An interventional study of Wise Guys in Sexual Behavior and Sexually Transmitted Infections, sponsored by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc.. Status unknown. Open to male participants, including healthy volunteers. Per ClinicalTrials.gov, last updated 2017-04-17.
Sponsored by Mathematica Policy Research, Inc. · Not applicable, Interventional, and Prevention
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the impact of the Wise Guys program on the delaying sexual initiation on adolescent males in Eastern Iowa.
This study uses a randomized controlled design to compare the impacts of the Wise Guys Program to the "business-as-usual" school curriculum. The Wise Guys multi-session curriculum is delivered in different formats that range in length from 5 to 12 weeks and topics covered include communication and masculinity, dating violence, abstinence and contraception, and sexually transmitted infections. Study participants are 7th grade boys attending a participating school in either the Davenport Iowa or North Scott Community school districts. This study is being conducted as part of the national Personal Responsibility Education Program evaluation funded by Administration for Children and Families within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
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Inclusion Criteria:
A sexual health and male responsibility program for adolescent males
Behavioral: Wise Guys
Business as usual sexual education in schools
Multi-session curriculum delivered in different formats that range in length from 5 to 12 weeks and topics covered include communication and masculinity, dating violence, abstinence and contraception, and sexually transmitted infections.
Sexual initiation
Time frame: 24 months post-intervention
Sexual initiation
Time frame: 6 months post-intervention
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