Teen Dating ViolenceDMNCT01672541
Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships
A study testing Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach in people with Teen Dating Violence and Healthy Dating Relationship Behaviors, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 4 sites in United States.
Trial summary
The Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative intends to promote respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among adolescents living in high-risk, urban communities. Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Any age
- Conditions the study is for
- Teen Dating Violence, Healthy Dating Relationship Behaviors
- What is being tested?
- Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 10,000 participants
- Where
- 4 sitesUnited States
- Study dates
- Aug 2012to 1 Aug 2018
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- None posted in the registry
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages Any age
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Students, parents, and educators at the schools identified for participation in the study
Who cannot join
- Students and educators must be able to participate in interventions and complete surveys in English: Parents must be able to participate in interventions and complete surveys in English or Spanish. Those not able to do this due to languages spoken will be excluded.
Trial locations and contacts
4 sites in 1 country.
United States4 sites
Baltimore City Health Department
Baltimore, Maryland
Chicago Department of Public Health
Chicago, Illinois
Broward County Health Department
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Alameda County Public Health Department
Oakland, California
About this study
Official title: Randomized Controlled Trial of the "Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships" Comprehensive Approach
The Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative intends to promote respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among adolescents living in high-risk, urban communities. CDC has developed a comprehensive approach to promoting respectful, non-violent relationships based on current evidence based and evidence informed strategies. This comprehensive approach includes: school-based curricula for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students; separate parent programs for parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students; a communications campaign involving social media and near-peer brand ambassadors; an online training about dating violence for educators; policy assessment at the school or community level; and development and validation of school and community level indicators of teen dating violence. Additionally, schools assigned to the comprehensive condition will also receive intensive training and technical assistance to support implementation of these components. Among 4 U.S. sites, 44 schools will be randomly assigned to implement either the Dating Matters comprehensive approach or the "standard of care" approach, which we are operationalizing as Safe Dates, a an evidence based student curriculum for 8th graders. We hypothesize that the comprehensive approach will be more effective than the standard approach at preventing the perpetration and victimization of teen dating violence over time and at promoting positive relationship behaviors over time.
Read the detailed description
Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative is intended to promote respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among adolescents living in high-risk, urban communities. The objective of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive approach to promoting respectful, nonviolent teen dating relationships by utilizing current evidence-based practice and experience. The focus on high-risk, urban communities is predicated on data that suggest that the prevalence of dating violence among middle school students is higher in urban communities (O'Leary \& Slep, in press). Moreover, this project aims to fill a gap in our understanding of teen dating violence (TDV) prevention because existing effective TDV prevention programs have not been identified for these high-risk settings.
CDC's comprehensive approach, the Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative, includes components at multiple ecological domains, individual level, family-level and broader school/community level. Specifically, the initiative includes: (1) school-based implementation of a CDC-developed healthy relationship curriculum in the 6th and 7th grade and an adaptation of an evidence based TDV curriculum (Safe Dates) in the 8th grade; (2) implementation of a 6th (Parents Matter with added TDV content), 7th (CDC developed), and 8th (Families for Safe Dates) grade parent-curriculum; (3) an on-going communications campaign implemented throughout the initiative, which includes a Brand Ambassador adolescent program; (4) educator completion of an online training on the risk factors and warning signs of TDV; (5) policy assessment and information at a school or community level; and, (6) development and validation of school and community-level indicators of TDV. In addition to these components, the schools implementing Dating Matters will also receive additional training and technical assistance in adapting these programs with surface level adaptations to make them more culturally relevant to their specific populations.
CDC is funding the local, city, or county public health departments in Chicago, Illinois, Alameda County (Oakland), California, Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale), Florida, and Baltimore, Maryland to implement the two models of TDV prevention that will be evaluated in the outcome and implementation evaluation: the comprehensive Dating Matters initiative and the standard of care model, which is Safe Dates implemented in 8th grade. These health departments collectively have identified 44 schools in high-risk urban communities; we have randomly assigned half the schools to implement the comprehensive model with intensive technical assistance and half to implement the standard of care model with basic technical assistance. These sites were awarded September 13, 2011.
The purpose of the trial is to determine the effectiveness of the comprehensive approach (Dating Matters) compared with standard practice in TDV prevention (Safe Dates only implemented in 8th grade). Outcome measures for determining effectiveness will be derived primarily from surveys with students, parents, and school educators. However, in addition to surveys, we will also be conducting focus groups with students, curriculum implementers, and brand ambassasors, as well as surveys with brand ambassadors, as sources of process, rather than outcome, measures. These process measures may be used to improve program fidelity, improve program components, or as factors in outcome analyses.
- Being tested
- Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach, Standard of Care Safe Dates Approach
- Keywords
- dating violence, healthy relationship behaviors
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Dating Matters Comprehensive ApproachBehavioural
The Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach includes:
6th, 7th, and 8th grade Student Curricula; Parent Programs for parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders; A communications campaign involving brand ambassadors, a text message campaign, and social media campaign; An online training about teen dating violence for educators; Developmental component: A guidance document for sites on assessing and informing local policies relevant to teen dating violence for comprehensive schools (likely to be substantial cross and within site variation on this component)
Standard of Care Safe Dates ApproachBehavioural
Safe Dates curriculum for 8th grade students
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach | Experimental | Schools randomly assigned to the comprehensive approach will: implement 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student curricula in English to all the students in these grades; offer parent programs for parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders;implement a communications campaign involving brand ambassadors, a text message campaign, and social media campaign;encourage all educators to take an online training about teen dating violence for educators;be supported in assessing and informing local school or community policies relevant to teen dating violence. Receives: Behavioral: Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach |
| Standard of Care Safe Dates Approach | Active comparator | Schools randomly assigned to the standard of care approach will implement Safe Dates as it is published in their schools 8th grade classes. Receives: Behavioral: Standard of Care Safe Dates Approach |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Perpetration of dating violence
Student self-report of perpetration of physical, sexual, and psychological violence and/or stalking against a dating partner
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Victimization of dating violence
Student self- report of victimization of physical, sexual, and psychological violence and/or stalking from a dating partner
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Engagement in healthy relationship behaviors
Student self-report of engagement in healthy relationship behaviors (i.e., good communication, conflict management, etc) with a dating partner
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Secondary outcomes (20)
Attitudes toward the acceptability of dating violence
Student self report of attitudes toward TDV; Parent self report of attitudes toward TDV; Educator report of students's attitudes toward TDV (2x/year the first year, 1x/year after that)
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Knowledge about teen dating violence
Student self report of knowledge of facts about TDV; Parent self report of knowledge of facts about TDV
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Attitudes toward gender roles
Student self-report of attitudes toward male and female gender roles (2x/year through 12th grade, so up to 6 years for those who start the study in 6th grade) Parent self-report of attitudes toward male and female gender roles (2x/year for up to 3 years)
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Knowledge Regarding Available Resources
Student self-report of awareness of community and national resources for helping teenagers in abusive and violent relationships
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Positive parenting behaviors
Student report of of parent's engagement in positive parenting behaviors, such as praise; of parental monitoring of dating (e.g., parent knows the people the student dates); of general parental monitoring behaviors (e.g., parent knows where student goes out at night) (up to 6 years); Parent report of: of general monitoring behaviors; of monitoring of child's dating; of engagement in positive parenting behaviors toward child; of involvement in child's life and activities, of use of positive discipline techniques toward the child, of use of corporal punishment of the child, and of consistency of discipline toward the child (up to 3 years)
Measured: 2 times per year, for up to 6 years
Perpetration of sexual harassment
Student self report of engagement in sexual harassment behaviors toward others, in person and online
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Victimization of sexual harassment
Student self report of victimization of sexual harrasment by others, in person and online
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
School climate
Student report of school climate and safety (2x/ year up to 6 years); Educator report of school climate and safety (2x/year first year, 1x per year after); Student self-report of social support from a teacher or other adult in school
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Engagement in risky behaviors
Student self report of engagement in risky behaviors such as risky sex, substance use, aggression, and delinquency
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Student mental health
Student self-report of depressive and anxious symptomology.
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Student prosocial behaivor
Student self report of engagment in prosocial behavior such as helping others, sharing.
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Parental attitudes toward and rules about dating
Parent report about their attitudes toward their child dating, any rules they have for their child about dating, and their communication with their child about those rules
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Parent-child communication about risk behaviors
Parent report about the extent to which parent and child communicate about topics such as dating, drugs, sex and sexually transmitted infections
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Parent relationship quality
Parent report on communication and satisfaction with communication between him or her and his or her partner Parent self-report of satisfaction with relationship with partner
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Parent engagement in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Parent report of perpetration or victimization of IPV
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Dating Violence and sexual harassment visibility in school
Educator self-report of witnessing dating violence and seuxal harassment in thie school.
Measured: 2 times per year first year, 1 time per year for 3 more years
Educator ability to address teen dating violence
Educator report of views toward teen dating violence prevention and confidence in discussing the issue with students Educator report of knowledge of and responsibility to intervene when witnessing teen dating violence and harassment
Measured: 2 times per year first year, 1 time per year for 3 more years
Issues faced by youth
Educator report of the most common issues (e.g., drugs) faced by students in the school
Measured: 2 times per year first year, 1 time per year for 3 more years
Parent ability to detect TDV
Parent self-report in confidence in ability to detect teen dating violence perpetration and victimization in child
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Exposure to the communications campaign
Student self-report of awareness of the communication campaign, including whether the student has heard of and participated in the i2i campaign activities.
Measured: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted27 Aug 2012 (estimated)
- Study startAug 2012
- Primary completion1 Aug 2018
- Study completion1 Aug 2018
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Publications (6)Papers the sponsor has linked to this study.
- Other trials for Teen Dating ViolenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 10,000 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
- Sponsor type
- US federal agency
- Collaborators
- NORC at the University of Chicago, Ogilvy Public Relations, Alameda County Public Health Department, Baltimore City Health Department, Broward County Health Department, Chicago Department of Public Health
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
- Investigators
- Phyllis H Niolon, Ph.D., Principal investigator, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01672541
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- CDC-NCIPC-6161
- Acronym
- DM
- Status last verified
- Jan 2018
- First submitted
- 20 Aug 2012
- Last updated
- 13 Mar 2019
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
Publications
Niolon PH, Estefan LF, DeGue S, Le VD, Tracy AJ, Ray C, Bontempo D, Little TD, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Latzman N, Taylor B, Tharp A. High School Follow-Up of the Dating Matters(R) RCT: Effects on Teen Dating Violence and Relationship Behaviors. Prev Sci. 2024 May;25(4):603-615. doi: 10.1007/s11121-024-01648-z. Epub 2024 Mar 8.
PubMed 38459353Espelage DL, Rulison KL, Ingram KM, Valido A, Schmeelk-Cone K, Wyman PA. Social Networks of Adolescent Sexual Violence Perpetrators: Peer Friendship and Trusted Adult Characteristics. Prev Sci. 2022 Jan;23(1):154-166. doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01296-7. Epub 2021 Sep 3.
PubMed 34480329DeGue S, Niolon PH, Estefan LF, Tracy AJ, Le VD, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Little TD, Latzman NE, Tharp A, Lang KM, Taylor B. Effects of Dating Matters(R) on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Outcomes among Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2021 Feb;22(2):175-185. doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01152-0.
PubMed 32844328Estefan LF, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Niolon PH, Le VD, Tracy AJ, Little TD, DeGue S, Latzman NE, Tharp A, Lang KM, McIntosh WL. Effects of the Dating Matters(R) Comprehensive Prevention Model on Health- and Delinquency-Related Risk Behaviors in Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2021 Feb;22(2):163-174. doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01114-6.
PubMed 32242288Vivolo-Kantor AM, Niolon PH, Estefan LF, Le VD, Tracy AJ, Latzman NE, Little TD, Lang KM, DeGue S, Tharp AT. Middle School Effects of the Dating Matters(R) Comprehensive Teen Dating Violence Prevention Model on Physical Violence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2021 Feb;22(2):151-161. doi: 10.1007/s11121-019-01071-9.
PubMed 31833020Niolon PH, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Tracy AJ, Latzman NE, Little TD, DeGue S, Lang KM, Estefan LF, Ghazarian SR, McIntosh WLK, Taylor B, Johnson LL, Kuoh H, Burton T, Fortson B, Mumford EA, Nelson SC, Joseph H, Valle LA, Tharp AT. An RCT of Dating Matters: Effects on Teen Dating Violence and Relationship Behaviors. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Jul;57(1):13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.02.022. Epub 2019 May 22.
PubMed 31128957
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 13 Mar 2019. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Randomized Controlled Trial of the "Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships" Comprehensive Approach
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT01672541
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- DM / CDC-NCIPC-6161
- Keywords
- dating violence, healthy relationship behaviors
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 10,000 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and PreventionUS federal agency
- Collaborators
- NORC at the University of Chicago, Ogilvy Public Relations, Alameda County Public Health Department, Baltimore City Health Department, Broward County Health Department, Chicago Department of Public Health
- Study start
- Aug 2012
- Primary completion
- 1 Aug 2018 (actual)
- Study completion
- 1 Aug 2018 (actual)
- First posted
- 27 Aug 2012 (estimated)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative intends to promote respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among adolescents living in high-risk, urban communities. CDC has developed a comprehensive approach to promoting respectful, non-violent relationships based on current evidence based and evidence informed strategies. This comprehensive approach includes: school-based curricula for 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students; separate parent programs for parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th grade students; a communications campaign involving social media and near-peer brand ambassadors; an online training about dating violence for educators; policy assessment at the school or community level; and development and validation of school and community level indicators of teen dating violence. Additionally, schools assigned to the comprehensive condition will also receive intensive training and technical assistance to support implementation of these components. Among 4 U.S. sites, 44 schools will be randomly assigned to implement either the Dating Matters comprehensive approach or the "standard of care" approach, which we are operationalizing as Safe Dates, a an evidence based student curriculum for 8th graders. We hypothesize that the comprehensive approach will be more effective than the standard approach at preventing the perpetration and victimization of teen dating violence over time and at promoting positive relationship behaviors over time.
Detailed description
Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative is intended to promote respectful, nonviolent dating relationships among adolescents living in high-risk, urban communities. The objective of this project is to develop, implement, and evaluate a comprehensive approach to promoting respectful, nonviolent teen dating relationships by utilizing current evidence-based practice and experience. The focus on high-risk, urban communities is predicated on data that suggest that the prevalence of dating violence among middle school students is higher in urban communities (O'Leary \& Slep, in press). Moreover, this project aims to fill a gap in our understanding of teen dating violence (TDV) prevention because existing effective TDV prevention programs have not been identified for these high-risk settings.
CDC's comprehensive approach, the Dating Matters: Strategies to Promote Healthy Teen Relationships Initiative, includes components at multiple ecological domains, individual level, family-level and broader school/community level. Specifically, the initiative includes: (1) school-based implementation of a CDC-developed healthy relationship curriculum in the 6th and 7th grade and an adaptation of an evidence based TDV curriculum (Safe Dates) in the 8th grade; (2) implementation of a 6th (Parents Matter with added TDV content), 7th (CDC developed), and 8th (Families for Safe Dates) grade parent-curriculum; (3) an on-going communications campaign implemented throughout the initiative, which includes a Brand Ambassador adolescent program; (4) educator completion of an online training on the risk factors and warning signs of TDV; (5) policy assessment and information at a school or community level; and, (6) development and validation of school and community-level indicators of TDV. In addition to these components, the schools implementing Dating Matters will also receive additional training and technical assistance in adapting these programs with surface level adaptations to make them more culturally relevant to their specific populations.
CDC is funding the local, city, or county public health departments in Chicago, Illinois, Alameda County (Oakland), California, Broward County (Ft. Lauderdale), Florida, and Baltimore, Maryland to implement the two models of TDV prevention that will be evaluated in the outcome and implementation evaluation: the comprehensive Dating Matters initiative and the standard of care model, which is Safe Dates implemented in 8th grade. These health departments collectively have identified 44 schools in high-risk urban communities; we have randomly assigned half the schools to implement the comprehensive model with intensive technical assistance and half to implement the standard of care model with basic technical assistance. These sites were awarded September 13, 2011.
The purpose of the trial is to determine the effectiveness of the comprehensive approach (Dating Matters) compared with standard practice in TDV prevention (Safe Dates only implemented in 8th grade). Outcome measures for determining effectiveness will be derived primarily from surveys with students, parents, and school educators. However, in addition to surveys, we will also be conducting focus groups with students, curriculum implementers, and brand ambassasors, as well as surveys with brand ambassadors, as sources of process, rather than outcome, measures. These process measures may be used to improve program fidelity, improve program components, or as factors in outcome analyses.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach | Experimental | Behavioral: Dating Matters Comprehensive ApproachSchools randomly assigned to the comprehensive approach will: implement 6th, 7th, and 8th grade student curricula in English to all the students in these grades; offer parent programs for parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders;implement a communications campaign involving brand ambassadors, a text message campaign, and social media campaign;encourage all educators to take an online training about teen dating violence for educators;be supported in assessing and informing local school or community policies relevant to teen dating violence. |
| Standard of Care Safe Dates Approach | Active comparator | Behavioral: Standard of Care Safe Dates ApproachSchools randomly assigned to the standard of care approach will implement Safe Dates as it is published in their schools 8th grade classes. |
Who may qualify
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Child, Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Students, parents, and educators at the schools identified for participation in the study
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- Students and educators must be able to participate in interventions and complete surveys in English: Parents must be able to participate in interventions and complete surveys in English or Spanish. Those not able to do this due to languages spoken will be excluded.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Dating Matters Comprehensive ApproachThe Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach includes: 6th, 7th, and 8th grade Student Curricula; Parent Programs for parents of 6th, 7th, and 8th graders; A communications campaign involving brand ambassadors, a text message campaign, and social media campaign; An online training about teen dating violence for educators; Developmental component: A guidance document for sites on assessing and informing local policies relevant to teen dating violence for comprehensive schools (likely to be substantial cross and within site variation on this component) | Behavioural | Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach |
| Standard of Care Safe Dates ApproachSafe Dates curriculum for 8th grade students | Behavioural | Standard of Care Safe Dates Approach |
Primary outcome
Perpetration of dating violence
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Student self-report of perpetration of physical, sexual, and psychological violence and/or stalking against a dating partner
Victimization of dating violence
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Student self- report of victimization of physical, sexual, and psychological violence and/or stalking from a dating partner
Engagement in healthy relationship behaviors
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Student self-report of engagement in healthy relationship behaviors (i.e., good communication, conflict management, etc) with a dating partner
20 secondary outcomes
Attitudes toward the acceptability of dating violence
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Knowledge about teen dating violence
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Attitudes toward gender roles
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Knowledge Regarding Available Resources
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Positive parenting behaviors
Time frame: 2 times per year, for up to 6 years
Perpetration of sexual harassment
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Victimization of sexual harassment
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
School climate
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Engagement in risky behaviors
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Student mental health
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Student prosocial behaivor
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Parental attitudes toward and rules about dating
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Parent-child communication about risk behaviors
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Parent relationship quality
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Parent engagement in Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Dating Violence and sexual harassment visibility in school
Time frame: 2 times per year first year, 1 time per year for 3 more years
Educator ability to address teen dating violence
Time frame: 2 times per year first year, 1 time per year for 3 more years
Issues faced by youth
Time frame: 2 times per year first year, 1 time per year for 3 more years
Parent ability to detect TDV
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 3 years
Exposure to the communications campaign
Time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 13 Mar 2019.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 38459353Niolon PH, Estefan LF, DeGue S, Le VD, Tracy AJ, Ray C, Bontempo D, Little TD, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Latzman N, Taylor B, Tharp A. High School Follow-Up of the Dating Matters(R) RCT: Effects on Teen Dating Violence and Relationship Behaviors. Prev Sci. 2024 May;25(4):603-615. doi: 10.1007/s11121-024-01648-z. Epub 2024 Mar 8.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 34480329Espelage DL, Rulison KL, Ingram KM, Valido A, Schmeelk-Cone K, Wyman PA. Social Networks of Adolescent Sexual Violence Perpetrators: Peer Friendship and Trusted Adult Characteristics. Prev Sci. 2022 Jan;23(1):154-166. doi: 10.1007/s11121-021-01296-7. Epub 2021 Sep 3.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32844328DeGue S, Niolon PH, Estefan LF, Tracy AJ, Le VD, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Little TD, Latzman NE, Tharp A, Lang KM, Taylor B. Effects of Dating Matters(R) on Sexual Violence and Sexual Harassment Outcomes among Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2021 Feb;22(2):175-185. doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01152-0.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 32242288Estefan LF, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Niolon PH, Le VD, Tracy AJ, Little TD, DeGue S, Latzman NE, Tharp A, Lang KM, McIntosh WL. Effects of the Dating Matters(R) Comprehensive Prevention Model on Health- and Delinquency-Related Risk Behaviors in Middle School Youth: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2021 Feb;22(2):163-174. doi: 10.1007/s11121-020-01114-6.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31833020Vivolo-Kantor AM, Niolon PH, Estefan LF, Le VD, Tracy AJ, Latzman NE, Little TD, Lang KM, DeGue S, Tharp AT. Middle School Effects of the Dating Matters(R) Comprehensive Teen Dating Violence Prevention Model on Physical Violence, Bullying, and Cyberbullying: a Cluster-Randomized Controlled Trial. Prev Sci. 2021 Feb;22(2):151-161. doi: 10.1007/s11121-019-01071-9.
- Derived from this study: PubMed 31128957Niolon PH, Vivolo-Kantor AM, Tracy AJ, Latzman NE, Little TD, DeGue S, Lang KM, Estefan LF, Ghazarian SR, McIntosh WLK, Taylor B, Johnson LL, Kuoh H, Burton T, Fortson B, Mumford EA, Nelson SC, Joseph H, Valle LA, Tharp AT. An RCT of Dating Matters: Effects on Teen Dating Violence and Relationship Behaviors. Am J Prev Med. 2019 Jul;57(1):13-23. doi: 10.1016/j.amepre.2019.02.022. Epub 2019 May 22.
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
Phyllis H Niolon, Ph.D. principal investigator
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
4 sites in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Dating Matters Comprehensive Approach in people with Teen Dating Violence and Healthy Dating Relationship Behaviors, run by Centers for Disease Control and Prevention at 4 sites in United States.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 13 Mar 2019. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 4 sites in United States. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Perpetration of dating violence (time frame: 2 times per year for up to 6 years). The study lists 3 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT01672541, which also lists 6 linked publications.
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 13 Mar 2019.