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Multi-Level Interventions for STD Prevention Among Adolescents
This study is currently recruiting participants.
Verified by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, July 2008
First Received: September 2, 2005   Last Updated: July 30, 2008   History of Changes
Sponsors and Collaborators: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Health Research Association
Information provided by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00146406
  Purpose

Sexually active adolescents between the ages of 10 and 19 are at extremely high risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STD), including HIV, and teen pregnancy.The overall goal of this research program is to develop, implement and evaluate integrated multi-level interventions to prevent STD, including HIV, and pregnancy among adolescents. The study includes 12 high schools and 19 of their feeder middle schools in the Los Angeles Unified School District and the surrounding communities. Interventions will be implemented among parents, health care providers, and in schools in an integrated fashion with the goal of improving social context factors related to health outcomes among adolescents. The evaluation phase will include in-school surveys with adolescents at all middle schools


Condition Intervention
Chlamydia
Behavioral: Project Connect

Study Type: Interventional
Study Design: Prevention, Non-Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Factorial Assignment, Efficacy Study
Official Title: Integrated Multi-Level Interventions to Improve Adolescent Health Through the Prevention of STD, Including HIV, and Teen Pregnancy

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Further study details as provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:

Primary Outcome Measures:
  • Proportion of students who return to abstinence (measured yearly for 6 years)
  • Proportion of sexually active students who have unprotected intercourse (measured yearly for 6 years)
  • Proportion of sexually active students screened for chlamydia (measured yearly for 6 years)
  • Prevelance of chlamydia from Baseline to Year 6
  • Number of students who are sexually experienced (measured yearly for 6 years

Secondary Outcome Measures:
  • Parental monitoring (measured yearly for 6 years)
  • Parental communication (measured yearly for 6 years)
  • Supervision (measured yearly for 6 years)
  • Participation in after-school activities (measured yearly for 6 year)
  • Use of reproductive health care services (measured yearly for 6 years)

Estimated Enrollment: 50000
Study Start Date: January 2005
Estimated Study Completion Date: June 2010
Detailed Description:

In the current study we plan to implement interventions at four social context levels, that is, with parents, providers or in other medical institutions, schools and community venues, to improve communication between adolescents and adults, facilitate increased access and utilization of health care services, and appropriate supervision of adolescents outside of school hours. As such the goals of the specific level interventions are as follows. Among parents: (1) to enhance communication and relationship satisfaction; (2) increase parents participation in the healthcare of their adolescents; and (3) to enhance appropriate monitoring and supervision of adolescents. Among school-based health care providers: (1) to increase access to and utilization of services by adolescents; and (2) to increase STD screening of adolescents. In middle schools: (1) to increase access and utilization to supervised after-school activities, either at school or in the community; (2) to address quality and fidelity of health education curriculum provision and teacher training; (3) to increase parental participation in school-related activities. In high schools: (1) to increase access and utilization to supervised after-school activities, either at school or in the community; (3) to address quality and fidelity of health education curriculum provision and teacher training; (4) to increase parental participation in school-related activities; (5) to increase awareness and utilization of school-based condom availability programs. In community venues: (1) increase adolescents utilization of community-based clinical services; (2) to increase adolescent utilization of non-clinic-based screening; and (3) to increase utilization of community-based supervised activities for youth. Activities will address these goals with the ultimate purpose of reducing adolescent risk for STDs, including HIV, and teen pregnancy through (1) increased age at first intercourse, (2) return to abstinence among sexually active adolescents, (3) decreased rates of unprotected sex among adolescents, (4) and increased screening and treatment of STD-infected adolescents.

  Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:   11 Years to 20 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:   Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Student at participating school

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None
  Contacts and Locations
Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00146406

Contacts
Contact: Christine DeRosa, Ph.D. 323-957-4140 cderosa@hra-paramount.org
Contact: Deborah Kim, MPH 323-957-4141 dhkim@paramount.org

Locations
United States, California
Health Research Association Recruiting
Los Angeles, California, United States, 90038
Contact: Christine DeRosa, Ph.D.     323-957-4140     cderosa@hra-paramount.org    
Principal Investigator: Peter R Kerndt, MD            
Sponsors and Collaborators
Health Research Association
Investigators
Principal Investigator: Peter R Kerndt, M.D. Health Research Association
  More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers: CDC-NCHSTP-4347, U30/CCU922283-01
Study First Received: September 2, 2005
Last Updated: July 30, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00146406     History of Changes
Health Authority: United States: Federal Government

Keywords provided by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention:
Adolescent Health
Sexually Transmitted Disease
Sexual Behavior

Study placed in the following topic categories:
HIV Infections
Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Chlamydia Infections

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on September 04, 2009