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Longitudinal Effects of a Sexual Health Intervention: HEART

Longitudinal Effects of a Sexual Health Intervention: HEART

Status
Terminated
Phases
NA
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT04156516
Enrollment
457
Registered
2019-11-07
Start date
2019-11-06
Completion date
2019-12-20
Last updated
2022-06-09

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior, STD

Brief summary

Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the eHealth program, HEART (Health Education and Relationship Training).

Detailed description

Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the eHealth program, HEART (Health Education and Relationship Training). Data collection will occur at pretest, posttest, 12m (primary endpoint) and 18m (to look at stability of effects over time).

Interventions

BEHAVIORALHEART

sexual health intervention

BEHAVIORALHealthyMinds

Growth mindsets of personality and mental health

Sponsors

North Carolina State University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* Current high school student * Able to read English

Exclusion criteria

* Not able to read English

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Condom use at last sex12 monthsPercentage of participants who used condoms at last sexual intercourse in the treatment group compared to the control group
Sexual intercourse within the past 12 months12 monthsPercentage of participants who had sexual intercourse in the past 12 months in the treatment group compared to the control group

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Condom Attitudes12 months3-item Condom Attitudes scale; score range 1-5; higher scores indicate greater condom attitudes
Condom Norms12 months3-item condom norms scale; score range 1-5; higher scores indicate greater condom norms
HIV/STD Knowledge12 months9-item HIV/STD knowledge scale; score range 0-9; higher scores indicate greater HIV/STD knowledge
Condom use intention12 months1-item condom use intention; score range 0-4; higher scores indicate greater intentions to use condoms at next intercourse
sexual assertiveness12 months3-item sexual assertiveness scale score range 1-5; higher scores indicate greater sexual assertiveness
Communication intentions12 months1-item sexual communication intention; score range 0-4; higher scores indicate greater intentions to communicate with partners about sex
Self-efficacy12 months8-item self-efficacy for HIV prevention scale; score range 1-4; higher scores indicate greater self-efficacy

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026