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| Name | Class |
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| Department of Health and Human Services | FED |
| Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. | OTHER |
| Reproductive Health National Training Center | UNKNOWN |
| Center for Supportive Schools |
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This study is a randomized controlled trial to assess the impact of the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention on pre-sexual behaviors and sexual initiation in middle school-aged youth. The primary research questions it aims to answer are:
Researchers will compare participants randomized to receive PGC-MS (treatment group) to participants randomized to class-as-usual (which contains no sexual or reproductive health information (control group)).
Participants randomized to the treatment group will be offered PGC-MS over the course of their transition year into middle school (6th grade). Participants randomized to the control group will be offered class-as-usual.
This is an individual-level, randomized control trial to rigorously evaluate the impact of the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention. Participant outcomes will be assessed using self-reported, individual-level data gathered using a structured questionnaire administered at four time points: baseline (fall semester of 6th grade); post-intervention (spring semester of 6th grade); four months post-intervention (fall semester of 7th grade); and sixteen months post-intervention (fall semester of 8th grade).
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| Label | Type | Description | Intervention Names |
|---|---|---|---|
| Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) | Experimental |
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| Class as usual | No Intervention |
| Name | Type | Description | Arm Group Labels | Other Names |
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| Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) | Behavioral | Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) is the treatment condition. PGC-MS is a school-based positive youth development program for students entering the transition year into middle school (6th or 7th grade). PGC-MS aims to improve school engagement and social-emotional learning skills that support adolescent health and educational outcomes for program participants. Participants receive 40-minute outreach sessions held 3 to 4 times per month for the full school year. Schools are expected to implement a minimum of 18 outreach sessions over the school year. PGC-MS outreach sessions are delivered by older peer leaders (8th, 9th, or 10th graders) who are carefully selected by faculty advisors and trained on how to deliver program content. |
| Measure | Description | Time Frame |
|---|---|---|
| Initiation of sexual intercourse | Participants are asked the following item: Have you ever had sexual intercourse?. The resulting variable is dichotomous with values 0 or 1, where 0 indicates a person who has never had sexual intercourse and 1 indicates a person who has had sexual intercourse. | Assessed 16 months after the intervention period has ended (beginning of the second fall semester following the end of the program) |
| Ever smoked a cigarette | Description: Participants are asked the following item: Have you ever smoked a cigarette, even one or two puffs?. The resulting variable is dichotomous with values 0 or 1, where 0 indicates a person who has never smoked a cigarette and 1 indicates a person who has smoked a cigarette. | Assessed 4 months after the intervention period has ended (beginning of the first fall semester following the end of the program) |
| Ever used an electronic vapor product | Participants are asked the following item: Have you ever used an electronic vapor product?. The resulting variable is dichotomous with values 0 or 1, where 0 indicates a person who has never used an electronic vapor product and 1 indicates a person who has used an electronic vapor product. | Assessed 4 months after the intervention period has ended (beginning of the first fall semester following the end of the program) |
| Ever had a drink of alcohol | Participants are asked the following item: Have you ever had a drink of alcohol?. The resulting variable is dichotomous with values 0 or 1, where 0 indicates a person who has never had a drink of alcohol and 1 indicates a person who has had a drink of alcohol. | Assessed 4 months after the intervention period has ended (beginning of the first fall semester following the end of the program) |
| Ever used marijuana |
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Inclusion Criteria:
Exclusion Criteria:
- Repeating the middle school transition year (6th or 7th grade)
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| Name | Role | Phone | Extension | |
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| Hilary Demby, MPH | Contact | 504-655-0982 | hilary@policyandresearch.com | |
| Kelly Burgess, MPH | Contact | 225-773-9162 | kelly@policyandresearch.com |
| Name | Affiliation | Role |
|---|---|---|
| Sarah Walsh, PhD | The Policy & Research Group | Principal Investigator |
| Facility | Status | City | State | ZIP | Country | Contacts |
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| The Policy & Research Group | Recruiting | New Orleans | Louisiana | 70118 | United States |
A dataset will be prepared at the conclusion of the study, which includes de-identified individual-level data on all study participants who contributed self-report data. Respondents will be represented only by a research ID number. Included in the dataset will be self-report data collected across all survey administrations (including demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors, and theoretical antecedents to those behaviors) and select information on program participation (e.g., which program components were completed). Basic data cleaning steps will be taken in order to ensure data are unidentifiable and to increase usability.
The individual participant dataset will become available twelve months after the study has concluded.
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Participants are asked the following item: Have you ever used marijuana?. The resulting variable is dichotomous with values 0 or 1, where 0 indicates a person who has never used marijuana and 1 indicates a person who has used marijuana.
| Assessed 4 months after the intervention period has ended (beginning of the first fall semester following the end of the program) |