Testing the Effectiveness of Relationship Smarts and the Effects of Enhanced Facilitator Training
13 de mayo de 2019 actualizado por: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
Testing the Effectiveness of Relationship Smarts Curriculum and the Effects of Enhanced Facilitator Training
This project will test the effectiveness of offering healthy marriage and relation education for youth as part of the regular school curriculum and examine whether providing enhanced training and support for facilitators shows promise for enhancing the effects on high school students.
The evaluation will examine a range of students' relationship outcomes, including their attitudes toward relationships, their knowledge of healthy relationships, their communication skills, and the characteristics of their current relationship.
Descripción general del estudio
Estado
Retirado
Condiciones
Intervención / Tratamiento
Descripción detallada
Family Bridges will deliver the "Relationship Smarts +" program to students at 10 Chicago-area high schools.
The RS+ curriculum will be delivered to 9th grade students in the target schools and classrooms during the 2016-2017 and 2017-2018 school years.
The curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week.The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making.
Using a three-arm randomized controlled trial design, this study will test the effectiveness of offering RS+ as part of the regular school curriculum on the students' knowledge of healthy relationships, their communication skills, and the characteristics of their current relationship.
In addition to testing the effects of the curriculum, the study will also test the effects of providing enhanced training and support to facilitators.
Tipo de estudio
Intervencionista
Fase
- No aplica
Contactos y Ubicaciones
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Ubicaciones de estudio
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Illinois
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Oak Park, Illinois, Estados Unidos, 60302
- Family Bridges, Inc.
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Criterios de participación
Los investigadores buscan personas que se ajusten a una determinada descripción, denominada criterio de elegibilidad. Algunos ejemplos de estos criterios son el estado de salud general de una persona o tratamientos previos.
Criterio de elegibilidad
Edades elegibles para estudiar
No mayor que 17 años (Niño)
Acepta Voluntarios Saludables
Sí
Géneros elegibles para el estudio
Todos
Descripción
Inclusion Criteria:
- Students must be age 17 or younger
- have consent from a parent or guardian for evaluation activities
- provide assent for evaluation activities.
Exclusion Criteria:
- Students in evaluation classrooms who do not meet these criteria will still receive programming, but will not be included in the STREAMS data collection activities or in the study's analysis.
Plan de estudios
Esta sección proporciona detalles del plan de estudio, incluido cómo está diseñado el estudio y qué mide el estudio.
¿Cómo está diseñado el estudio?
Detalles de diseño
- Propósito principal: Tratamiento
- Asignación: Aleatorizado
- Modelo Intervencionista: Asignación paralela
- Enmascaramiento: Ninguno (etiqueta abierta)
Armas e Intervenciones
Grupo de participantes/brazo |
Intervención / Tratamiento |
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Comparador de placebos: Control
Control group members will receive an alternate curriculum that is not related to relationship education.
Family Bridges has identified a computer programming curriculum, Codeacademy, that teaches students how to use HTML.
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a computer programming curriculum, Codeacademy, that teaches students how to use HTML.
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Experimental: RS+
The RS+ curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week.
The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making.
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The curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week.
The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making.
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Experimental: RS+ with enhanced facilitator support
The RS+ curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week.
The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making.
Affiliates assigned to this enhanced treatment group will participate in enhanced facilitator training and support activities.
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The curriculum's 12 sessions will be delivered over a period of about 12 weeks during the winter quarter, with an average of one session taught per week.
The lessons cover topics such as personal values, the principals of smart relationships, communication and conflict management, and sexual decision making.
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¿Qué mide el estudio?
Medidas de resultado primarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Knowledge about Healthy Relationships
Periodo de tiempo: end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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Attitudes about Healthy Relationships
Periodo de tiempo: end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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Knowledge about Healthy Relationships
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow-up
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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1 year follow-up
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Attitudes about Healthy Relationships
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow-up
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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1 year follow-up
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Medidas de resultado secundarias
Medida de resultado |
Medida Descripción |
Periodo de tiempo |
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Communications skills
Periodo de tiempo: end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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Characteristics of current romantic relationship
Periodo de tiempo: end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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end of programming (approx. 12 weeks after beginning of programming )
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Communications skills
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow-up
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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1 year follow-up
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Characteristics of current romantic relationship
Periodo de tiempo: 1 year follow-up
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audio computer-assisted self-administered interviewing (ACASI) software on tablet devices.
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1 year follow-up
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Colaboradores e Investigadores
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Patrocinador
Colaboradores
Investigadores
- Investigador principal: Diane Paulsell, Mathematica Policy Research
Fechas de registro del estudio
Estas fechas rastrean el progreso del registro del estudio y los envíos de resultados resumidos a ClinicalTrials.gov. Los registros del estudio y los resultados informados son revisados por la Biblioteca Nacional de Medicina (NLM) para asegurarse de que cumplan con los estándares de control de calidad específicos antes de publicarlos en el sitio web público.
Fechas importantes del estudio
Inicio del estudio (Actual)
1 de diciembre de 2016
Finalización primaria (Actual)
1 de enero de 2018
Finalización del estudio (Actual)
1 de enero de 2018
Fechas de registro del estudio
Enviado por primera vez
2 de junio de 2016
Primero enviado que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
8 de julio de 2016
Publicado por primera vez (Estimar)
13 de julio de 2016
Actualizaciones de registros de estudio
Última actualización publicada (Actual)
15 de mayo de 2019
Última actualización enviada que cumplió con los criterios de control de calidad
13 de mayo de 2019
Última verificación
1 de mayo de 2019
Más información
Términos relacionados con este estudio
Otros números de identificación del estudio
- MPR-500098-FB
Plan de datos de participantes individuales (IPD)
¿Planea compartir datos de participantes individuales (IPD)?
NO
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