Evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0 (Morehouse Family Health Study)
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In plain language
An automatic summary of structured registry data. It is an orientation aid, not a substitute for the official protocol or a physician assessment.
- What is being studied
- The protocol lists: Morehouse Family Health Study's Parent Toolkit 2.0, Morehouse Family Health Study's General Health Guide.
- Who it may be relevant to
- Registry conditions: Sexual Behavior, Adolescent Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Contraception Behavior. Basic parameters: 12 years — 15 years · All.
- What needs checking
- Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
- Where it takes place
- United States
- Next step
- Save the trial, show it to the treating physician, and confirm current recruitment with the study center. Costs, documents and travel →
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Official title
Rigorous Evaluation of Morehouse School of Medicine's Parent Toolkit 2.0 Intervention (Morehouse Family Health Study)
Overview
Child Trends will conduct a randomized control trial evaluation of Parent Toolkit 2.0, an innovative intervention for parents and caregivers of middle and high school students. Child Trends will collaborate with Morehouse School of Medicine and Tressa Tucker \& Associates, LLC to implement and evaluate the program with 1,000 parent-teen pairs across Georgia. The program includes three components that will be delivered across a three-week period: (1) an online self-paced Parent Guide with information, tips, tools, and resources on adolescent health, including sexual health; (2) four videos modeling parent-teen communication around sex and contraception; and (3) two group-based sessions for parent participants to discuss program content and improve communication skills. The program aims to increase parent knowledge and parent-teen communication about adolescent health, sexual health, and relationships to help youth adopt health-promoting behaviors such as delaying sexual initiation and increasing contraceptive use.
Detailed description
Child Trends, in partnership with the Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), will implement Parent Toolkit 2.0. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential developed the Parent Toolkit intervention and Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant.
Child Trends plans to conduct an individual randomized controlled trial (RCT) to evaluate the effectiveness of Parent Toolkit 2.0 in delaying sexual initiation and increasing contraceptive use among youth who engage in sexual activity. Youth outcomes are expected to improve as a result of the expansion of parental knowledge and improvement of parent-teen communication about adolescent health, sexual health, and relationships. Associated outcomes will be measured through two surveys, one of which will be distributed immediately after the intervention ends while the other will be administered nine months after the end of the intervention.
The intended population is youth ages 12-15 living in rural and micropolitan areas in central, north, and southeast Georgia, and their parents or caregivers. A "caregiver" in this context is defined as someone who lives with the child at least 50 percent of the time and who is one of the main people responsible for the child. The parents or caregivers will be the program participants since they are the intended recipients of all intervention-related resources such as the toolkit, videos, and group-based virtual sessions. By contrast, the youth enrolled in the study will not directly engage in the programming.
As a part of this study, treatment group parent/caregiver participants will be asked to:
* Review a self-paced parent guide and four videos modeling parent-teen communication on Canvas * Attend two 1-hour group sessions with other parents * Complete baseline and post-intervention surveys * Participate in an optional focus group discussion
Control group parent/caregiver participants will be asked to:
* Review a self-paced parent guide on Canvas * Complete baseline and post-intervention surveys * Participate in an optional focus group discussion
Treatment and control group youth participants will be asked to:
* Complete baseline, post-intervention, and nine-month follow-up surveys * Participate in an optional focus group discussion
Interventions
- Behavioral Morehouse Family Health Study's Parent Toolkit 2.0
Parent Toolkit 2.0 is designed to equip parents and caregivers with skills to talk to their teens about sex and contraception and ultimately influence their teens' decision-making and behaviors around sex. The Georgia Campaign for Adolescent Power \& Potential (GCAPP) developed the Parent Toolkit intervention. Morehouse School of Medicine's (MSM) Health Promotion Research Center tested and adapted it through an OPA Innovation Network grant, creating Parent Toolkit 2.0. - Behavioral Morehouse Family Health Study's General Health Guide
General Health Guide provides information to parents on how to promote health in their families.
Primary outcome measures
- No recent penile-vaginal or oral sex [Time frame: 9 months after end of program]
Secondary outcome measures (9)
- No recent penile-vaginal sex [Time frame: 9 months after end of program]
- Never had penile-vaginal sex [Time frame: 9 months after end of program]
- Never had penile-vaginal or oral sex [Time frame: 9 months after end of program]
- Protected penile-vaginal sex or no penile-vaginal sex [Time frame: 9 months after end of program]
- Parent-child communication [Time frame: Immediately after end of program and 9 months after end of program]
- Parent-child relationship closeness [Time frame: Immediately after end of program and 9 months after end of program]
- Self-efficacy to avoid sex and to use contraceptives [Time frame: Immediately after end of program and 9 months after end of program]
- Emotional wellbeing [Time frame: Immediately after end of program and 9 months after end of program]
- Intention to avoid sex and to use contraceptives [Time frame: Immediately after end of program and 9 months after end of program]
Eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Adult Participants:
- 25 to 70 years old
- Lives in an eligible zip code in Georgia
- Parent or caregiver of 12- to 15-year-old child who wants to participate in this study with them
- Lives with child at least 50% of the time
Exclusion Criteria for Adult Participants:
- Lives in a home with a child who is already enrolled in this study
- Raises child with an adult who is already enrolled in this study
Inclusion Criteria for Child Participants:
- 12-15 years old
- Lives with a parent or caregiver who wants to participate in this study with them
- Able to complete surveys on own or with help of support person
Exclusion Criteria for Child Participants:
\- Does not have their own email address or phone number
Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.
Healthy volunteers: Yes
Study design
- Allocation
- Randomized
- Model
- Parallel assignment
- Masking
- Open label
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
Study locations
United States · 1 center
- Community Outreach — Cairo
Identifiers
NCT: NCT06579781 · Child Trends