Impact Evaluation of the Wise Guys Program

Sexual Behavior Clinical Trial

Official title:

Impact Evaluation of the Wise Guys Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02052830
• Other study ID #: PRP699101
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: January 30, 2014
• Last updated: April 13, 2017
• Start date: August 2013
• Est. completion date: January 2018

Study information

• Verified date: September 2015
• Source: Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Wise Guys program on the delaying sexual initiation on adolescent males in Eastern Iowa.

Description:

This study uses a randomized controlled design to compare the impacts of the Wise Guys Program to the "business-as-usual" school curriculum. The Wise Guys multi-session curriculum is delivered in different formats that range in length from 5 to 12 weeks and topics covered include communication and masculinity, dating violence, abstinence and contraception, and sexually transmitted infections. Study participants are 7th grade boys attending a participating school in either the Davenport Iowa or North Scott Community school districts. This study is being conducted as part of the national Personal Responsibility Education Program evaluation funded by Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 737
• Est. completion date: January 2018
• Est. primary completion date: January 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: N/A and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• 7th grade student in participating schools

• Male

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Sexual Behavior
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Sexually Transmitted Infections

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Wise Guys
Multi-session curriculum delivered in different formats that range in length from 5 to 12 weeks and topics covered include communication and masculinity, dating violence, abstinence and contraception, and sexually transmitted infections.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Sexual initiation		24 months post-intervention
Secondary	Sexual initiation		6 months post-intervention