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School Based Program to Prevent Teen Dating Violence
Sponsor: The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Summary
This study is a school-based trial of the 7th grade version of Fourth R, a promising teen dating violence prevention program, with 24 ethnically diverse middle schools in one of the nation's largest school districts to determine the impact of the program by comparing students in intervention schools with those in control schools.
Official title: Cluster Randomized Trial of School Based Program to Prevent Teen Dating Violence
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
11 Years - 15 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
3028
Start Date
2018-01-18
Completion Date
2023-12-07
Last Updated
2026-06-23
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Fourth R
Fourth R integrates the promotion of healthy relationship skills and prevention of teen dating violence into existing school curricula so that students receive regular course credit in health. Fourth R is grounded in social cognitive theory in which youth learn to formulate and choose behavior strategies, which translate into knowledge and practice in decision-making, non-aggressive conflict resolution skills, and self-efficacy..
Locations (2)
Houston Independent School District
Houston, Texas, United States
Fort Bend Independent School District
Sugar Land, Texas, United States