Impact Evaluation of the Steps to Success Program

April 13, 2017 updated by: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
The evaluation will examine whether the Steps to Success enhanced home visits are more effective at delaying repeat pregnancies than are traditional Healthy Families home visits.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

595

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
    • Texas
      • San Angelo, Texas, United States, 76903
        • Healthy Families San Angelo

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 21 years (Child, Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Female
  • Age 14 to 21
  • Pregnant, or have delivered a child in the last three months

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: Steps to Success
Steps to Success enhanced home visits-including instruction for both young mothers and fathers on contraception, comprehensive sex education, and the importance of adequate birth spacing, and accompanied by group sessions on adulthood preparation topics.
Behavioral: Steps to Success
Active Comparator: Traditional Healthy Families
Traditional Healthy Families home visits which cover topics of parenting and child development
Behavioral: Traditional Healthy Families

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Subsequent pregnancy
Time Frame: 2-years post random assignment
2-years post random assignment

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Subsequent pregnancy
Time Frame: 1-year post random assignment
1-year post random assignment

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Investigators

  • Study Director: Robert Wood, p, Mathematica Policy Research

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 (Actual)

May 1, 2013

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2018

Study Completion (Anticipated)

June 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 30, 2014

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 30, 2014

First Posted (Estimate)

February 3, 2014

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

April 17, 2017

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

April 13, 2017

Last Verified

April 1, 2017

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • PRP699103

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