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Empowering Young Parents: Building Healthy Relationships Study

RTI International · NCT06576193

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 14–21 · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
600
US sites recruiting
7
Study start
October 16, 2024
Record last updated
October 30, 2025

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What the study is about

The goal of this trial is to learn how the Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP) intervention affects the sexual and reproductive health behaviors, and quality of, and attitudes surrounding intimate partner relationships in adolescents and young adults (AYA) assigned female sex at birth who are pregnant or parenting.

The main questions it aims to answer are

  • Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the sexual and reproductive health behaviors during the study period?
  • Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the prevention or reduction of intimate partner violence (IPV)?
  • Will the SDYP intervention have any effect on the attitudes and beliefs about healthy relationships?

Researchers will compare the behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs about sexual and reproductive health and relationships of participants assigned to the SDYP intervention group to participants assigned to the control (non-SDYP intervention) group to see if there is any difference or changes in those behaviors, attitudes, and beliefs before-and-after or without the SDYP intervention.

Participants in the SDYP intervention will attend ten (10) 50-minute group sessions that will involve interactive discussions, thinking through life-like scenarios, games, role-plays, brainstorming, and a poster contest and theatrical play.

Being studied: Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP)

Conditions: Gender-based Violence; Intimate Partner Violence

Eligibility criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Adolescent and Young Adult (AYA) [EYP study participants]

  • Aged 14-21 years (inclusive) at Screening.
  • Assigned female sex at birth.
  • Currently pregnant or parenting their child who lives with them at least part-time.
  • Able to speak and read English or Spanish.
  • Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent for enrollment in the EYP study.
  • Able and willing to provide adequate contact/locator information.
  • Able and willing to complete protocol requirements, including completion of three study interviews over one year.

Study Facilitators (process evaluation participants)

  • Aged 18 years or older.
  • Trained and served as a facilitator of the SDYP intervention.
  • Able to speak and read English.
  • Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent.

Exclusion Criteria

  • Per participant report at Screening or Enrollment, intends to travel away from their geographic area of residence for a time period that would interfere with study participation, including with intervention participation should the participant be randomized to the SDYP intervention.
  • Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the Principal Investigator (PI) or their designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.

Recruiting US locations

  • Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Kent County

    Camden, DE 19934

    Site contact: Maleka Pettyjohn · 302-697-0356 · mpettyjohn@dapi.org

  • Delaware Adolescent Program, Inc. (DAPI) - Sussex County

    Georgetown, DE 19947

    Site contact: Kim Wright · 302-722-2261 · kwright@dapi.org

  • Healthy Generations Program at Children's National Hospital

    Washington D.C., DC 20020

    Site contact: Yael Smiley · 202-476-2123 · YTSmiley@childrensnational.org

  • Berrien County Health Department

    Benton Harbor, MI 49022

    Site contact: Miranda Dopp · 269-927-5635 · mdopp@bchdmi.org

  • Pathways Academy

    Detroit, MI 48214

    Site contact: Debra Meadows · 313-209-3804 · DMeadows@pathwaysdetroit.com

  • Saginaw Intermediate School District

    Saginaw, MI 48601

    Site contact: Rosa Davis · 989-399-7453 · rdavis@sisd.cc

  • Empowering Connections, Partnership for Children & Families

    Sanford, NC 27330

    Site contact: Cristal Avalos · 919-774-9496 · empoweryounc@gmail.com

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Marni Kan, PhD · 919-485-2756 · mkan@rti.org
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