Clinical trial NCT02049710: Teen Video Study to Reduce Risky Driving and Sexual Behavior in Adolescents
Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial Evaluating the Effectiveness of Interactive Video Interventions to Reduce Teen Pregnancy and Teen Automobile Injuries
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Pregnancy
Sexually Transmitted Infections
Automobile Accidents
Keywords: pregnancy prevention, condom use, self efficacy
Lead sponsor: Carnegie Mellon University
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: West Virginia University
name: University of Pittsburgh
First posted: 2014-01-30
Enrollment: 1317
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 14
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 measure the effects of an interactive video on adolescent risky behaviors and outcomes, with one video intended to reduce teen pregnancies and the other intended to reduce automobile accidents.

Detailed description: Motor vehicle crashes cause one-third of teenage deaths and many serious injuries. Teen drivers ages 16 to 19 are four times more likely than older drivers to crash. Death and injuries could be reduced with a change in behaviors that include improved visual and attention skills while driving, more seat belt use, appropriate speed control, and not combining drinking or texting with driving. Sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unplanned pregnancies are particularly common among adolescents. The U.S. adolescent birthrate is by far the highest among industrialized nations. These problems can be decreased by less sexual activity and better protection.

This study uses a randomized controlled trial to measure how well interactive video interventions can reduce these common risks to adolescents. Adolescent females will be invited to participate if they are currently seeking care at a participating clinic. They will answer survey questions about their driving and sexual behaviors, and then a computer will determine whether they will be given a video about driving or a video about sexual behavior. Participants will have unlimited access to their video, which they can watch at their clinic or from any Internet-enabled computer, and will be followed for 6 months.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Patient at participating healthcare facility
* Unmarried at time of enrollment
* Not pregnant at time of enrollment
* Available for contact over ensuing 6 months

Exclusion Criteria:

* Apparent or stated inability to comprehend consent or assent form (e.g., language barrier or cognitive ability)
* No ability to provide at least 2 methods of contact
* Married or pregnant at time of enrollment

Primary outcomes:
measure: Perceived Self-efficacy for Condom Use
timeFrame: 6 months
Secondary outcomes:
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Columbus
country: United States
facility: Nationwide Children's Hospital
state: Ohio
city: Pittsburgh
country: United States
facility: Children's Hospital of Pittsburgh
state: Pennsylvania
city: Morgantown
country: United States
facility: West Virginia University
state: West Virginia
Study officials:
affiliation: Carnegie Mellon University
name: Julie S Downs, Ph.D.
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
affiliation: West Virginia University
name: Pamela J Murray, MD, MHP
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
References:
citation: Downs JS, Ashcraft AM, Murray PJ, Berlan ED, Bruine de Bruin W, Eichner J, Fischhoff B, Leary JM, McCall RB, Miller E, Salaway J, Smith-Jones J, Sucato GS. Video Intervention to Increase Perceived Self-Efficacy for Condom Use in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Female Adolescents. J Pediatr Adolesc Gynecol. 2018 Jun;31(3):291-298.e2. doi: 10.1016/j.jpag.2017.10.008. Epub 2017 Nov 7.