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Virtual Village for Young Parents: Preventing Intimate Partner Violence

This study, called "Virtual Village for Young Parents," is testing a program called Safe Dates for Young Parents (SDYP). This program helps young adults who are pregnant or parenting learn about healthy relationships and prevent intimate partner violence (IPV). The study is also comparing it to another program called HealthSmart, which focuses on physical activity and nutrition. The main goal is to see if delivering SDYP online works well and if participants experience less IPV. They plan to enroll 80 young people aged 16 to 21 who are pregnant or parenting. The study will look at how many sessions participants attend, how much they engage, and how well they stick with the program over about 10 weeks.

Study design
This is an interventional study planning to enroll 80 participants. It is a pilot test comparing two behavioral programs: Safe Dates for Young Parents and HealthSmart.
What's involved
You would participate in 10 sessions of either the Safe Dates for Young Parents program or the HealthSmart program, delivered virtually via Zoom. You may also complete handouts, listen to presentations, and join discussions.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
The study will track your attendance, engagement, and adherence from the first to the last session of the program, which typically lasts 10 weeks.

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NCT07226401

Virtual Village for Young Parents

Recruiting
NAAges 16–21InterventionalPrevention
RTI International
~80 participants
Updated 2025-12-15 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:Virtual Safe Dates for Young ParentsHealthSmart

At a glance

Recruiting sites
1 of 1 listed site is recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Participant attendance
Measured over From the first to the last session of SDYP (typically 10 weeks)
+6 more outcomes measured

Conditions

Gender-based Violence
Intimate Partner Violence

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Where it's being run

1 sites across 1 states
North Carolina1

Who to contact

Marni Kan, PhD
[email protected]
919-485-2756
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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

Aged 16-21 years.
Currently pregnant, partner of a pregnant person, or parenting a child (i.e., have contact with child at least once per week).
Able to speak and read English.
Willing and able to provide written informed consent.
Willing and able to provide adequate contact/locator information.
Aged 18 years or older.
Trained and served as a facilitator of the virtual SDYP intervention.
Able to speak and read English.
Able and willing to provide verbal informed consent.

Exclusion

Has any other condition that, in the opinion of the PI or their designee, would preclude informed consent, make study participation unsafe, complicate interpretation of study outcome data, or otherwise interfere with achieving the study objectives.
Currently participating or will be participating in a violence prevention education program in the next 3 months.
Previously participated in the Empowering Young Parents study.

What this trial measures

  • Participant attendanceFrom the first to the last session of SDYP (typically 10 weeks)

    Percent of sessions attended (out of 10)

  • Participant engagementFrom the first to the last session of SDYP (typically 10 weeks)

    Average of facilitator reports of participant engagement across SDYP sessions on a 4-point scale

  • Program adherenceFrom the first to the last session of SDYP (typically 10 weeks)

    Percent of SDYP activities completed without changes, averaged across sessions and facilitators

  • Physical IPV perpetrationPast 3 months measured at baseline and 3 to 6 months after baseline

    Endorsement of any of 7 items describing physically aggressive acts toward a partner, adapted from the WHO instrument and Safe Dates questionnaire measure

  • Physical IPV victimizationPast 3 months measured at baseline and 3 to 6 months after baseline

    Endorsement of any of 7 items describing physically aggressive acts by a partner, adapted from the WHO instrument and Safe Dates questionnaire measure

  • Psychological IPV perpetrationPast 3 months measured at baseline and 3 to 6 months after baseline

    Endorsement of any of 9 items describing psychologically aggressive acts toward a partner, adapted from the Safe Dates questionnaire measure

  • Psychological IPV victimizationPast 3 months measured at baseline and 3 to 6 months after baseline

    Endorsement of any of 9 items describing psychologically aggressive acts by a partner, adapted from the Safe Dates questionnaire measure