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Impact Evaluation of the Reducing the Risk Program

Last registered on March 07, 2018
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Impact Evaluation of the Reducing the Risk Program
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000277
Initial registration date
February 21, 2014

Initial registration date is when the trial was registered.

It corresponds to when the registration was submitted to the Registry to be reviewed for publication.

First published
February 21, 2014, 10:26 AM EST

First published corresponds to when the trial was first made public on the Registry after being reviewed.

Last updated
March 07, 2018, 3:17 PM EST

Last updated is the most recent time when changes to the trial's registration were published.

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region
Kentucky

Primary Investigator

Name
Robert Wood
Affiliation
Mathematica Policy Research
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Other Primary Investigator(s)

PI Name
Brian Goesling
PI Affiliation
Mathematica Policy Research
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Additional Trial Information

Status
Completed
Start date
2013-08-01
End date
2016-09-01
Keywords
Health
Additional Keywords
teen pregnancy prevention, reducing the risk, rural youth
JEL code(s)
Secondary IDs
Abstract
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of an eight-hour version of Reducing the Risk on outcomes such as sexual initiation, condom and contraceptive use, number of sexual partners, and pregnancy.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Goesling, Brian and Robert Wood. 2018. "Impact Evaluation of the Reducing the Risk Program." AEA RCT Registry. March 07. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.277-2.0
Former Citation
Goesling, Brian and Robert Wood. 2018. "Impact Evaluation of the Reducing the Risk Program." AEA RCT Registry. March 07. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/277/history/26359
Sponsors & Partners
Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Eight hour version of Reducing the Risk: Building Skills to Prevent Pregnancy, STDs & HIV. This program was developed over 20 years ago by ETR Associates to influence adolescent sexual and drug behaviors
Intervention Start Date
2013-09-01
Intervention End Date
2015-06-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Sexual Initiation [ Time Frame: 1-year post intervention ]

Sexual Initiation [ Time Frame: 2-years post intervention ]

Contraceptive use [ Time Frame: 1-year post intervention ]

Contraceptive use [ Time Frame: 2-years post intervention ]

Number of sexual partners [ Time Frame: 1-year post intervention ]

Number of sexual partners [ Time Frame: 2-years post intervention ]
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
The evaluation’s primary objective is to test the effectiveness of an eight-hour version of Reducing the Risk on outcomes such as sexual initiation, condom and contraceptive use, number of sexual partners, and pregnancy. The evaluation will enroll youth in health classes in high schools in the Barren River and the Lincoln Trail regions of rural Kentucky. The 13 evaluation study schools will be randomly assigned twice – in summer 2013 and again in summer 2014. The study power therefore assumes a total of 26 randomly assigned clusters. Two evaluation cohorts of youth will be enrolled – the first in fall 2013 and the second in fall 2014. 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.
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
randomization done in office by a computer
Randomization Unit
schools
Was the treatment clustered?
Yes

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
26 schools
Sample size: planned number of observations
2,400 students
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
estimated 13 schools treatment, 13 schools control
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
Supporting Documents and Materials
IRB

Institutional Review Boards (IRBs)

IRB Name
New England IRB
IRB Approval Date
2013-07-23
IRB Approval Number
120160046
Analysis Plan

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Post Trial Information

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Intervention

Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

Program Files

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Reports, Papers & Other Materials

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