time


* 12-15 years old
* Lives with a parent or caregiver who wants to participate in this study with them
* Able to complete surveys on own or with help of support person

Exclusion Criteria

* Lives in a home with a child who is already enrolled in this study
* Raises child with an adult who is already enrolled in this study


\- Does not have their own email address or phone number
Minimum Eligible Age

12 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Child Trends

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Jennifer Manlove

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Jennifer Manlove, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Child Trends

Locations

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Community Outreach

Cairo, Georgia, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Asari Offiong, PhD

Role: CONTACT

(240) 223-9306

Elizabeth Cook, MSPH

Role: CONTACT

(240) 223-9323

Facility Contacts

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Tressa Tucker, PhD

Role: primary

(310) 625-1913

Other Identifiers

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Child Trends

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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