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Dating Violence and HIV Prevention in Girls: Adapting Mental Health Interventions

Sponsor
Rhode Island Hospital (Other)
Overall Status
Unknown status
CT.gov ID
NCT01326195
Collaborator
(none)
100
Enrollment
1
Location
2
Arms
57.1
Duration (Months)
1.8
Patients Per Site Per Month

Study Details

Study Description

Brief Summary

This project is designed to develop and test a group-based preventive intervention to reduce dating violence and sexual risk behavior among adolescent females with prior dating violence exposure.

Condition or Disease Intervention/Treatment Phase
  • Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Dating Violence and HIV Prevention Group
  • Behavioral: Psycho-educational Dating Violence and HIV prevention group
 Phase 1

Detailed Description

A growing body of research reveals that dating violence (DV) plays a significant role in adolescent girls' HIV risk. Dating violence has been associated with less condom use, younger age at first intercourse, having multiple sex partners and alcohol use prior to sexual encounters. Thus, prevention strategies that address dating violence and HIV risk may hold promise for reducing sexual risk behavior among a particularly at-risk population. In this study, a cognitive-behaviorally based intervention named "Skills to Manage Aggression in Relationships for Teens" (Date S.M.A.R.T.) is being developed and compared to a psychoeducational program for dating violence and HIV prevention. The program is being implemented with a sample of underserved youth, as economic disadvantage and minority status have been found to be related to increased rates of adolescent dating violence. A primary focus of the intervention is to address mental health problems (i.e. psychological distress and behavioral dysregulation) that underlie the development and maintenance of both dating violence and sexual risk behavior among adolescent girls.

Study Design

Study Type:
Interventional
Anticipated Enrollment :
100 participants
Allocation:
Randomized
Intervention Model:
Parallel Assignment
Masking:
None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose:
Prevention
Official Title:
Dating Violence and HIV Prevention in Girls: Adapting Mental Health Interventions
Study Start Date :
May 1, 2009
Anticipated Primary Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2014
Anticipated Study Completion Date :
Feb 1, 2014

Arms and Interventions

Arm Intervention/Treatment
Experimental: Skills

Cognitive-Behavioral Dating Violence and HIV Prevention Group

Behavioral: Cognitive-Behavioral Dating Violence and HIV Prevention Group
Six, two-hour weekly sessions and one 2-hour booster session 6 weeks later with adolescent females
Other Names:
  • Date SMART

    		•
    Active Comparator: Health Promotion

    Psycho-educational Dating Violence and HIV Prevention group

    Behavioral: Psycho-educational Dating Violence and HIV prevention group
    Knowledge based intervention matched for time and attention to skills arm

    Outcome Measures

    Primary Outcome Measures

    1. Change in number (#) of unprotected sex acts [Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months]

    Secondary Outcome Measures

    1. Change in number of acts of dating violence perpetration and victimization [Baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 9 months]

    Eligibility Criteria

    Criteria

    Ages Eligible for Study:
    15 Years to 17 Years
    Sexes Eligible for Study:
    Female
    Accepts Healthy Volunteers:
    Yes
    Inclusion Criteria:

    • Adolescent must be English-speaking

    • Adolescent must have a lifetime history of physical dating violence perpetration or victimization

    Exclusion Criteria:
    • Current enrollment in an intervention for dating violence or HIV prevention

    Contacts and Locations

    Locations

    Site City State Country Postal Code
    1 Rhode Island Hospital Providence Rhode Island United States 02903

    Sponsors and Collaborators

    • Rhode Island Hospital

    Investigators

    • Principal Investigator: Christie J. Rizzo, Ph.D., Rhode Island Hospital

    Study Documents (Full-Text)

    None provided.

    More Information

    Publications

    None provided.
    Responsible Party:
    , ,
    ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:
    NCT01326195
    Other Study ID Numbers:
    • K23MH086328
    First Posted:
    Mar 30, 2011
    Last Update Posted:
    Mar 30, 2011
    Last Verified:
    Mar 1, 2011
    Keywords provided by , ,
    HIV Prevention
    Dating Violence
    Females
    Romantic relationships
    Adolescents
    Sexuality
    Underserved youth
    Additional relevant MeSH terms:
    HIV Infections

    Study Results

    No Results Posted as of Mar 30, 2011