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NCT Number: NCT01403298

Project RAP: Family-based HIV Prevention in the Juvenile Drug Court

The purpose of this project is to compare the effect of a family-based HIV prevention program to the effect of an adolescent-only health promotion program on adolescent HIV risk and marijuana use among adolescents enrolled in the Juvenile Drug Court (JDC) of the Rhode Island Family Court.

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Key information

Conditions

HIV/AIDS Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome Blood-Borne Infections Chemically-Induced Disorders Communicable Diseases Genital Diseases HIV Infections Immune System Diseases Immunologic Deficiency Syndromes Infections Lentivirus Infections Marijuana Abuse Mental Disorders RNA Virus Infections Retroviridae Infections Sexually Transmitted Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Slow Virus Diseases Substance-Related Disorders Urogenital Diseases Virus Diseases

Age range

13 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02903, United States

About this study

Adolescents and parents admitted to our study receive either an adolescent-only health education program that focuses on general health risk behaviors related to HIV/AIDS, smoking, diet and exercise or one that focuses on family-based HIV/AIDS education through safe decision-making and control of one's emotions as well as parent-child interactions that are associated with dysregulated affect, subsequent parenting deficits and adolescent HIV risk behaviors.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • 13 to 18 years old;
  • male and female;
  • in Rhode Island Family Court - Intake and Juvenile Drug Court program;
  • English speaking

Exclusion criteria

  • HIV infection (by self-report);
  • history of sex crimes,
  • current pregnancy

Treatment and study plan

Family-Based HIV prevention

Behavioral

This individual, family-based intervention provides sex and HIV/AIDS education as part of a family-based general health education program that focuses on safe decision-making and how to control emotions to stay safe and improve parenting skills.

Adolescent Only Health Promotion

Other

An individual, adolescent-only health education program that focuses on risk behaviors related to HIV/AIDS, smoking, diet and exercise

Primary outcomes

  1. adolescent HIV/STD risk

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

    Adolescent self-report of rates of condom use, number of sex partners, number of unprotected vaginal and/or anal intercourse episodes, frequency of alcohol use during sexual activity, frequency of marijuana use during sexual activity, frequency of other drug use during sexual activity

  2. adolescent substance use

    Time frame: 3 months post-intervention

    Adolescent self-report of quantity and frequency of marijuana use, alcohol use and other drug use over the past 3 months and over the past 30 days. Collateral urine toxicology screen data will also be available for analysis.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Scores on measures of parent-child communication (general and sex-specific),parental monitoring and family emotional environment

    Time frame: 3 months post intervention

    Using well-established parenting and family-based measures, such as the Parental Knowledge scales (for monitoring), Parent-Child Communication Scales (general and sexually-specific), and the Family Assessment Device (FAD), we will be obtaining both parent and adolescent report of these constructs.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of California, San Francisco

Other

Registry information

Acronym: Project RAP

Important dates

Study start
2009
Primary completion
2013
Study completion
2013
First posted
Jul 27, 2011
Registry last updated
May 12, 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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