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NCT Number: NCT01565304

Evaluation of the Effectiveness of the POWER Through Choices Program

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of the POWER Through Choices (PTC) curriculum in increasing contraceptive use and delaying sexual initiation among youth living in group foster care homes.

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Key information

Conditions

Pregnancy Communicable Diseases Disease Attributes Genital Diseases Infections Pathologic Processes Pathological Conditions, Signs and Symptoms Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Infections Urogenital Diseases

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Kern County Superintendent of Schools, Bakersfield, California, United States

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About this study

Youth in foster care are at especially high risk for teen pregnancy and associated sexual risk behaviors. The POWER Through Choices (PTC) program is a 10-session sexuality curriculum that aims to increase contraceptive use and delay sexual initiation by empowering youth to make healthy, positive choices about their sexual behaviors. This study uses a cluster randomized design to compare the effectiveness of PTC to usual programs and services provided to youth living in group foster care homes. Study participants will be youth living in group foster homes recruited in four locations: Kern County, CA; Cook County, IL; Baltimore County, MD; and Oklahoma (statewide). The study is being conducted as part of the national Evaluation of Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Approaches funded by the Office of Adolescent Health in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Resident of group foster care home

Exclusion criteria

  • Pregnant or parenting

Treatment and study plan

POWER Through Choices

Behavioral

10-session group-based sexual education curriculum

Primary outcomes

  1. Consistent contraceptive use

    Time frame: 12 months

  2. Sexual initiation

    Time frame: 12 months

Secondary outcomes

  1. Knowledge of contraceptive use and reproductive health

    Time frame: 6 months

  2. Intentions to delay sexual initiation and unprotected sex

    Time frame: 6 months

  3. Attitudes toward sexual activity and contraceptive use

    Time frame: 6 months

  4. Scores on scale of self-efficacy to avoid sexual risk behaviors

    Time frame: 6 months

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Other

Collaborators

  • University of Oklahoma

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2012
Primary completion
2015
Study completion
2015
First posted
Mar 28, 2012
Registry last updated
Sep 23, 2015

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