The purpose of this research study is to evaluate a brief parent-based adolescent sexual health intervention called Families Talking Together Plus (FTT+). FTT+ is based on an established intervention called Families Talking Together (FTT) and will enhance FTT by adding modules on human papillomavirus (HPV). The goal of the study is to evaluate whether FTT will help parents increase sexual health communication, delay adolescent sexual debut, and increase HPV vaccination. FTT will be delivered to parents of minority youth and will be delivered by student nurses.
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Enrollment
1,183
Intervention parents will attend a 1-hour intervention session and receive program materials to use with youth at home and 2 booster phone calls post intervention. Content of the experimental intervention includes parent child sexual health communication and HPV vaccination navigation.
Control parents will attend a 1-hour intervention session and receive program materials to use with youth at home and 2 booster phone calls post intervention. Content of the control intervention includes obesity prevention strategies using motivational interviewing.
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, United States
Change in parent child communication as assessed by the Families Talking Together Plus HPV (FTT + HPV) survey administered to parents
The FTT + HPV survey is a survey that has been developed by the investigator for this study. The survey is administered at baseline, 1, and 6 months using iPads and is available as Audio Computer-Assisted Self-Interviews in both English and Spanish.
Time frame: 1 month
Change in parent child communication as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 6 months
Change in intentions for sex as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 1 month
Change in intentions for sex as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 6 months
Change in parental monitoring as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 1 month
Change in parental monitoring as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 6 months
Change in parental involvement as Assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 1 month
Change in parental involvement as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 6 months
Change in intentions for communication as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 1 month
Change in intentions for communication as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 6 months
Change in intentions for HPV vaccination of child as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 1 month
Change in intentions for HPV vaccination of child as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to parents
Time frame: 6 months
Change in sexual activity as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 1 month
Change in sexual activity as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 6 months
Change in knowledge of HPV risk factors as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 1 month
Change in knowledge of HPV risk factors as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 6 months
Change in parental communication as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 1 month
Change in parental communication as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 6 months
Change in HPV vaccine received as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 1 month
Change in HPV vaccine received as assessed by the FTT + HPV survey administered to youths
Time frame: 6 months
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