Motivational Interviewing for Getting Healthy TodaY Study

Summary

The present study aims to test and rigorously evaluate the effectiveness of a computer-assisted motivational interviewing (CAMI) intervention that has already been shown to be successful with young women by reducing the risk of rapid subsequent birth among adolescent mothers, and applying this intervention to young men.

The purpose of the intervention is to increase condom use, increase female partner use of moderately or highly effective contraception, and increase completion of a reproductive health visit and STI/HIV testing.

The primary hypothesis is that the CAMI-TPP (CAMI aimed at Teen Pregnancy Prevention) intervention will increase the proportion of participants who do not engage in risky sex, report condom use at last intercourse as well as partner use of contraception compared to those in the Fitness group. It is also predicted that young men who receive the CAMI-TPP will report higher completion of a reproductive health service visit with sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing over the course of study participation compared to those in the CAMI-Fitness (CAMI aimed at healthy diet, physical activity and tobacco avoidance) group.

Conditions

• Pregnancy Related
• Diet Modification

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

CAMI-TPP

The TPP group will receive four 30-minute sessions of one-on-one coaching over 12 weeks with a MI coach; the sessions will be guided by personalized feedback aimed at increasing condom use, supporting female partners in contraceptive use, and obtaining reproductive health services and STI testing. MI counseling sessions will be conducted by phone or video call.

BEHAVIORAL

CAMI-Fitness

The Fitness group will also receive four 30-minute sessions of one-on-one coaching over 12 weeks with a MI coach; these sessions will be guided by personalized feedback aimed at healthy diet, physical activity and tobacco avoidance. MI counseling sessions will be conducted by phone or video call.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The Office of Adolescent Health, HHS

  collaborator FED

• Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

  collaborator FED

• Columbia University

  lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

• David L. Bell, MD, MPH · Columbia University

Study Design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

PREVENTION

Masking

NONE

Model

PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age

15 Years

Max Age

24 Years

Sex

MALE

Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start

2019-06-01

Primary Completion

2019-08-28

Completion

2019-08-28

Countries

• United States

Study Locations