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NCT Number: NCT04388696

A Feasibility Trial of Sisterhood 2.0

This pilot quasi-experimental community based trial examines the feasibility of a sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse prevention program for girls aged 14-19. Feasibility is assessed through participant attendance, retention and program satisfaction measures and interviews are conducted at baseline, end of program and 3 month follow up (endline) about participant experiences.

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Key information

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior Behavior Coitus Communication Communication, Personal Coping Skills Emotional Abuse Group, Peer Sexual Behavior Violence in Adolescence Violence, Domestic Violence, Non-accidental Violence, Physical Violence, Sexual

Age range

13 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

University of Pittsburgh

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 15213, United States

About this study

The goal of the project is to adapt and pilot a "gender transformative," sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse prevention program, Sisterhood 2.0, among African American high school-age females in a community-based setting. The Sisterhood 2.0 curriculum was adapted from Program M, created in 2006 by Promundo to address health and empowerment of young women aged 15-24. The curriculum engages young women in questioning rigid and non-equitable stereotypes about masculinity and femininity and how these rigid stereotypes affect their health and well-being. This study will pilot test, using a quasi-experimental design, the participant satisfaction with the program through measures of attendance and retention, and be compared to a job skills development curriculum. This study is significant because there are too few evidence-based sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse prevention program in the U.S., none that are specifically tailored for African American adolescent females, and there are no evidence- based programs implemented in community settings that target both sexual violence and adolescent relationship abuse and adolescent sexual health.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Participants must be ages 13-19 (inclusive)
  • Participants must speak English
  • Participants must self identify as female

Exclusion criteria

  • Not ages 13-19 (inclusive)
  • Does not speak English
  • Does not identify as female

Treatment and study plan

Sisterhood 2.0

Behavioral

The Sisterhood 2.0 curriculum was adapted from Program M, created in 2006 by Promundo to address health and empowerment of young women aged 15-24. The curriculum engages young women in questioning rigid and non-equitable stereotypes about masculinity and femininity and how they affect both women's and men's health and well-being.

Primary outcomes

  1. Participant Attendance

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 per week

    Attendance recorded at beginning and end of each session with a weekly satisfaction survey. Calculated as a proportion of total number of sessions.

  2. Participant Retention

    Time frame: post-intervention at Week 8

    At the end of the program, participants were asked why they returned or did not return to the program each week and their reasons for missing any sessions.

  3. Participant Satisfaction

    Time frame: through study completion, an average of 1 per week

    Participants were asked about how satisfied they were with the topic discussed and format of the program each week.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Pittsburgh

Other

Collaborators

  • Department Human Services, Pennsylvania
  • Fisa Foundation
  • The Grable Foundation

Registry information

Official study title

A Gender Transformative Program to Prevent Sexual Violence and Relationship Abuse Among Adolescent Women: A Feasibility Trial of Sisterhood 2.0

Important dates

Study start
2018
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2020
First posted
May 14, 2020
Registry last updated
May 18, 2020

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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