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Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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Runaway and homeless youth are at risk for HIV based upon their rates of substance use, particularly injection drug use, unprotected sexual intercourse, multiple partners, and sexually transmitted diseases. Risk increases as the time away from home increases. STRIVE is a family intervention aimed at increasing residential stability, decreasing runaway episodes, and decreasing HIV risk. Families are randomly assigned to a cognitive-behavioral skills-building intervention consisting of five weekly sessions delivered at family homes, or are assigned to standard care. Sessions are aimed at increasing problem solving, role clarity, and positive interactions. It is hypothesized that the intervention will result in improved family dynamics, less runaway behavior, and less risky behavior.

Official Title
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Diverting Homeless Youth From Chronic Homelessness and Risk for HIV

Conditions
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Substance Use, Family Relations, Runaway Behavior, Risky Sexual Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: STRIVE family intervention


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Youth: Age 12-17 who ran away or were told to leave home within the past 6 months. Must provide assent and parent/guardian must provide informed consent. Parent/guardian: must be parent/guardian of participating youth who ran away. Must provide informed consent. Exclusion Criteria: Youth: total time away from home exceeds 12 months. Obvious cognitive impairment. Sexual or physical abuse from the parent/guardian. Lack of assent/consent. Parent/guardian: obvious cognitive impairment. Lack of consent.

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 17 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

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: Intervention<br> | Behavioral: STRIVE family intervention<br>* Adolescent and parent attend a 5-session family-oriented cognitive-behavioral intervention aimed at giving runaway youths and their parents the tools to effectively deal with conflict.<br>|
| Placebo Comparator: Control<br> | Behavioral: STRIVE family intervention<br>* Adolescent and parent attend a 5-session family-oriented cognitive-behavioral intervention aimed at giving runaway youths and their parents the tools to effectively deal with conflict.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Improved residential stability |  | Assessed up to 24 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Reduced HIV risk behavior |  | Up to 24 months | 

 Terms related to the study
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Keywords Provided by Centre Hospitalier Valida
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Runaway youth, Homeless youth, Family intervention, Family functioning, HIV risk behavior, HIV Seronegativity