Clinical trial NCT02578147: JUEGA: A Fun Study for Hispanic/Latino Adolescent Girls
Official title: JUEGA: A Fun Study for Hispanic/Latino Adolescent Girls
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: TERMINATED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Adolescent Behavior
Keywords: risky sexual behavior
early intervention
adolescent pregnancy
Lead sponsor: University of Miami
Sponsor class: OTHER
Collaborators: name: National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
First posted: 2015-10-16
Enrollment: 552
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 11
Maximum age (years): 14
Standard ages: CHILD
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The purpose of this study is to have girls play new computer games designed for middle school children and not yet available to the public. The investigator wants to know what girls think about these games. The investigator also wants to learn about the health behavior of 7th grade girls of Hispanic/Brazilian/Latino origin, and the investigators want to test the Mighty Girls program in Miami. Half of the girls in JUEGA will be given the Mighty Girls program and the investigators want to know if this program reduces behavior that puts girls at risk for having sex, drinking, and using drugs. The program tries to reduce this risk by helping girls learn skills to make wise choices, even when their friends have other ideas or want them to make more risky choices This goal is important because US statistics indicate that Hispanic teens are at risk for teen pregnancy and Miami has one of the highest HIV and AIDS rates in the United States. The investigator wants to find out whether the Mighty Girls program is as effective in Miami-Dade County Public Schools as it was when tested in one of Orlando's Orange County Public Schools.


Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* English Speaking
* enrolled in 7th grade at a participating school

Exclusion Criteria:

* developmental delay

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in sexual intentions from baseline (pre-intervention)
timeFrame: baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months
measure: Change in risky sexual behavior from baseline (pre-intervention)
timeFrame: baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in sexual intentions from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by the change in peer resistance self-efficacy
timeFrame: baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months
measure: Change in sexual intentions from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by implementation quality
timeFrame: baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months
measure: Change in risky sexual behavior from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by the change in peer resistance self-efficacy
timeFrame: baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months
measure: Change in risky sexual behavior from baseline (pre-intervention) as affected by implementation quality
timeFrame: baseline, 3 months, 12 months, 24 months
measure: Costs of implementation of the intervention
timeFrame: 4 months
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Coral Gables
country: United States
facility: School of Nursing and Health Studies
state: Florida
Study officials:
affiliation: University of Miami
name: Anne E Norris, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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