Recruiting
Phase 1

Observational Study

Sponsor:

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Code:

NCT00058760

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Sex Behavior

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 11 - 14

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

NIA intervention (after school health promotion didactic program)

Study Details

Brief summary:

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of a program designed to prevent early sexual behavior in middle school-aged African American girls.

Conditions

Adolescent Behavior

Sex Behavior

Study ID

NCT00058760

Start date

Feb, 2001

Status verified date

Mar, 2003

Completion date

Jan, 2006

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: Female

Age: 11 - 14

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria

  • African American
  • 11 to 14.3 years old

Exclusion Criteria

  • Participation in similar programs, such as Best Friends or Postponing Sexual Involvement
  • Classification in school as a special education student
  • Anorexia, bulimia, or chronic or acute reproductive health disease
  • Prior or current pregnancy
  • Prior participation in the community NIA girls' program

Study Design

Enrollment

240 participants

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Interventions

NIA intervention (after school health promotion didactic program)

Central Contacts and Locations

Locations

Dr. Willa Doswell

Recruiting

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, United States, 15261

Contacts

Willa M Doswell, PhD

412-624-8977wdo100@pitt.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Last update posted

Jun 24, 2005

Last verified

Mar, 2003

Keywords

  • Prevention of early sexual behavior
  • NIA intervention

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD) on 2005-06-24.