Reducing HIV Risk Among Adolescents: Evaluating Project HEART

North Carolina State University

Status

Completed

Conditions

Sexually Transmitted Diseases

HIV

Treatments

Behavioral: Safer Sex

Behavioral: Growth Mindsets

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

NIH

Identifiers

NCT02579135

R00HD075654 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

57033

Details and patient eligibility

About

This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (Project HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training). Half of participants will receive Project HEART and half of participants will receive Project Growing Minds, an attention-matched control website focused on growth mindsets of intelligence and self-regulation. The ultimate goal of this work is to help girls reduce their risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and to avoid unplanned pregnancies.

Full description

This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (Project HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training). Half of participants will receive Project HEART and half of participants will receive Project Growing Minds, an attention-matched control website focused on growth mindsets of intelligence and self-regulation. The ultimate goal of this work is to help girls reduce their risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and to avoid unplanned pregnancies.

Primary outcomes for this study include 1) acceptability of the program, 2) communication self-efficacy, and 3) communication intentions.

Trial design

Primary purpose

Prevention

Allocation

Randomized

Interventional model

Parallel Assignment

Masking

None (Open label)

222 participants in 2 patient groups

Project HEART

Experimental group

Description:

Interactive website with five modules to address safer sex motivation, knowledge, attitudes/norms, self-efficacy, and sexual communication skills. Program takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Safer Sex

Control: Project Growing Minds

Other group

Description:

Attention-matched control website with five modules to address an introduction to mindsets, growth mindsets of intelligence, growth mindsets of self-control, growth mindsets of people, and an integrative summary. Program takes approximately 30-45 minutes to complete.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Growth Mindsets

Trial contacts and locations

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