Impact Evaluation of the Teen Choice Program

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Teen Choice program on reducing the rates of unprotected sex of high risk youth in New York.

Detailed Description
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This study uses a randomized controlled design to compare the impacts of the Teen Choice Program to the business-as-usual school curriculum. The Teen Choice curriculum is designed for adolescents aged 12 to 19 and will be delivered in different formats that range in length from 6 to 12 weeks. Teen Choice will be offered during the regular school day to middle and high school aged youth. This study is being conducted as part of the national Personal Responsibility Education Program evaluation funded by Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Official Title
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Impact Evaluation of the Teen Choice Program

Conditions
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Sexual Behavior

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Teen Choice


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: Age 12-19 Attending one of the participating schools Exclusion Criteria: Juvenile Justice Youth School clinician determined trauma histories School clinician determined developmental issues

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 12 Years
Maximum Age: 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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All

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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: Teen Choice<br>The curriculum provides comprehensive sexual education on topics such as anatomy, puberty, sexually transmitted infections, and contraceptive methods (including abstinence). It also covers topics such as gender and sex roles, sexual orientation, decision making and conflict resolution, adult-teen relationships, rape and sexual assault, and coping with stress. The curriculum can be delivered in different formats that range in length from 6 to 12 weeks. | Behavioral: Teen Choice<br>* The curriculum provides sexual education on topics such as anatomy, puberty, sexually transmitted infections, and contraceptive methods (including abstinence). It also covers topics such as gender and sex roles, sexual orientation, decision making and conflict resolution, adult-teen relationships, rape and sexual assault, and coping with stress.<br>|
| No Intervention: Control<br>Business as usual school health curriuclum | |

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Unprotected sex in the three months prior to the survey |  | 6-months post random assignment | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Sexual Initiation |  | 6-months post intervention |