A novel test of the GTO implementation support intervention in low resource settings: Year 1 findings and challenges

Implementation research is expanding because Evidence-Based Programs (EBPs) are not adopted in many medical domains. However, rigorous implementation research is needed in nonclinical, community-based settings, which often have low capacity that undermines implementation quality and outcomes. This presentation describes Enhancing Quality Interventions Promoting Healthy Sexuality, a 5-year, cluster Hybrid Implementation RCT (Type II) testing how well a community-based setting (Boys & Girls Clubs, BGCs) conducts an EBP called Making Proud Choices (MPC) that aims to prevent teen pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections, with and without an implementation support intervention called Getting To Outcomes (GTO). GTO is a 10-step model of program operation grounded in implementation theory and an intervention of written tools, training and bi-weekly onsite technical assistance.