Clinical trial NCT05244447: IVROP ReadyforLIFE Program Evaluation
Official title: Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP) ReadyforLIFE Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Youth
Lead sponsor: Midwest Evaluation & Research
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP)
First posted: 2022-02-17
Enrollment: 1680
Sex: ALL
Minimum age (years): 14
Maximum age (years): 18
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Intervention model description: Arms Primary services: Participants receive 12 hours of Relationships Smarts Plus, 3 hours of Mind Matters and 1 hour of Money Habitudes workshops over the course of 10 weeks. Participants also receive life coaching and ongoing job readiness support.

Assigned Interventions Primary services: Participants receive 12 hours of Relationships Smarts Plus, 3 hours of Mind Matters and 1 hour of Money Habitudes workshops over the course of 10 weeks. Participants also receive life coaching and ongoing job readiness support.
Primary purpose: TREATMENT

Brief summary: The purpose of the Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP) ReadyforLIFE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes improve for youth participants after completing the ReadyforLIFE program. Understanding the ways in which the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program supports healthy partner relationships and economic stability is important for those providing services to at-risk youth populations.

Detailed description: After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in a program that collects data at enrollment, at the end of the program, and 12 months following program enrollment. The length of the program ranges from four weeks up to one year, depending on the setting and the number of optional workshops students opt to receive. Research questions in this study are framed by a descriptive evaluation design to assess whether outcomes improve for at-risk youth who participate in the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and one year after participants complete core curricula - Relationships Smart Plus, Mind Matters, and Money Habitudes (pre to follow-up). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for healthy partner relationships and financial stability. Secondary outcome measures will indicate whether improvements were made in the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy partner relationships and financial stability.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* At-risk youth (foster/justice involved, immigrant household, undocumented, LGBTQ)
* High school age
* Residing in the Imperial Valley, CA

Exclusion Criteria:

* Individuals who are 18 and above and out of high school
* Individuals who reside outside of Imperial Valley, CA

Primary outcomes:
measure: Healthy Partner Relationship Behavior Measurement #1
timeFrame: Change from baseline in behavior in relationship behavior (interaction with romantic partner at 12 months from enrollment
measure: Healthy Partner Relationship Behavior Measurement #2
timeFrame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
measure: Money Management Scale (Financial Behavior Measurement #1)
timeFrame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #1
timeFrame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
measure: Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #2
timeFrame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
measure: Financial Attitudes Measurement #1
timeFrame: change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: El Centro
country: United States
facility: Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program Community Foundation (IVROPCF)
state: California
Study officials:
affiliation: Midwest Evaluation & Research
name: Matt D Shepherd, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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