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Empowering Young Parents: Building Healthy Relationships Study Evaluation of the Safe Dates for Young Parents Intervention
Led by RTI International · Updated on 2025-10-30
600
Participants Needed
12
Research Sites
21 weeks
Total Duration
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What this Trial Is About
This research aims to understand how the Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) program influences sexual and reproductive health behaviors, attitudes about healthy relationships, and intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention in adolescent and young adult females who are pregnant or parenting. Researchers want to see if the SDYP intervention changes these behaviors and beliefs compared to those who do not receive the program. Participants in the SDYP group will take part in ten 50-minute group sessions involving interactive discussions, role-plays, games, brainstorming, and creative activities like poster contests and theatrical plays. The control group will receive standard services such as case management and comprehensive sex education but without the IPV or healthy relationship content included in SDYP. Referrals to additional services will be available for all participants as needed. During the study, participants will complete interviews at three, six, and twelve months to assess sexual behaviors like condomless vaginal or anal sex, experiences of sexual and reproductive coercion, negotiation of contraception use, IPV occurrences, and attitudes toward healthy relationships. Researchers will monitor changes over time to evaluate the program's impact. The total participation lasts about one year, with ongoing contact information collection and verbal consent obtained for enrollment.
CONDITIONS
Brief Title
Empowering Young Parents: Building Healthy Relationships Study
Who Can Participate
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if you...
- Aged 14 to 21 years at screening
- Assigned female sex at birth
- Currently pregnant or parenting a child living with them at least part-time
- Able to speak and read English or Spanish
- Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent
- Able and willing to provide adequate contact information
- Able and willing to complete three study interviews over one year
You will not qualify if you...
- Plans to travel away from their residence in a way that would interfere with study participation
- Any condition that would prevent informed consent, make participation unsafe, affect study data interpretation, or interfere with study goals as determined by the Principal Investigator or designee
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Your Study Journey
Duration - 2 to 4 weeks
Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial.
1 visit (in-person)
Duration - 10 sessions (50 minutes each)
Participants complete the Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) intervention consisting of ten group-based sessions focused on healthy relationships and intimate partner violence prevention.
10 group sessions
Duration - Up to 12 months
Participants complete study interviews to assess outcomes related to sexual behavior, relationship attitudes, and intimate partner violence.
3 interviews over one year
Trial Site Locations
Total: 12 locations
1
Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Kent County
Camden, Delaware, United States, 19934
Actively Recruiting
2
Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Sussex County
Georgetown, Delaware, United States, 19947
Actively Recruiting
3
Healthy Generations Program at Children's National Hospital
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20020
Actively Recruiting
4
GCAPP and Communities In Schools of Albany/Dougherty
Albany, Georgia, United States, 31701
Completed
5
GCAPP and Covenant House Georgia
Atlanta, Georgia, United States, 30318
Completed
6
Berrien County Health Department
Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States, 49022
Actively Recruiting
7
Eaton Regional Education Service Agency (RESA)
Charlotte, Michigan, United States, 48813
Completed
8
Pathways Academy
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48214
Actively Recruiting
9
Saginaw Intermediate School District
Saginaw, Michigan, United States, 48601
Actively Recruiting
10
The Exchange Club
Graham, North Carolina, United States, 27253
Completed
11
Children & Family Resource Center
Hendersonville, North Carolina, United States, 28792
Completed
12
Empowering Connections, Partnership for Children & Families
Sanford, North Carolina, United States, 27330
Actively Recruiting
Research Team
M
Marni Kan, PhD
How is the study designed?
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Masking
SINGLE
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Model
PARALLEL
Primary Purpose
OTHER
Number of Arms
2
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