Impact Evaluation of the Steps to Success Program

Last registered on February 21, 2014
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Trial Information

General Information

Title
Impact Evaluation of the Steps to Success Program
RCT ID
AEARCTR-0000282
First published
February 21, 2014, 10:27 AM EST

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

Locations

Country
United States of America
Region
Texas

Primary Investigator

Name
Robert Wood
Affiliation
Mathematica Policy Research
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Additional Trial Information

Status
On going
Start date
2013-05-01
End date
2018-03-01
Keywords
Health
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JEL code(s)
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Abstract
The evaluation will examine whether the Steps to Success enhanced home visits are more effective at delaying repeat pregnancies than are traditional Healthy Families home visits.
External Link(s)

Registration Citation

Citation
Wood, Robert. 2014. "Impact Evaluation of the Steps to Success Program." AEA RCT Registry. February 21. https://doi.org/10.1257/rct.282-1.0
Former Citation
Wood, Robert. 2014. "Impact Evaluation of the Steps to Success Program." AEA RCT Registry. February 21. https://www.socialscienceregistry.org/trials/282/history/1091
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Experimental Details

Interventions

Intervention(s)
Steps to Success is an enhancement of home visiting services HFSA has been offering for many years. Steps to Success provides home visiting services for both mothers and fathers that cover contraception, sexually transmitted infections, and the importance of adequate birth spacing for child well-being. Steps to Success visits also cover the traditional Healthy Families topics of parenting and child development. In addition, Steps to Success home visits will cover the adulthood preparation topics of healthy relationships and education and career success.
Intervention Start Date
2013-05-01
Intervention End Date
2018-03-01

Primary Outcomes

Primary Outcomes (end points)
Subsequent pregnancy [ Time Frame: 1-year post random assignment ]
Subsequent pregnancy [ Time Frame: 2-years post random assignment ]
Primary Outcomes (explanation)

Secondary Outcomes

Secondary Outcomes (end points)
Secondary Outcomes (explanation)

Experimental Design

Experimental Design
This evaluation will examine whether the Steps to Success enhanced home visits—including instruction for both young mothers and fathers on contraception, comprehensive sex education, and the importance of adequate birth spacing, and accompanied by group sessions on adulthood preparation topics—are more effective at delaying repeat pregnancies than are traditional Healthy Families home visits offered to mothers only and focused only on parenting and child development. The research sample includes women under age 21 who are expecting or have just had a baby. The mothers will be enrolled over a three year sample intake period, and assigned to receive either the Steps to Success home visiting program (treatment) or traditional Healthy Families San Angelo home visits (control). Follow-up surveys will be conducted 12 and 24 months after random assignment
Experimental Design Details
Randomization Method
web-based application
Randomization Unit
individual
Was the treatment clustered?
No

Experiment Characteristics

Sample size: planned number of clusters
720 mothers
Sample size: planned number of observations
720 mothers
Sample size (or number of clusters) by treatment arms
estimated 360 mothers control, 360 mothers treatment
Minimum detectable effect size for main outcomes (accounting for sample design and clustering)
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Is the intervention completed?
No
Data Collection Complete
Data Publication

Data Publication

Is public data available?
No

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