Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School

NCT ID: NCT06582641

Last Updated: 2024-11-14

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

RECRUITING

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

1400 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2024-09-01

Study Completion Date

2028-09-14

Brief Summary

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The goal of this randomized trial is to learn if the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention delays initiation of sexual intercourse in middle school-aged youth. The primary research question it aims to answer is:

Sixteen months after being offered the intervention, does PGC-MS impact youth's initiation of sexual intercourse?

Researchers will compare participants randomized to receive PGC-MS (treatment group) to participants randomized to class-as-usual (which contains no sexual or reproductive health information (control group)).

Participants randomized to the treatment group will be offered PGC-MS over the course of their transition year into middle school (either 6th or 7th grade). Participants randomized to the control group will be offered class-as-usual.

Detailed Description

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This is an individual-level, randomized control trial to rigorously evaluate the impact of the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention. Participant outcomes will be assessed using self-reported, individual-level data gathered using a structured questionnaire administered at four time points: baseline (fall semester of 6th or 7th grade); post-intervention (spring semester of 6th or 7th grade); four months post-intervention (fall semester of 7th or 8th grade); and sixteen months post-intervention (fall semester of 8th or 9th grade).

Conditions

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Teen Pregnancy Prevention

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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Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS)

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS)

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) is the treatment condition. PGC-MS is a school-based positive youth development program for students entering the transition year into middle school (6th or 7th grade). PGC-MS aims to improve school engagement and social-emotional learning skills that support adolescent health and educational outcomes for program participants. Participants receive 45-minute outreach sessions held 3 to 4 times per month for the full school year. Schools are expected to implement a minimum of 18 outreach sessions over the school year. PGC-MS outreach sessions are delivered by older peer leaders (8th, 9th, or 10th graders) who are carefully selected by faculty advisors and trained on how to deliver program content.

Class as usual

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS)

Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) is the treatment condition. PGC-MS is a school-based positive youth development program for students entering the transition year into middle school (6th or 7th grade). PGC-MS aims to improve school engagement and social-emotional learning skills that support adolescent health and educational outcomes for program participants. Participants receive 45-minute outreach sessions held 3 to 4 times per month for the full school year. Schools are expected to implement a minimum of 18 outreach sessions over the school year. PGC-MS outreach sessions are delivered by older peer leaders (8th, 9th, or 10th graders) who are carefully selected by faculty advisors and trained on how to deliver program content.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Be enrolled at a middle school participating in the study
* Entering the middle school transition grade for the first time (6th or 7th grade depending on the middle school transition year) at a participating study school
* Provide parental consent and student assent to participate in the study
* Have the ability to complete a self-administered questionnaire in either English or Spanish in a classroom or group setting, unassisted, in 60 minutes or less.

Exclusion Criteria

\- Repeating the middle school transition year (6th or 7th grade)
Minimum Eligible Age

11 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

14 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Department of Health and Human Services

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

Reproductive Health National Training Center

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

Center for Supportive Schools

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role collaborator

The Policy & Research Group

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarah Walsh, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The Policy & Research Group

Locations

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The Policy & Research Group

New Orleans, Louisiana, United States

Site Status RECRUITING

Countries

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United States

Central Contacts

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Hilary Demby, MPH

Role: CONTACT

504-655-0982

Kelly Burgess, MPH

Role: CONTACT

225-773-9162

Facility Contacts

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Hilary Demby, MPH

Role: primary

504-865-1545

Other Identifiers

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1 TP2AH000083-01-00

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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