Clinical trial NCT03519191: Healthy Relationships and Economic Pathways
Official title: Healthy Relationships and Economic Pathways Evaluation Study
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Adolescent Relationship Abuse
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Pregnancy (Unwanted)
Violence
Intentional Injury
Keywords: teen dating violence
sexual assault
reproductive coercion
Lead sponsor: Public Health Institute, California
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: American Institutes for Research
First posted: 2018-05-08
Enrollment: 160
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 24
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: CROSSOVER
Intervention model description: This socio-behavioral intervention project will randomly assign participants to the HRE-only or the HRE+Technology bootcamp arms, with a waitlist for accommodation of additionally interested youth, and a cross-over option
Primary purpose: OTHER

Brief summary: The California Adolescent Health Collaborative (CAHC) brings together multiple nonprofit organizations in California's Central Valley to implement the Healthy Relationships and Economic Pathways (H-REP) program, which aims to increase and promote healthy relationships and stability among youth between the ages of 14 and 24.

Detailed description: This research project was designed to explore three core questions (RQs).

Research Question 1:Does assignment to the HRE improve the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and maintain caring and supportive personal and professional relationships among youth between the ages of 18 and 24 in Stanislaus and Merced Counties?

In addition, American Institutes for Research (AIR), an independent evaluator, has been asked to answer two supplemental RQs:

Research Question 2: Does participation in the HRE Technology Boot Camp improve technological knowledge and skills as well as awareness of professional and educational opportunities among youth between the ages of 18 and 24?

Research Question 3: Does HRE have the same effect on relationship knowledge and skills for youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who participate in the HRE-only training as it does for youth who participate in HRE plus Technology Bootcamp?

H-REP provides a comprehensive, three-pathway program of services to (a) students in traditional, comprehensive high schools; (b) students in continuation of alternative schools (e.g. court schools); and (c) youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who are receiving employment support services from Central Valley nonprofit programs. The H-REP program involves formal classes in Healthy Relationship Education (HRE) and technology use, case management, and job skills training.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* students in traditional, comprehensive high schools; students in continuation or alternative schools; youth between ages of 18-24 who receive employment support services from Central Valley non-profit programs (California); residents of Merced or Stanislaus counties (California).

Exclusion Criteria:

* less than sixth-grade English language proficiency

Primary outcomes:
measure: HRE survey to assess changes in knowledge and skills needed to develop and maintain caring and supportive personal and professional relationships (surveys)
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Oakland
country: United States
facility: Public Health Institute
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: Public Health Institute
name: Alison Chopel, DrPH
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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