Evaluation of Peer Group Connection - Middle School

Launched by THE POLICY & RESEARCH GROUP · Aug 30, 2024

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial, called the Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS), is studying whether a specific program can help prevent teen pregnancy by delaying the start of sexual activity among middle school students. The trial will compare two groups of students: one group will participate in the PGC-MS program, which offers support and information during their transition into middle school, while the other group will continue with regular classes that do not include any sexual health education.

To be eligible for this study, students must be entering 6th or 7th grade for the first time at a participating school and need permission from their parents to take part. They should be able to complete a short questionnaire in English or Spanish. Participants in the program can expect to learn and discuss important topics with their peers over the school year, while those in the control group will continue with their usual classes without additional sexual health information. The goal is to see how the PGC-MS program might influence the students' decisions regarding sexual activity over the following 16 months.

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Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Be enrolled at a middle school participating in the study
• • Entering the middle school transition grade for the first time (6th or 7th grade depending on the middle school transition year) at a participating study school
• • Provide parental consent and student assent to participate in the study
• • Have the ability to complete a self-administered questionnaire in either English or Spanish in a classroom or group setting, unassisted, in 60 minutes or less.
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • - Repeating the middle school transition year (6th or 7th grade)