Technology-based Training Tool for PHAT Life

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Conditions studied: HIV Infection, Sexually Transmitted Infections, Implementation

In brief

Youth under age 18 involved in the criminal justice system are disproportionately minorities \& affected by substance abuse, mental illness, \& HIV/STI. Most young offenders are released on community supervision without the STI, mental health, or substance use screening, diagnosis, \& treatment afforded detained youth, despite similar rates of risk behavior. Their long-term trajectory is poor, costs to society are high, \& lasting effects on community well-being \& individual employment prospects are profound. Altering this trajectory is a public health priority. Preventing HIV Among Teens (PHAT) Life is an evidence-based program that meets the need in juvenile justice to address youths' co-morbid health problems. The next step in ensuring that this decade-long line of research produces actual, real-world improvements in the lives of probation youth is to develop a PHAT Life training strategy that is effective, cost-effective, \& sustainable within juvenile justice settings. The private/public collaboration between ORBIS \& UIC will leverage existing resources \& competencies to create a commercially viable technology-based training tool for PHAT Life with great potential for sustainability \& cost-effectiveness. This Phase II uses a formative process to refine, enhance \& complete the technology-based training tool to include: (a) an interactive multimedia web browser \& mobile application, (b) dynamic multimedia presentations \& interactive queries, (c) video examples of mock intervention delivery, (d) audio narration along with scripted language, (e) brief quizzes to ensure comprehension \& knowledge acquisition, (f) opportunities to "learn more" by clicking on tabs for supplemental information, (g) targeted referrals to appendix materials, (h) games to promote engagement, \& (i) other adaptations based on Phase I feedback. The proposed technology-based training tool should be highly sustainable, because it (a) relies on "indigenous" personnel to deliver the intervention, (b) is likely to prove cost-effective since it will utilize a technology that can deliver training at scale, \& (c) will improve fidelity by leveraging technology to provide consistent training experiences to para-professionals. The training tool will be evaluated via a 2-arm RCT with 130 individuals who work with justice-involved youth. Trainees will receive the technology-based training tool.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT05339412

Run by

Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc.

People needed

24

Starts

2024-01-26

Expected to finish

2024-12-20

Last updated by the study team

2025-04-02

Who can join

Age: 18 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• Any staff at the recruitment sites who provides services to justice-involved youth will be eligible for this study
• Given that the training and curriculum are only offered in English, English-speaking will be an inclusion criterion

You may not qualify if…

• Unable to speak English

Where it is running

• Oregon Research Behavioral Intervention Strategies, Inc. — Springfield, Oregon, United States

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