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Dating Violence Prevention Program for Teen Dating Violence

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Waitlist Available

Research Sponsored by Rhode Island Hospital

Eligibility Criteria Checklist

Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial

Must have

adolescent is between 12 and 15 years old

adolescent identifies as male

Timeline

Screening 3 weeks

Treatment Varies

Follow Up baseline, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months

Awards & highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial will test an online program to help improve emotion regulation and communication between parents and sons to reduce the risk of dating violence and aggressive attitudes.

Who is the study for?

This trial is for boys aged 12-15 who are in the 7th or 8th grade at a participating school, identify as male, and live with their parent/guardian over half the time. Both must speak English or Spanish and agree to join the study. Boys with reading difficulties below a 4th-grade level or developmental delays, or those from households previously involved in the study cannot participate.

What is being tested?

The trial is testing Project STRONG, a web-based program aimed at improving emotion control and communication between sons and parents to reduce boys' risk of engaging in dating violence and changing attitudes that support aggressive behavior.

What are the potential side effects?

Since this intervention involves education and skill development without medical treatments, there are no direct physical side effects expected. However, participants may experience emotional discomfort discussing sensitive topics.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am between 12 and 15 years old.

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I identify as male.

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I am between 12 and 15 years old.

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I am a 7th or 8th grader at a participating school.

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I identify as male.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks3 visits

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~ baseline, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months

Screening ~ 3 weeks

Treatment ~ Varies

Follow Up ~baseline, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months

This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and baseline, 3, 6, 12, 18, 24 months for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Study objectives can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.

Primary study objectives

Change in dating violence perpetration and victimization from baseline to 24-months

Secondary study objectives

Change in aggressive behavior from baseline to 24 months

Change in attitudes about relationship violence from baseline to 24 months

Change in digital abuse behaviors from baseline to 24 months

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Other study objectives

Change in bullying behaviors from baseline to 24 months

Change in frequency of sexual and substance use behaviors from baseline to 24 months

School discipline actions from baseline to 24 months

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group

All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups

Experimental Treatment

Active Control

Group I: Project STRONGExperimental Treatment1 Intervention

Project STRONG is an active skill-based intervention designed to prevent adolescent dating violence among middle school boys. Boys and a parent will complete the web-based program together focusing on improving communication and emotion regulation.

Group II: Health PromotionActive Control1 Intervention

Health Promotion is an information-based program designed to mimic content areas provided during middle-school health education. The content is provided via a web-based interface to mirror the content delivery in the active intervention (Project STRONG).

Treatment

First Studied

Drug Approval Stage

How many patients have taken this drug

Project STRONG

2015

N/A

~120

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