Study Details

Citation

Freudenberg, N., Ramaswamy, M., Daniels, J., Crum, M., Ompad, D. C., Vlahov, D. (2010). Reducing drug use, human immunodeficiency virus risk, and recidivism among young men leaving jail: Evaluation of the REAL MEN re-entry program. Journal of Adolescent Health, 47(5), 448.

Jenson, J. M. (2010). Reducing antisocial behavior and promoting healthy outcomes for incarcerated adolescents. The Journal of Adolescent Health, 47(5) 425-426.

Program or Component Study?
Program
Program or Component Name

REAL MEN

Show Evidence of Effectiveness
No
Study Rating and Explanation
High —

Random assignment study that met all criteria for a high rating; findings show no positive, statistically significant impact on a relevant behavioral outcome measure for either the full sample or key subgroup.

Program Information

Program Type
Sexual health education
Program Length
10 to 20 sessions

Evaluation Setting

Evaluation Setting
Specialized setting

Study Sample

Average Age Group
18 or 19
Majority Racial/Ethnic Group
African American or Black
Sex
Young male

Research Design

Assignment Method
Randomized controlled trial
Sample Size

552

Number of Follow-Ups

1

Length of Last Follow-Up

12

Year of Last Data Collection
2007
Reviewed Studies
High-Quality Randomized Trial
Protocol Version
Version 2.0
Effect Sizes
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NA = Not available. This means the authors did not report the information in the manuscripts associated with the studies we reviewed.

a This information was not available whenever authors did not report information for the treatment and comparison groups separately on outcome means, standard deviations, and/or sample sizes.

b Authors reported that the program effect (impact) estimate is statistically significant with a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test.

c For some outcomes, having less of that outcome is favorable. In those cases, an effect with a negative sign is favorable to the treatment group (that is, the treatment group had a more favorable outcome than the comparison group, on average).

d An effect shows credibly estimated, statistically significant evidence whenever it has a p-value of less than 0.05 based on a two-tailed test, includes the appropriate adjustment for clustering (if applicable), and it is not based on an endogenous subgroup.

Language directly from the program model developer or authors.