The Impact of Online Educator Mircoskill Training and Parent Microskill Training on Student Sexual-Health Related Outcomes
Study Details
Study Description
Brief Summary
The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the impact of SkillTalk among educators, parents, and students. The main question[s] it aims to answer are:
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What is the impact of SkillTalk on student sexual-health related outcomes?
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What is the impact of SkillTalk on educator microskills?
Educator participants will use an online microskills training platform for one week. Parent participants will be asked to use a parent-specific online microskills training platform for one week. Youth participants will not be asked to do anything outside of "business as usual." Researchers will compare the treatment groups to the control groups to measure the impact of SkillTalk.
| Condition or Disease | Intervention/Treatment | Phase |
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N/A |
Study Design
Arms and Interventions
| Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
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| Experimental: SkillTalk Educators in the treatment group will receive access to an online educator microskill training platform. Parents/caregivers of students in the educators' classes will be assigned to treatment and receive access to a parent-specific online educator microskill training platform. Students in this group will receive "business as usual." |
Behavioral: SkillTalk
Online Educator Mircoskill Training and Parent Microskill Training
Other Names:
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| No Intervention: Business as usual Business as usual. |
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcome Measures
- Condom knowledge [1 month]
Students in the intervention group will show greater condom knowledge than students in the comparison group. This will consist of a scale that will be knowledge questions specific to the steps of condom usage. An overall score will be based on the percent correct. A higher score would be a more positive outcome.
- Condom use [1 month]
Students in the intervention group will show greater condom use self-efficacy than students in the comparison group. This will consist of a scale created for this study. This will be a self-efficacy scale using a 4-point strongly agree to strongly disagree scale. For each of these a higher score would be a more positive outcome.
- STI knowledge [1 month]
Students in the intervention group will show greater knowledge on STIs than students in the comparison group. This will be based on knowledge questions specific to the information found in SkillTalk. An overall score will be based on the percent correct. A higher score would be a more positive outcome.
- Connectedness [1 month]
Students in the intervention group will report greater feelings of connectedness with/perceived personalization of sexual health lesson messages than students in the comparison group. This will be based on a four point strongly agree to strongly disagree scale with questions specific to the information found in SkillTalk. An overall score will be based on the mean overall score of these questions. A higher score would be a more positive outcome.
Secondary Outcome Measures
- Self-efficacy and comfort with microskills [1 month]
Educators in the intervention group will report greater self-efficacy and comfort with condom and STI Microskills than educators in the comparison group. This will be based on a four point strongly agree to strongly disagree scale with questions specific to the information found in SkillTalk. An overall score will be based on the mean overall score of these questions. A higher score would be a more positive outcome.
- Student impressions of educator skills [1 month]
Students in the intervention group will report more positive perceptions of educator knowledge, skill, and comfort to teach sexual health lessons. This will be based on a four point strongly agree to strongly disagree scale with questions specific to the information found in SkillTalk. An overall score will be based on the mean overall score of these questions. A higher score would be a more positive outcome.
- Frequency of parent-child communication [1 month]
Parents in the intervention group will report more frequent communication about sexual health with their youth. This will be based on a scale that will include daily, more than twice a week, twice per week, weekly, bi weekly, monthly, less than monthly, and never. A greater frequency of communication would be a more positive outcome.
- Comfort in parent-child communication [1 month]
Parents in the intervention group will report more comfort in communicating with their child about sexual health. This will be based on a four point strongly agree to strongly disagree scale with questions specific to the information found in SkillTalk. An overall score will be based on the mean overall score of these questions. A higher score would be a more positive outcome.
- Parent-child communication [1 month]
Parents in the intervention group will be perceived as better communicators by their children. This will be based on a four point strongly agree to strongly disagree scale with questions specific to the information found in SkillTalk. An overall score will be based on the mean overall score of these questions. A higher score would be a more positive outcome.
Eligibility Criteria
Criteria
Inclusion Criteria for Educators:
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Have fewer than three years teaching
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Teach youth in a class with at least 8 students
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Be able to obtain supervisor's or administration permission before beginning study
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Agree to be in compliance with district/school regulations about teaching sexual health and participating in a research study
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Agree to administer the assent/consent forms and student surveys.\
Inclusion Criteria for Students:
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Being in class of teacher who has agreed to participate
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Parental consent
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Assent to participate
Inclusion Criteria for Parents:
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Be the parent/guardian of a youth who has assented to participate
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Consent to their youth's participation
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Consent to view SkillTalk Parent site
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Need to speak English or Spanish
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Access to internet
Contacts and Locations
Locations
| Site | City | State | Country | Postal Code | |
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| 1 | Philliber Research & Evaluation | Accord | New York | United States | 12404 |
Sponsors and Collaborators
- Ashley Philliber
Investigators
None specified.Study Documents (Full-Text)
None provided.More Information
Publications
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