Evaluation of the Teen Outreach Program in Chicago Public Schools

Chapin Hall at the University of Chicago

Status: Completed

Conditions: Sexual Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Teen Outreach Program

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02548871

TP1AH000066

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study was to determine the impact of TOP® on sexual health behavior.

Full description

The cluster-randomized study was conducted in 9th grade classrooms in Chicago Public Schools (CPS) with equal number of schools randomized to intervention and comparison groups for two cohort years. Students were administered a scannable paper survey at three time points: baseline, post-program and 1-year post program. The primary impact analysis used an intent-to-treat approach. Implementation of TOP® was assessed by conducting classroom observations. TOP® was delivered in a variety of classroom settings over the school year by facilitators from CPS and partner organizations.

Enrollment: 12,253 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 17 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• First-time 9th grade student
• Passive parental consent and student assent

Exclusion criteria

• Inability to complete survey in languages provided

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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12,253 participants in 2 patient groups

Teen Outreach Program

Experimental group

Description:

Teen Outreach Program

Treatment:

Behavioral: Teen Outreach Program

Comparison

No Intervention group

Description:

Business as usual