Impact Evaluation of the Wise Guys Program

Mathematica Policy Research

Status: Unknown

Conditions: Sexually Transmitted Infections; Sexual Behavior

Treatments: Behavioral: Wise Guys

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02052830

PRP699101

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Wise Guys program on the delaying sexual initiation on adolescent males in Eastern Iowa.

Full description

This study uses a randomized controlled design to compare the impacts of the Wise Guys Program to the "business-as-usual" school curriculum. The Wise Guys multi-session curriculum is delivered in different formats that range in length from 5 to 12 weeks and topics covered include communication and masculinity, dating violence, abstinence and contraception, and sexually transmitted infections. Study participants are 7th grade boys attending a participating school in either the Davenport Iowa or North Scott Community school districts. 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: 737 patients

Sex: Male

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

• 7th grade student in participating schools
• Male

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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737 participants in 2 patient groups

Wise Guys

Experimental group

Description:

A sexual health and male responsibility program for adolescent males

Treatment:

Behavioral: Wise Guys

Control

No Intervention group

Description:

Business as usual sexual education in schools