F01.145.802.845, F01.145.802.987
Conditions
Brief summary
Project Prepared is a theoretically based, comprehensive, intensive group intervention that is designed to prepare early adolescents for middle adolescence and its challenges. It emphasizes skills in avoiding risky sexual situations, and provides medically accurate information about sexual development, sexually transmitted infections and pregnancy. Effectiveness is measured by using a randomized control trial design and tracking differences in cognitive factors (HIV/STI (Sexually Transmitted Infections) knowledge, sexual self-efficacy; intention to use a condom); relationship factors (immature romantic beliefs, relationship self-efficacy), gender norms (macho man, powerless female), and resilience.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALProject Prepared
Behavioral intervention to reduce sexual risk and promote healthy relationships
BEHAVIORALTEEN
Control condition the promote communication, decision-making skills etc.
Sponsors
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
Albert Einstein College of Medicine
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Caregiver)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to 14 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 12-14 yrs old * lives in the Bronx, NY at Baseline * Has been seen at some point in one of the Montefiore Medical Center community health clinics.
Exclusion criteria
* Inability to independently complete the questionnaire/training due to sensory, cognitive or motor disabilities. * Reading ability NOT at 5th grade on the reading subtest of the Wide-range Achievement Test.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Intentions to engage in safer sex behavior at 6 months | 6 months post baseline | measuring change from baseline to 6 months (as compared to control group) |
| Change in Intentions to engage in safer sex behavior at 1 year | 1 year post baseline | measuring change from baseline to 1 year (as compared to control group) |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in Cognitive Factors at 6 months | 6 months post baseline | measuring change in HIV/STI knowledge, condom outcome and efficacy expectancies, sexual self-efficacy from baseline to 6 months (compared to control group) |
| Change in Cognitive Factors at 1 year | 1 year post baseline | measuring changes in HIV/STI knowledge, condom outcome and efficacy expectancies, sexual self-efficacy from baseline to 1 year (as compared to control group) |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed