Clinical trial NCT01456091: Evaluation of the Efficacy of the AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms Program
Official title: Evaluation of the Efficacy of the AIM (Adult Identity Mentoring) 4 Teen Moms Program
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pregnancy
Keywords: adolescent pregnancy
adolescent birth
rapid repeat pregnancy
rapid repeat birth
youth development
Pregnancy in Adolescence
Lead sponsor: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
name: ETR Associates
First posted: 2011-10-20
Enrollment: 954
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 15
Maximum age (years): 19
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: no
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: 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: 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.

Eligibility criteria: 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

Primary outcomes:
measure: Incidence of repeat pregnancy
timeFrame: 24 months after baseline
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Adherence to contraception
timeFrame: 12 months after baseline
measure: Adherence to contraception
timeFrame: 24 months after baseline
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: El Nido Family Centers-Manchester
state: California
city: Los Angeles
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital Los Angeles
state: California
city: Mission Hills
country: United States
facility: El Nido Family Centers-Mission Hills
state: California
city: Pacoima
country: United States
facility: El Nido Family Centers-Pacoima
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: Mathematica Policy Research
name: Christopher Trenholm, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: Mathematica Policy Research
name: Reginald Covington, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: ETR Associates
name: Pamela Drake, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Cederbaum JA, Yoon Y, Lee JO, Desai M, Brown K, Clark L. AIM for Teen Moms: Social Support's Role in Contraception Use Among Young Mothers. J Adolesc Health. 2022 Jul;71(1):78-85. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2022.01.225. Epub 2022 Mar 15.