Guam Healthy Relationships Education Program

Health Behavior Clinical Trial

— GHREP  

Official title:

Guam Healthy Relationships Education Program

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT03790761
• Other study ID #: 5589
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 1, 2016
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2020
• Source: WestCare Pacific Islands, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The Guam Healthy Marriage Partnership (GHMP), a comprehensive culturally responsive program that will foster healthy relationships and marriages on the island of Guam.

Description:

The proposed Guam Healthy Relationships Education Program will improve the quality of life for individuals/couples in Guam by using culturally responsive approaches to foster healthy relationships and marriages using an Observational approach as there will be no comparison group, only the control group. Project activities include a 6-month education program of interactive curriculum-based groups and positive social/recreational activities to achieve positive outcomes for individuals/couples, community awareness events, and community and parenting skills training. The services offered is entrenched in cultures and traditions that are meaningful to the people of Guam, and includes capacity building and community awareness activities that will change community, family, and peer normative environments and attitudes.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 556
• Est. completion date: March 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2020
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years to 35 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Currently in a long-term relationship, does not have to include marriage

• Must be at least 18 years old

• At least one of the partners need to be between the ages of 18-35 years old

Exclusion Criteria:

• Under the age of 18 years

• Not in a long-term relationship

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Health Behavior

Intervention

Behavioral:
• PREP 8.0 Curriculum
The PREP 8.0 curriculum is an experiential curriculum designed to be implemented in a workshop or educational setting. Using techniques of cognitive-behavioral marital therapy and communication-oriented marital enhancement, PREP aims to help couples achieve high levels of relationship functioning and prevent marital problems. The PREP approach is based on research in the field of relational and marital health and success conducted at the University of Denver.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Guam	WestCare Pacific Islands Reflection Center	Hagatna

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
WestCare Pacific Islands, Inc.	Administration for Children and Families - Office of Family Assistance

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Guam, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Change in Relationship Satisfaction	The PREP 8.0 curriculum pre- and post-test will be administered to program participants to determine if there are any changes in relationship satisfaction.	The pre-test is administered before starting the curriculum and the post-test is administered immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.
Secondary	Change in Intimate Partner Violence	The HITS Screening Assessment will be administered to program participants to determine if there are any changes in intimate partner violence as a result of participating in the PREP 8.0 curriculum.	The screening is administered before starting the curriculum and the screening is administered again immediately following the conclusion of the curriculum.