Impact Evaluation of the Steps to Success Program

Mathematica Policy Research

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Pregnancy

Treatments: Behavioral: Traditional Healthy Families; Behavioral: Steps to Success

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02052843

PRP699103

Details and patient eligibility

About

The evaluation will examine whether the Steps to Success enhanced home visits are more effective at delaying repeat pregnancies than are traditional Healthy Families home visits.

Enrollment: 595 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 14 to 21 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• Female
• Age 14 to 21
• Pregnant, or have delivered a child in the last three months

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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595 participants in 2 patient groups

Steps to Success

Experimental group

Description:

Steps to Success enhanced home visits-including instruction for both young mothers and fathers on contraception, comprehensive sex education, and the importance of adequate birth spacing, and accompanied by group sessions on adulthood preparation topics.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Steps to Success

Traditional Healthy Families

Active Comparator group

Description:

Traditional Healthy Families home visits which cover topics of parenting and child development

Treatment:

Behavioral: Traditional Healthy Families