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Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School
Sponsor: The Policy & Research Group
Summary
The goal of this randomized trial is to learn if the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) intervention delays initiation of sexual intercourse in middle school-aged youth. The primary research question it aims to answer is: Sixteen months after being offered the intervention, does PGC-MS impact youth's initiation of sexual intercourse? 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 (either 6th or 7th grade). Participants randomized to the control group will be offered class-as-usual.
Official title: Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS)
Key Details
Gender
All
Age Range
11 Years - 14 Years
Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Enrollment
1400
Start Date
2024-09-01
Completion Date
2028-09-14
Last Updated
2024-11-14
Healthy Volunteers
Yes
Conditions
Interventions
Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS)
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 45-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.
Locations (1)
The Policy & Research Group
New Orleans, Louisiana, United States