Empowering Young Parents: Building Healthy Relationships Study

Conditions

• Gender-based Violence
• Intimate Partner Violence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

FEMALE

Age

14 Years - 21 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) — BEHAVIORAL
  SDYP is a healthy relationship and intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention program, adapted from "Safe Dates (Foshee et al., 1998; Foshee et al., 1996)" designed for teens, that focuses on pregnant or parenting females. The program consists of ten group-based sessions (50 minutes each) led by a trained facilitator which include interactive discussions, analysis of scenarios, games, role-plays, brainstorming, and a poster contest and theatrical play.

Study Details

The goal of this trial is to learn how the Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) intervention affects the sexual and reproductive health behaviors, and quality of, and attitudes surrounding intimate partner relationships in adolescents and young adults (AYA) assigned female sex at birth who are pregnant or parenting. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the sexual and reproductive health behaviors during the study period? * Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the prevention or reduction of intimate partner violence (IPV)? * Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the attitudes and beliefs about healthy relationships? Researchers will compare the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health and relationships of participants assigned to the SDYP intervention group to participants assigned to the control (non-SDYP intervention) group to see if there is any difference or changes in those behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs before-and-after or without the SDYP intervention. Participants in the SDYP intervention will attend ten (10) 50-minute group sessions that will involve interactive discussions, thinking through life-like scenarios, games, role-plays, brainstorming, and a poster contest and theatrical play.

Key Dates

Start date

Oct 16, 2024

Status verified

Oct 2025

Primary completion

Mar 31, 2028

Completion

Aug 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment

600 participants (estimated)

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

OTHER

Arms

• Experimental: Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP)
  Participants will receive and complete SDYP intervention activities focused on healthy relationships and intimate partner violence (IPV) prevention plus standard services offered at the study site.
• No Intervention: Standard Services Only
  Participants will only receive standard-of-care programming that typically includes services such as one-on-one strength-based case management and comprehensive sex education. The standard services will not address IPV or healthy relationships content that composes the SDYP intervention. Referrals to additional services will be offered to all participants, as needed.

Primary Outcome Measure

Condomless vaginal or anal sex (Month 12) [ Time Frame: Three months, Twelve months ]

Central Contacts

• Marni Kan, PhD
  919-485-2756
  [email protected]

Locations (12)

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