Internet-Based Sexual Health Education for Middle School Native American Youth

Completed · Not applicable

Conditions studied: Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Pregnancy, HIV Infections

In brief

This study will evaluate the effect of an American Indian/Alaska Native (AI/AN) adaptation of the It's Your Game…Keep It Real (IYG) intervention, relative to a comparison condition on sexual behavior outcomes and psychosocial variables for middle school aged youth (12 - 14 years old). The original IYG program was designed for students in Houston middle schools to help students delay sexual initiation and if sexually active, use condoms and contraception. The present study will adapt the existing IYG program for an AI/AN youth cohort; the original IYG curriculum will be transferred into a web-based format and modified to incorporate additional culturally-relevant components. The primary hypothesis to be tested is: (1) students who receive the web-based curriculum will delay sexual activity relative to those who receive standard care. The major dependent variable is the proportion of students initiating sexual activity. Secondary hypotheses will examine the effect of the web-based curriculum on specific types of sex and psychosocial variables related to sexual risk-taking behavior. This project will also examine the effect of the intervention on the proportion of students who are sexually active, number of times students engage in unprotected sexual intercourse, and students' number of sexual partners.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT01303575

Run by

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

People needed

574

Starts

2010-09-01

Expected to finish

2015-01-01

Last updated by the study team

2015-06-23

Who can join

Age: 12 and older, up to 14. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• American Indian or Alaska Native descent and/or tribal affiliation
• Youth ages 12-14 attending regular classes in regional middle schools or youth attending after-school programs and/or Boys and Girls Clubs
• English-speaking

You may not qualify if…

• Youth who are not of American Indian or Alaska Native descent
• Any physical or mental condition that would inhibit the ability to complete surveys and use computer programs, such as cognitive impairment, motor disorders (e.g. quadriplegia), learning difficulties or psychiatric/behavioral problems (e.g. autism, attention deficit disorder)
• Students will be informed that the surveys and intervention materials will only be available in English and will be asked to consider their comfort level with participating in the study

Where it is running

• Alaska Native Tribal Health Consortium — Anchorage, Alaska, United States
• Inter Tribal Council of Arizona, Inc. — Phoenix, Arizona, United States
• Northwest Portland Area Indian Health Board — Portland, Oregon, United States
• University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston — Houston, Texas, United States

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