Effect of a Culturally-based Intervention on Sexual Risky Behavior Among Young American Indian Adolescents

University of Colorado, Denver167 enrolled

Overview

Youth who participate in the Circle of Life (COL) program will report less sexual risk taking behavior compared to youth who do not receive the program.

Youth who participate in the Circle of Life (COL) program will report less sexual risk taking behavior and fewer pregnancies compared to youth who do not receive the program.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

167

Conditions

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Interventions

mCOLBEHAVIORAL

AS+OTHER

Eligibility

Sex: ALLMin age: 10 YearsMax age: 12 YearsHealthy volunteers:

Medical Language ↔ Plain English

Inclusion Criteria: * 10-12 years old at baseline * A member of participating Native Boys and Girls Club * Signed Parental Consent Form * Signed Parental Permission Form * Signed Child Assent Form Exclusion Criteria: * None Noted

Locations (1)

University of Colorado - Anschutz Medical Campus

Aurora, Colorado, United States

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Ever had sexual intercourse

Ever had sexual intercourse is measured by youth self-reported answers in an online survey to a question on lifetime sexual activity. Specifically, youth are coded "1" if they report having had sex ever before in their lifetimes, "0" otherwise. This question is repeated at each data collection point with youth.

Time frame: Baseline, 3 months, 1 year

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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