Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School

Description

The goal of this randomized trial is to learn if the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention delays initiation of sexual intercourse in middle school-aged youth. The primary research question it aims to answer is: Sixteen months after being offered the intervention, does PGC-MS impact youth's initiation of sexual intercourse? Researchers will compare participants randomized to receive PGC-MS (treatment group) to participants randomized to class-as-usual (which contains no sexual or reproductive health information (control group)). Participants randomized to the treatment group will be offered PGC-MS over the course of their transition year into middle school (either 6th or 7th grade). Participants randomized to the control group will be offered class-as-usual.

Conditions

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

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Study overview

The goal of this randomized trial is to learn if the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention delays initiation of sexual intercourse in middle school-aged youth. The primary research question it aims to answer is: Sixteen months after being offered the intervention, does PGC-MS impact youth's initiation of sexual intercourse? Researchers will compare participants randomized to receive PGC-MS (treatment group) to participants randomized to class-as-usual (which contains no sexual or reproductive health information (control group)). Participants randomized to the treatment group will be offered PGC-MS over the course of their transition year into middle school (either 6th or 7th grade). Participants randomized to the control group will be offered class-as-usual.

Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS)

Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School

Condition
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

New Orleans

The Policy & Research Group, New Orleans, Louisiana, United States, 70118

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * Be enrolled at a middle school participating in the study
  • * Entering the middle school transition grade for the first time (6th or 7th grade depending on the middle school transition year) at a participating study school
  • * Provide parental consent and student assent to participate in the study
  • * Have the ability to complete a self-administered questionnaire in either English or Spanish in a classroom or group setting, unassisted, in 60 minutes or less.

Ages Eligible for Study

11 Years to 14 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Collaborators and Investigators

The Policy & Research Group,

Sarah Walsh, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Policy & Research Group

Study Record Dates

2028-09-14