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Reducing HIV Risk Among Adolescents: Evaluating HEART for Teens

NCT03453515 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 226

Last updated 2020-09-29

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Summary

This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent boys' and girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training). Half of participants will receive HEART and half of participants will receive Growing Minds, an attention-matched control website focused on growth mindsets of intelligence and self-regulation. The ultimate goal of this work is to help youth reduce their risk of HIV and other sexually transmitted diseases and to avoid unplanned pregnancies.

Conditions

  • HIV Infections
  • Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

HEART

Interactive web-based intervention with five modules: motivation, knowledge, attitudes/norms, self-efficacy, and sexual communication skills.

BEHAVIORAL

Growing Minds

Interactive web-based intervention with five modules: mindsets introduction, growth mindsets of intelligence, growth mindsets of self-control, growth mindsets of people, and integrative summary.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • North Carolina State University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Laura Widman, PhD · North Carolina State University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
14 Years
Max Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-03-01
Primary Completion
2018-04-30
Completion
2019-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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