Healthy Relationships and Economic Pathways (H-REP)

Healthy Relationships and Economic Pathways Evaluation Study

The California Adolescent Health Collaborative (CAHC) brings together multiple nonprofit organizations in California's Central Valley to implement the Healthy Relationships and Economic Pathways (H-REP) program, which aims to increase and promote healthy relationships and stability among youth between the ages of 14 and 24.

Study Overview

• Status: Terminated
• Conditions: Sexually Transmitted Infections; Violence; Adolescent Relationship Abuse; Pregnancy (Unwanted); Intentional Injury
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Healthy Relationships Education (HRE); Behavioral: HRE+Technology Bootcamp

Detailed Description

This research project was designed to explore three core questions (RQs).

Research Question 1:Does assignment to the HRE improve the knowledge and skills necessary to develop and maintain caring and supportive personal and professional relationships among youth between the ages of 18 and 24 in Stanislaus and Merced Counties?

In addition, American Institutes for Research (AIR), an independent evaluator, has been asked to answer two supplemental RQs:

Research Question 2: Does participation in the HRE Technology Boot Camp improve technological knowledge and skills as well as awareness of professional and educational opportunities among youth between the ages of 18 and 24?

Research Question 3: Does HRE have the same effect on relationship knowledge and skills for youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who participate in the HRE-only training as it does for youth who participate in HRE plus Technology Bootcamp?

H-REP provides a comprehensive, three-pathway program of services to (a) students in traditional, comprehensive high schools; (b) students in continuation of alternative schools (e.g. court schools); and (c) youth between the ages of 18 and 24 who are receiving employment support services from Central Valley nonprofit programs. The H-REP program involves formal classes in Healthy Relationship Education (HRE) and technology use, case management, and job skills training.

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 160
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• United States
  • California
    • Oakland, California, United States, 94607
      • Public Health Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 24 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• students in traditional, comprehensive high schools; students in continuation or alternative schools; youth between ages of 18-24 who receive employment support services from Central Valley non-profit programs (California); residents of Merced or Stanislaus counties (California).

Exclusion Criteria:

• less than sixth-grade English language proficiency

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Crossover Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Other: Healthy Relationships Education (HRE); Social-behavioral intervention Participants will receive employment support services and Healthy Relationships Education interventions.	Behavioral: Healthy Relationships Education (HRE); Healthy Relationships and Economic Pathways involves formal classes in Healthy Relationship Education (HRE), comprehensive case management, and support services and referrals to services.
Other: HRE+Technology Bootcamp; Social-behavioral intervention + technology bootcamp (associated economic pathways for participants) Participants will receive employment support services, Healthy Relationships Education, and Technology Bootcamp interventions.	Behavioral: HRE+Technology Bootcamp; HRE + Technology Bootcamp involves formal classes in Healthy Relationships Education (HRE), comprehensive case management, support services and referral to services, 6-week intensive website and professional development training, and paid work experience developing a website for a local small business and mentorship.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
HRE survey to assess changes in knowledge and skills needed to develop and maintain caring and supportive personal and professional relationships (surveys)	Baseline and 6 month follow-up surveys of participants will be conducted to assess impact of the intervention.	6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Public Health Institute, California
• Collaborators: American Institutes for Research
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: Alison Chopel, DrPH, Public Health Institute

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Actual): June 1, 2017
• Primary Completion (Actual): July 1, 2018
• Study Completion (Actual): July 1, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 6, 2018
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 25, 2018
• First Posted (Actual): May 8, 2018

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): September 13, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 11, 2019
• Last Verified: September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: teen dating violence; sexual assault; reproductive coercion
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Pathologic Processes; Infections; Communicable Diseases; Disease Attributes; Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Other Study ID Numbers: PHICalifornia

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No
• product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.: No