Recruiting

Spark of Duval

Sponsor:

University of South Florida

Code:

NCT04044027

Conditions

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 11 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

S.P.A.R.K (Speaking to the Potential, Ability and Resilience inside Kids) Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Mentoring

Study Details

Brief summary:

The S.P.A.R.K (Speaking to the Potential, Ability, and Resilience inside Kids) Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Mentoring program is being administered to youth (ages 11-17) living in out-of-home foster care in Duval County, Florida. Children's Home Society of Florida in Jacksonville received grant funding for the implementation and evaluation of the S.P.A.R.K program. The University of South Florida is examining the effects of intervention on reducing youth involvement in risky sexual behavior and incidents of teen pregnancy.

Conditions

Teen Pregnancy Prevention

Study ID

NCT04044027

Start date

Apr 11, 2017

Status verified date

Aug, 2019

Completion date

Apr, 2020

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Jan, 2020

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 11 - 17

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Youth aged 11-17, living in out-of-home foster care in Duval County, FL (Florida) are eligible for participation. Only youth who have provided assent and have received parental/guardian informed consent are included in the study.

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Youth who are teen parents, expectant parents, or currently living in residential facilities are excluded from the study.

Study Design

Enrollment

400 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

no intervention: Control Group

experimental: Intervention Group

Interventions

S.P.A.R.K (Speaking to the Potential, Ability and Resilience inside Kids) Teen Pregnancy Prevention and Mentoring

S.P.A.R.K is a curriculum-based group intervention for youth ages 11-17 living in out-of-home foster care. The curriculum consists of 23 topical lessons made up of a combination of educational and interactive activities on each topic. The curriculum covers four Adult Preparation Subjects (healthy relationships, educational and career success, healthy life skills, adolescent development) as well as mentoring, bully prevention, emotional competency, self-efficacy, communication, conflict resolution, and pregnancy prevention.

Primary outcome measure

  • Change in Sex Initiation [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months ]
  • Change in Sexual Activity in the Past Three Months [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months ]
  • Change in Condom and Birth Control Use during Sex [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months ]
  • Change in Pregnancy Occurrence [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months ]
  • Change in Behaviors [ Time Frame: 3 months and 6 months ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Svetlana Yampolskaya, PhD

813-974-8218yampol@usf.edu

Cathy Sowell, LCSW

813-974-3628csowell@usf.edu

Locations

University of South Florida

Recruiting

Tampa, Florida, United States, 33621

Contacts

Svetlana Yampolskaya, Phd

813-974-8218yampol@usf.edu

Cathy Sowell

813-974-3628csowell@usf.edu

More Information

Sponsor

University of South Florida

Last update posted

Aug 2, 2019

Last verified

Aug, 2019

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of South Florida on 2019-08-02.