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Pilot Trial of Clinic-based Dating Violence Prevention Program for Adolescents and Caregivers

Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships Version 2.0: Multisite Pilot Intervention Trial

Status
Recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT07039253
Acronym
ETHR2
Enrollment
120
Registered
2025-06-26
Start date
2025-08-15
Completion date
2027-06-15
Last updated
2026-06-04

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

Conditions

Dating Violence, Parent, Primary Care

Keywords

dating violence prevention, parental monitoring and communication, pilot trial, middle school

Brief summary

ETHR V 2.0 pilot trial is a one-arm, multi-site pilot trial to assess the acceptability and feasibility of Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships, a caregiver-adolescent dating violence prevention program delivered within pediatric primary care.

Detailed description

ETHR V 2.0 pilot trial is a one-arm (intervention only) pilot trial of Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships, a caregiver-adolescent dating violence prevention program delivered within pediatric primary care. We completed one round of the pilot trial in two clinics in Pittsburgh and now are expanding the trial to include two sites with all providers in each site. ETHR includes clinician training, in-clinic resources, and after visit text messages and resources for families. This is an intervention only trial to assess acceptability, feasibility, and exploratory pre/post changes in outcomes.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALEngaging Together for Health Relationships

Dating violence intervention for caregivers and adolescents to be delivered within pediatric primary care

Sponsors

University of Pittsburgh
Lead SponsorOTHER
Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
CollaboratorNIH

Study design

Allocation
NA
Intervention model
SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
12 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
Yes

Inclusion criteria

Providers: 1. Sees patient at an eligible primary care clinic 2. Speaks and understands English 3. Age 18 or older 4. Identifies as a pediatrician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant (pediatric primary care healthcare provider) Adolescents 1. Age 12 to 16 2. Attending an upcoming well-child visit from a provider enrolled in the study 3. Caregiver who is accompanying well-child visit with adolescent is also participating 4. Speaks and understands English Parents 1. Is parent or primary caregiver for an adolescent age 12 to 16 2. Adolescent has an upcoming well-child visit with a provider enrolled in the study 3. Accompanying child to the well-visit 4. Adolescent is interested and eligible to participate in study 5. Speaks and understand English

Exclusion criteria

* Unable to assent/consent * Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percentage of participants who are eligible out of the total who are approachedThrough completion of study recruitment, an average of 6 monthsWill assess through tracking data
Percentage of participants who are consented out of the total who are eligibleThrough completion of study recruitment, an average of 6 monthsWill assess through tracking data
Percentage of participants who complete the baseline survey out of the total who consentedThrough completion of completing baseline surveys, an average of 6 monthsWill assess through tracking data
Percentage of participants who complete the well-visit out of the total who consentedThrough completion of completing well-visits, an average of 6 monthsWill assess through tracking data
Percentage of participants who complete the immediate post-intervention survey out of the total who consentedThrough completion of completing post-intervention survey, an average of 7 monthsWill assess through tracking data
Percentage of participants who complete the 1-month post-intervention survey out of the total who consented4 monthsThrough completion of completing 1- month post-intervention survey, an average of 8 months
Percentage of participants who complete the 3-month post-intervention survey out of the total who consentedThrough completion of completing 3 month post-intervention survey, an average of 12 monthsWill assess through tracking data
Percentage of participants who strongly agree or agree that the intervention is acceptable using a 4-item validated measure (Acceptability of Intervention Measure)Through completion of completing immediate post-visit surveys, an average of 6 monthsValidated measure (Acceptability of Intervention Measure)
Percent of participants who received intervention during pediatric primary care visitThrough completion of completing well-visits, an average of 6 monthsInvestigator-developed measure with questions about what components of the intervention were received during the well visit
Participants use intervention resources after the visitThrough completion of intervention, on average 3 months post well visitInvestigator-developed measure on use of intervention resources after the visit

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Self-efficacy in preventing adolescent relationship abuse (ARA), change in outcome between baseline and 3 monthsBaseline, 3-month post interventionSelf-efficacy around ARA prevention, 1-5 scale (5=higher self-efficacy)
Percentage of participants who utilize ARA resources at each measurement point, change in outcome over timeBaseline, 1 month post intervention, 3 month post-interventionInvestigator developed measure (yes/no)
Attitudes about ARA, change in outcome between baseline and 3 monthsBaseline, 3-month post interventionAttitudes about Abusive Relationships, 1-5 scale (1=not abusive, 5=very abusive)
Motivation around preventing dating violenceBaseline, 3-month post interventionInvestigator developed measure, 1-5 scale (1=not motivated, 5=very motivated)
Parent-adolescent communication around dating and ARA, change in outcome over timeBaseline, 3-month post interventionInvestigator developed measure, yes/no answer choices (yes=has communicated, no=has not communicated)
Parental monitoring around dating and ARA, change in outcome over timeBaseline, 3-month post interventionInvestigator developed measure, 1-5 scale (1=never; 5=always)
Percentage of adolescents reporting ARA victimization and perpetrationBaseline, 3-month post interventionCADRI Short Form 1-5 scale (never to everyday)
ARA knowledgebaseline, 3 months surveys (6 months total)3 questions assessing ARA knowledge (yes/no answer choices)

Countries

United States

Contacts

CONTACTErin Mickievicz, BA
mickieviczee@upmc.edu14126926000
CONTACTMaya Ragavan
ragavanm@chp.edu4126926000
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMaya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS

University of Pittsburgh

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jun 5, 2026