Helping young parents build healthy relationships

Is this trial a fit for you?

A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.

What this trial studies

This trial evaluates the Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) intervention aimed at improving sexual and reproductive health behaviors and attitudes towards intimate partner relationships among adolescents and young adults assigned female sex at birth who are pregnant or parenting. The study compares participants receiving the SDYP intervention with those in a control group to assess changes in behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs regarding intimate partner violence and healthy relationships. The intervention includes a series of educational sessions designed to empower young parents with knowledge and skills.

Why it matters

Who can join: the full rules

Inclusion Criteria:

Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) \[EYP study participants\]

* Aged 14-21 years (inclusive) at Screening.
* Assigned female sex at birth.
* Currently pregnant or parenting their child who lives with them at least part-time.
* Able to speak and read English or Spanish.
* Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent for enrollment in the EYP study.
* Able and willing to provide adequate contact/locator information.
* Able and willing to complete protocol requirements, including completion of three study interviews over one year.

Study Facilitators (process evaluation participants)

* Aged 18 years or older.
* Trained and served as a facilitator of the SDYP intervention.
* Able to speak and read English.
* Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria:

* Per participant report at Screening or Enrollment, intends to travel away from their geographic area of residence for a time period that would interfere with study participation, including with intervention participation should the participant be randomized to the SDYP intervention.
* Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (PI) or their designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.

Where it's running

• Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Kent County
  Camden, Delaware, United States Recruiting
• Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Sussex County
  Georgetown, Delaware, United States Recruiting
• Healthy Generations Program at Children's National Hospital
  Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States Recruiting
• Berrien County Health Department
  Benton Harbor, Michigan, United States Recruiting
• Pathways Academy
  Detroit, Michigan, United States Recruiting
• Saginaw Intermediate School District
  Saginaw, Michigan, United States Recruiting

Study contacts

• Principal investigator: Alexandra Minnis, PhD — RTI International
• Study coordinator: Marni Kan, PhD
• Email: mkan@rti.org
• Phone: 919-485-2756

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How to take part

1. Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
2. Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
3. Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.