Clinical trial NCT03655951: Birds and Bees Research Study
Official title: Parent-Teen Communication to Resist Unhealthy Media Messages
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: COMPLETED
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sexual Behavior
Communication
Lead sponsor: Innovation Research & Training
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2018-09-04
Enrollment: 730
Sex: ALL
Standard ages: CHILD
ADULT
OLDER_ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The goal of this efficacy study is to evaluate how different web-based resources affect parents' and children's sexual health knowledge; attitudes, efficacy, intentions, and behaviors about parent-adolescent communication; attitudes about media messages; and media message deconstruction skills. Parent consumer satisfaction with the resources will also be assessed.

Detailed description: While the majority of the students will receive sexual education at least once between seventh and twelfth grade, the content that they will receive varies greatly. Thus, adolescents turn to other sources for information about sex including their parents and the media. However, many parents face challenges in being prepared to discuss sex with their adolescent child. While over eighty percent of parents are talking with their children ages 10-18 about issues related to sex, far fewer (60%) discuss more difficult sexual topics such as birth control. These findings suggest that there is a need for evidence-based resources that teach parents the skills needed to have effective conversations with their adolescent children about sexual health topics and media messages that promote early and risky sex.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* parent or legal guardian of a child in 7th, 8th, or 9th grade

Exclusion Criteria:

* not fluent in English
* does not have access to internet to complete study tasks

Primary outcomes:
measure: Change in Parent Reported Frequency of Parent-child Communication About Relationships, Sex, and Media From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Reported Frequency of Parent-child Communication About Relationships, Sex, and Media From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Reported Frequency of Parent-child Communication About Relationships, Sex, and Media From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Reported Frequency of Parent-child Communication About Relationships, Sex, and Media From Pretest to Follow-up.
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Change in Parental Perceived Importance of Parent-child Communication About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Level of Comfort With Parent-child Communication About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Reservations About Parent-child Communication About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Outcome Expectancies Related to Communicating With Their Child About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Self-efficacy to Engage in Communication With Their Child About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Reported Parent-child Communication Quality From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Reported Parent-child Communication Quality From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Skepticism of Media Messages From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Skepticism of Media Messages From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Perceived Realism of Media Messages From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Perceived Realism of Media Messages From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Sexual Media Exposure From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Risky Online Behaviors From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Intentions to Engage in Sexual Activity From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Willingness to Engage in Unwanted Sexual Activity From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Report of Parental Evaluative Media Mediation From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Report of Parental Evaluative Media Mediation From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Attitudes About Teen Sex From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Sexual Abstinence Self-efficacy Form Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Contraception Self-efficacy From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Supportive Parenting - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Supportive Parenting - Parent Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest;
measure: Change in Parents Perceived Role in Child's Sexual Health Education From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Frequency of Parent-child Sexual Health Discussions - Parent Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Frequency of Parent-child Sexual Health Discussions - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Perceived Media Message Completeness - Parent Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Perceived Media Message Completeness - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Report of Parental Restrictive Media Mediation From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Report of Parental Restrictive Media Mediation From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Willingness to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Activity From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Attitudes Toward Teen Contraception Use - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Intentions to Communicate With a Medical Professional From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Attitudes Toward Sexual Communication - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Perceived Parental Permissiveness Toward Teen Sex - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Normative Beliefs About Teen Sex - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Family Having Rules About Media Use - Parent Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Awareness of Family Having Rules About Media Use - Child Report From Pretest to Posttest
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) posttest questionnaire - 4 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parental Perceived Importance of Parent-child Communication About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Level of Comfort With Parent-child Communication About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Reservations About Parent-child Communication About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Outcome Expectancies Related to Communicating With Their Child About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Self-efficacy to Engage in Communication With Their Child About Relationship and Sexual Health From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Reported Parent-child Communication Quality From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Reported Parent-child Communication Quality From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Skepticism of Media Messages From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Skepticism of Media Messages From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Perceived Realism of Media Messages From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Sexual Media Exposure From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Risky Online Behaviors From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Intentions to Engage in Sexual Activity From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Willingness to Engage in Unwanted Sexual Activity From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Report of Parental Evaluative Media Mediation From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Report of Parental Evaluative Media Mediation From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Attitudes About Teen Sex From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Sexual Abstinence Self-efficacy From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Contraception Self-efficacy From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Supportive Parenting - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Supportive Parenting - Parent Report Form Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parents Perceived Role in Child's Sexual Health Education From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Frequency of Parent-child Sexual Health Discussions - Parent Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 3) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Frequency of Parent-child Sexual Health Discussions - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) ) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Perceived Media Message Completeness - Parent Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Perceived Media Message Completeness - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Report of Parental Restrictive Media Mediation From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Child Report of Parental Restrictive Media Mediation From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Willingness to Engage in Unprotected Sexual Activity From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Attitudes Toward Teen Contraception Use - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Intentions to Communicate With a Medical Professional From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Attitudes Toward Sexual Communication - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Perceived Parental Permissiveness Toward Teen Sex - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Normative Beliefs About Teen Sex - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Family Having Rules About Media Use - Parent Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire;2) follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Awareness of Family Having Rules About Media Use - Child Report From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2)follow-up questionnaire - 24 weeks after pretest
measure: Change in Parent Perceived Realism of Media Messages From Pretest to Follow-up
timeFrame: 1) pretest questionnaire; 2) follow-up - 24 weeks after pretest
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Durham
country: United States
facility: innovation Research & Training
state: North Carolina
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