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CompletedNCT03453515

Reducing HIV Risk Among Adolescents: Evaluating HEART for Teens

Status
Completed
Phase
N/A
Study type
Interventional
Enrollment
226 (actual)
Sponsor
North Carolina State University · Academic / Other
Sex
All
Age
14 Years – 18 Years
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted

Summary

This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent boys' and girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training). Half of participants will receive HEART and half of participants will receive Growing Minds, an attention-matched control website focused on growth mindsets of intelligence and self-regulation. The ultimate goal of this work is to help youth reduce their risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and to avoid unplanned pregnancies.

Detailed description

This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent boys' and girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training). Half of participants will receive HEART and half of participants will receive Growing Minds, an attention-matched control website focused on growth mindsets of intelligence and self-regulation. The ultimate goal of this work is to help youth reduce their risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and to avoid unplanned pregnancies. Primary outcomes for this study include 1) acceptability of the program, 2) safer sex self-efficacy, and 3) safer sex intentions.

Conditions

Interventions

TypeNameDescription
BEHAVIORALHEARTInteractive web-based intervention with five modules: motivation, knowledge, attitudes/norms, self-efficacy, and sexual communication skills.
BEHAVIORALGrowing MindsInteractive web-based intervention with five modules: mindsets introduction, growth mindsets of intelligence, growth mindsets of self-control, growth mindsets of people, and integrative summary.

Timeline

Start date
2018-03-01
Primary completion
2018-04-30
Completion
2019-04-30
First posted
2018-03-05
Last updated
2020-09-29
Results posted
2020-09-29

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov record NCT03453515. Inclusion in this directory is not an endorsement.