Preventing Substance Use and Risky Behavior Among Rural African American Youth

January 10, 2017 updated by: National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
The Rural African American Families Health (RAAFH) Project is a federally funded research study designed to evaluate the effectiveness two prevention programs designed for rural African American families. One program, FUEL, helps teens develop lifestyles that prevent health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and being overweight. This program deals with diet and exercise, the influence of TV and magazines on eating habits, and handling stress. The second program, the Strong African American Families Teen Program (SAAF-T), helps teens learn how to develop plans for the future and to avoid drug use and unsafe sex. The sessions deal with goal setting, peer pressure, and staying in school.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

502

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

  • United States
    • Georgia
      • Athens, Georgia, United States, 30605
        • Center for Family Research

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

14 years to 17 years (Child)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • African American student in 10th grade
  • Agree to randomization and assessment
  • Resides in targeted county
  • Target and parent speak English

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Active psychoses

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: 1
The Strong AFrican American FAmilies-Teen program is a five part educational program has been designed to help teens and their parents create successful futures and avoid the risky behaviors that sometimes keep teens from reaching their goals.
Behavioral: Strong African American Families-Teen Program
5 week educational program for teens and their caregivers.Each meeting lasts approximately 2 hours.
Other: 2
The FUEL program is a family-based adaptation of a curriculum designed to assist teens to develop lifestyles that prevent health problems such as heart disease, diabetes, and being overweight. This program deals with diet and exercise, the influence of TV and magazines on eating habits, and handling stress.
Behavioral: FUEL
5 week educational program for teens and caregivers. Each weekly session lasts approximately 2 hours

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Sexual behavior
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Substance Use
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Gene H Brody, University of Georgia

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

November 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 24, 2007

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 24, 2007

First Posted (Estimate)

September 26, 2007

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

January 11, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 10, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 1R01DA021736-01 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

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