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EmpowHer is Prevention Curriculum for Youth Ages 10-15 Years.

ConditionAbstinence, Sex
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age10-15
SponsorAlternatives For Girls

About this trial

Alternatives For Girls (AFG's) EmpowHer curriculum is a program for youth who are 10-15 years of age. The curriculum is youth-co-led, and innovative (using online platforms and digitized presentation of material. EmpowHer addresses four adulthood preparation subjects (APS), such as parent-child communication, healthy relationships, adolescent development, and healthy life skills, and can be implemented as an after-school, in/out-of-school-time program.

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

None

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • The intervention curriculum addresses sexual activity, abstinence, and adulthood preparation topics.

    Behavioral

    The intervention is youth-co-led, and targets youth in Detroit, Out-Wayne County or geographically similar areas through a 16-unit curriculum totaling 20 hours. Each participant and their parent/guardian will also receive one individual session with a case planner. Parents will receive 3 hours of parental support group. EmpowHer contains lessons and activities focusing on topics relating to abstinence, and teen pregnancy prevention, focusing on adulthood preparation subjects (APS), such as parent-child communication, adolescent development, healthy life skills, and healthy relationships.

Treatment groups

552 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: EmpowHerExperimental treatment 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Recent sexual activity

Do participants in the curriculum model (EmpowHer) show reduced rates of sexual activity at 9-month follow up compared to those in a control curriculum (Sassy Science)?

Time frame
At 9-month follow up.
2

Abstinence

Do participants in the curriculum model (EmpowHer) show increased rates of abstinence at (a) 6-month follow-up, and (b) 9-month follow up compared to those in control curriculum (Sassy Science)?

Time frame
At 9-month follow up.

Secondary outcomes

1

Healthy relationship knowledge

Do participants in the curriculum model (EmpowHer) show increased healthy relationship knowledge at post-test compared to those in a control curriculum (Sassy Science)?

Time frame
After 20-hour intervention (at post-test).

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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Alternatives For Girls

Lead sponsor

Source ClinicalTrials.gov
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