Affect Management for Early Adolescents

Phase 2CompletedNCT01197404

Rhode Island Hospital420 enrolled

Overview

Adolescents are at risk for HIV because of sexual and drug use behavior initiated during early adolescence, and those with mental health problems appear to be particularly susceptible. Problems with managing emotions may make it difficult for early adolescents to make good decisions about sexual and substance use behaviors. This project will develop and evaluate interventions for early adolescents with mental health issues. An intervention focused on teaching affect management skills will be compared to an intervention addressing a variety of health topics to determine which intervention best reduces risk behavior among this at-risk population.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

420

Conditions

HIV Infections

Interventions

Affect ManagementBEHAVIORAL

12-session group intervention including affect management training as well as sexual health skills training.

General Health PromotionBEHAVIORAL

12-session group intervention including health information on a variety of developmentally relevant health topics.

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 12 YearsMax age: 14 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * Seventh graders identified by counselors at participating public school. Exclusion Criteria: * Adolescent is HIV positive. * Adolescent is developmentally delayed. * Adolescent is pregnant. * Adolescent has a history of sexual crime.

Locations (1)

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Adolescent-reported sexual activity

Time frame: 30 Months

Secondary Outcomes

Adolescent-reported condom use

Time frame: 30 Months

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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