Guam Healthy Relationships Education Program (GHREP)

May 28, 2020 updated by: WestCare Pacific Islands, Inc.
The Guam Healthy Marriage Partnership (GHMP), a comprehensive culturally responsive program that will foster healthy relationships and marriages on the island of Guam.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The proposed Guam Healthy Relationships Education Program will improve the quality of life for individuals/couples in Guam by using culturally responsive approaches to foster healthy relationships and marriages using an Observational approach as there will be no comparison group, only the control group. Project activities include a 6-month education program of interactive curriculum-based groups and positive social/recreational activities to achieve positive outcomes for individuals/couples, community awareness events, and community and parenting skills training. The services offered is entrenched in cultures and traditions that are meaningful to the people of Guam, and includes capacity building and community awareness activities that will change community, family, and peer normative environments and attitudes.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

556

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

  • Guam
      • Hagatna, Guam, 96910
        • WestCare Pacific Islands Reflection Center

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

18 years to 35 years (ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Currently in a long-term relationship, does not have to include marriage
  • Must be at least 18 years old
  • At least one of the partners need to be between the ages of 18-35 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Under the age of 18 years
  • Not in a long-term relationship

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: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: NA
  • Interventional Model: SINGLE_GROUP
  • Masking: NONE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: PREP 8.0 Curriculum
All participants enrolled in the program will be given the PREP 8.0 curriculum - there will be no comparison group.
Behavioral: PREP 8.0 Curriculum
The PREP 8.0 curriculum is an experiential curriculum designed to be implemented in a workshop or educational setting. Using techniques of cognitive-behavioral marital therapy and communication-oriented marital enhancement, PREP aims to help couples achieve high levels of relationship functioning and prevent marital problems. The PREP approach is based on research in the field of relational and marital health and success conducted at the University of Denver.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Relationship Satisfaction
Time Frame: The pre-test is administered before starting the curriculum and the post-test is administered immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.
The PREP 8.0 curriculum pre- and post-test will be administered to program participants to determine if there are any changes in relationship satisfaction.
The pre-test is administered before starting the curriculum and the post-test is administered immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change in Intimate Partner Violence
Time Frame: The screening is administered before starting the curriculum and the screening is administered again immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.
The HITS Screening Assessment will be administered to program participants to determine if there are any changes in intimate partner violence as a result of participating in the PREP 8.0 curriculum.
The screening is administered before starting the curriculum and the screening is administered again immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

WestCare Pacific Islands, Inc.

Collaborators

Children's Bureau - Administration for Children and Families

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Melissa Rhea, Ed.D., WestCare Foundation, Inc.

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)

July 1, 2016

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

March 31, 2020

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

March 31, 2020

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 14, 2018

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 28, 2018

First Posted (ACTUAL)

January 2, 2019

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ACTUAL)

May 29, 2020

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 28, 2020

Last Verified

May 1, 2020

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 5589

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

UNDECIDED

IPD Plan Description

WestCare is willing to work with other researchers in the field for the betterment of the quality of life of Guam's community. An individual participant data (IPD) will be determined based upon potential partner.

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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