MPC VISTA: Online Training to Help Educators Deliver Making Proud Choices!
Official title: Evaluation of Scaling Effective Behavioral Interventions With MPC Avatar-Based Virtual Training
Run by dfusion Inc · NCT07880912 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This trial tests whether an online MPC: VISTA training helps educators teach the Making Proud Choices! program to teens better than live virtual training or no training.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 18 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 365 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | dfusion Inc Industry-sponsored |
| Locations | 1 site (Scotts Valley, California) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | August 8, 2026 |
| Main results expected | May 2027 |
| Study ends | May 2027 |
| Registry record updated | October 19, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07880912 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Adult educators or those in training who plan to teach or currently teach adolescents and have limited prior experience with Making Proud Choices! or related curricula.
✕Probably not a fit
Educators with extensive prior experience in sex education or prior participation in related trials may not see additional benefit from this training approach.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This randomized, three-arm study compares MPC: VISTA, live virtual training, and a waitlist control to see if online, simulation-based training improves educator knowledge, confidence, and teaching skills more effectively. Outcomes include educator knowledge, self-efficacy, teaching fidelity, and student knowledge and attitudes toward safer sex. Participants are adult educators working with adolescents, assigned to one of three training groups with pre- and post-training assessments and a teaching skills video evaluation. The study uses a waitlist design and aims to determine whether MPC: VISTA can match or exceed the impact of live training on both educators and their student cohorts. It is conducted virtually with a California site listed as the location, led by dfusion Inc with NICHD collaboration.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, MPC: VISTA could make high-quality, scalable training for teen-prevention curricula more accessible.
How similar studies have gone: Previous online and simulation-based trainings have shown promise in improving teaching skills for health education, though results vary by context.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * Adult aged 18 or older * Fewer than three years experience teaching sex ed * Current educator, educator in training or preservice teacher * Works with or plans to work with adolescents in school or community-based settings * Access to a video call-capable device with reliable internet connection * Able to commit to all study activities including pre- and post-assessment time points within the study timeline * English-speaking and teaches in English * No prior experience facilitating Making Proud Choices! or other Jemmott suite curriculum Additional inclusion criteria for Student Outcomes Sub-Study participants only: * Currently employed in an active teaching role with adolescents in a school or community-based setting * Has or can obtain written site administrator approval to participate in the study and to deliver all 8 MPC modules to a student cohort during the study period * Able to identify a student cohort of at least 10 students with parental consent with whom they will deliver the full curriculum within the study timeline Exclusion Criteria: * Substudy only: Teachers who work primarily with students with special needs or IEP and therefore would require adaptations to the curriculum. The adaptations would then mean that the teachers cannot maintain fidelity to the curriculum.
Where it's running
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Virtual Study
Scotts Valley, California, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Mia Barrett, MEd — dfusion Inc
- Study coordinator: Parie Bhandari Reserach Coordinator, MPH
- Email: Parie.Bhandari@dfusioninc.com
- Phone: 831-222-5003
How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.