Evaluation of the Efficacy of the AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms Program

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the AIM 4 Teen Moms program in increasing the use of long-term contraceptives, in improving adherence to contraceptives and in preventing rapid repeat pregnancies among parenting adolescents.

Detailed Description
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This study uses a randomized controlled design to evaluate the efficacy of AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms in reducing the incidence of rapid repeat pregnancies and associated sexual risk behavior. The AIM 4 Teen Moms program is a combination of individual and small group sessions intervention that encourages parenting young women ages 15-19 years old to delay rapid repeat pregnancies for 24 months or later. It consists of seven individual 1-hour long sessions (generally conducted in the participant's home) and two 90-minute group sessions delivered over a 12 week period. Study participants will be adolescent mothers receiving services from California's Adolescent Family Life or Cal-Learn programs in the Los Angeles County area. There will be no intervention delivered to members of the control group. This study is being conducted as part of the national Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches funded by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Office of Adolescent Health.

Official Title
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Evaluation of the Efficacy of the AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms Program

Conditions
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Pregnancy

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: AIM 4 Teen Moms


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Beneficiaries of California's Adolescent Family Life or Cal-Learn programs in the Los Angeles County area Female 15 - 19 years old Has a child between the ages 1 and 6 months at program start English or Spanish speaker

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 15 Years
Maximum Age: 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Prevention
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: AIM 4 Teen Moms<br> | Behavioral: AIM 4 Teen Moms<br>* The AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms program is a combination of individual and small group sessions intervention that encourages parenting young women ages 15-19 years old to delay rapid repeat pregnancies for 24 months or later.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br> | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Incidence of repeat pregnancy |  | 24 months after baseline | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Adherence to contraception |  | 12 months after baseline | 
| Adherence to contraception |  | 24 months after baseline | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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adolescent pregnancy, adolescent birth, rapid repeat pregnancy, rapid repeat birth, youth development, Pregnancy in Adolescence