PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens in Juvenile Justice

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Conditions studied: HIV

In brief

PHAT Life: Preventing HIV/AIDS Among Teens, is a uniquely-tailored intervention designed for recently-arrested juvenile offenders on probation. The program will teach teens about HIV/AIDS, sexually transmitted infections, and safer decision-making. The PHAT Life Research Study is a 2-arm randomized controlled trial of the PHAT Life Intervention. The investigators will test and compare PHAT Life to the health promotion control group on adolescent risky sexual behavior, substance use, and theoretical mediators.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02647710

Run by

University of Illinois at Chicago

People needed

349

Starts

2010-06-15

Expected to finish

2017-12-31

Last updated by the study team

2018-05-03

Who can join

Age: 13 and older, up to 17. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• male or female gender
• placed on probation following arrest
• remanded to a probation program
• 13-17 years old
• both adolescent and parent are fluent English speakers
• not a ward of the state (DCFS Ward).

You may not qualify if…

• are unable to understand the consent/assent process
• do not speak English, because instruments are normed for English speakers
• do not assent; d) legal guardians do not consent to teens' participation
• are not 13 -17 years old
• are not on probation or remanded to a probation program
• are Wards of the state (DCFS Ward)

Where it is running

• University of Illinois at Chicago — Chicago, Illinois, United States

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