e-SiHLE: An Internet Pregnancy Prevention for Older Teenage Girls (eSiHLE)

Tulane University Health Sciences Center

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sexually Transmitted Infections; Pregnancy

Treatments: Behavioral: DIVAS.; Behavioral: BUtiful.

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; Other U.S. Federal agency

Identifiers

NCT01579617

261904-1

TP2AH000013 (Other Grant/Funding Number)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of an online pregnancy prevention intervention that was adapted from the evidence based small group intervention SiHLE.

Full description

The investigators will test the hypothesis that by the end of the study, women who receive the e-SIHLE intervention will have a 35% increase in reliable contraception use compared to attention control website, DIVAS, which is a health and nutrition education program.

Both arms of the study were designed for African-American women who are 18-19 years old.

Enrollment: 637 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 18 or 19 at enrollment
• Female
• Not currently pregnant or intending to become pregnant in the next 12 months
• Live in Orleans or Jefferson Parish in Louisiana
• English is your primary language
• Access to a computer and internet connection
• Does not have sex with women exclusively

Exclusion criteria

• Age younger than 18 or older than 19
• Male
• Currently pregnant or intend to become pregnant in the next 12 months
• Live outside of Orleans or Jefferson Parish
• Hearing impairments that prevent listening to videos

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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637 participants in 2 patient groups

BUtiful

Experimental group

Description:

Intervention arm, 'BUtiful. Be yoU! Talented, Informed, Fearless, Uncompromised, Loved', has 8 website sessions focused on pregnancy and STI prevention

Treatment:

Behavioral: BUtiful.

DIVAS

Other group

Description:

Attention control arm, 'DIVAS. Diversity, Individuality, Vitality, Activity and Strong', has 8 website sessions focused on general health and nutrition

Treatment:

Behavioral: DIVAS.