Impact Evaluation of the Teen Choice Program

Mathematica Policy Research

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sexual Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Teen Choice

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02059486

PRP699104

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Teen Choice program on reducing the rates of unprotected sex of high risk youth in New York.

Full description

This study uses a randomized controlled design to compare the impacts of the Teen Choice Program to the "business-as-usual" school curriculum. The Teen Choice curriculum is designed for adolescents aged 12 to 19 and will be delivered in different formats that range in length from 6 to 12 weeks. Teen Choice will be offered during the regular school day to middle and high school aged youth. This study is being conducted as part of the national Personal Responsibility Education Program evaluation funded by Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Enrollment: 465 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 12 to 19 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Age 12-19
• Attending one of the participating schools

Exclusion criteria

• Juvenile Justice Youth
• School clinician determined trauma histories
• School clinician determined developmental issues

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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465 participants in 2 patient groups

Teen Choice

Experimental group

Description:

The curriculum provides comprehensive sexual education on topics such as anatomy, puberty, sexually transmitted infections, and contraceptive methods (including abstinence). It also covers topics such as gender and sex roles, sexual orientation, decision making and conflict resolution, adult-teen relationships, rape and sexual assault, and coping with stress. The curriculum can be delivered in different formats that range in length from 6 to 12 weeks.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Teen Choice

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Business as usual school health curriuclum