IVROP ReadyforLIFE Program Evaluation

Youth Clinical Trial

Official title:

Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP) ReadyforLIFE Healthy Marriage and Responsible Fatherhood Program Evaluation

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05244447
• Other study ID #: #2021/03/38
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 1, 2021
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2025

Study information

• Verified date: April 2024
• Source: Midwest Evaluation & Research
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of the Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP) ReadyforLIFE program evaluation is to determine whether primary (i.e., behaviors) and secondary (i.e., attitudes) outcomes improve for youth participants after completing the ReadyforLIFE program. Understanding the ways in which the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program supports healthy partner relationships and economic stability is important for those providing services to at-risk youth populations.

Description:

After being informed about the study and giving consent, participants will enroll in a program that collects data at enrollment, at the end of the program, and 12 months following program enrollment. The length of the program ranges from four weeks up to one year, depending on the setting and the number of optional workshops students opt to receive. Research questions in this study are framed by a descriptive evaluation design to assess whether outcomes improve for at-risk youth who participate in the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program. Primary and secondary outcomes are assessed before and one year after participants complete core curricula - Relationships Smart Plus, Mind Matters, and Money Habitudes (pre to follow-up). Primary outcome measures will indicate whether behavior improved for healthy partner relationships and financial stability. Secondary outcome measures will indicate whether improvements were made in the attitudes and expectations that facilitate and reflect behavior for healthy partner relationships and financial stability.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 1680
• Est. completion date: August 15, 2025
• Est. primary completion date: March 31, 2024
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 14 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• At-risk youth (foster/justice involved, immigrant household, undocumented, LGBTQ)

• High school age

• Residing in the Imperial Valley, CA

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals who are 18 and above and out of high school

• Individuals who reside outside of Imperial Valley, CA

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Youth

Intervention

Other:
• Primary Services
Primary services: Participants receive 12 hours of Relationships Smarts Plus, 3 hours of Mind Matters and 1 hour of Money Habitudes workshops over the course of 6 weeks. Participants also receive life coaching and ongoing job readiness support.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program Community Foundation (IVROPCF)	El Centro	California

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Midwest Evaluation & Research	Imperial Valley Regional Occupational Program (IVROP)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Healthy Partner Relationship Behavior Measurement #1	Will participants report significantly healthier relationship behaviors one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program?; Items measured include: 5 items: levels of reported skill with key relationship behaviors (categories, 4-point scale); measured on the Healthy Relationship Behavior Scale #1 as: 1 = I am extremely good at this 2 = I am good at this 3 = I am bad at this 4 = I am extremely bad at this Lower scores indicate a higher perceived skill in healthy relationship behaviors, so the lower the rating, the better the score.	Change from baseline in behavior in relationship behavior (interaction with romantic partner at 12 months from enrollment
Primary	Healthy Partner Relationship Behavior Measurement #2	1B) Will participants report significantly healthier relationship behaviors one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program?; Items measured include: 6 items: frequency of engaging in key relationship behaviors (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Healthy Relationship Behavior Scale #2 as: 1 = None of the time 2 = Some of the time 3 = Half of the time 4 = Most of the time 5 = All of the time Higher scores indicate a higher perceived frequency of engaging in unhealthy relationship behaviors, so the higher the rating, the worse the score.; Reverse scoring will have the higher score always equal to showing improvement.	change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Primary	Money Management Scale (Financial Behavior Measurement #1)	Will participants report significantly healthier financial behavior one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program?; Items measured include: 4 items: frequency of engaging in healthy money management behaviors (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Money Management Scale #1 as: 1 = Never 2 = Rarely 3 = Sometimes 4 = Often 5 = Always Higher scores indicate a greater frequency of engaging in healthy money management behaviors, so the higher the rating, the better the score.	change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Secondary	Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #1	Will participants report significantly healthier partner relationship attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program?; Items measured include: 9 items: levels of agreement with relationship beliefs (categories, 4-point); measured on the Healthy Relationship Attitudes #1 Scale as: 1 = Strongly Agree 2 = Agree 3 = Disagree 4 = Strongly Disagree Higher scores indicate a higher disagreement with unhealthy relationship attitudes, so the higher the rating, the better the score.	change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Secondary	Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #2	Will participants report significantly healthier partner relationship attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program?; Items measured include: 3 items: future-oriented self-reported beliefs in key relationship events likely to occur (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Healthy Partner Relationship Attitudes Measurement #2 as: 1 = Almost no chance 2 = Some chance but probably not 3 = A 50-50 chance 4 = A good chance 5 = Almost certain Higher scores indicate a greater perceived likelihood of key relationship events to occur in the future. Two items will be reverse coded so that for all items, a higher rating will indicate a better score.	change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion
Secondary	Financial Attitudes Measurement #1	Do participants report significantly healthier financial attitudes one year after enrolling into the IVROP ReadyforLIFE program?; Items measured include: 7 items: levels of agreement with key financial attitudes (categories, 5-point scale); measured on the Financial Attitudes Scale as: 1 = Strongly Disagree 2 = Disagree 3 = Neither Agree nor Disagree 4 = Agree 5 = Strongly Agree Higher scores indicate a higher positive attitude towards healthy financial management, so the higher the rating, the better the score.	change from baseline in behavior to 12-months after program completion