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Teen Pregnancy PreventionYUPNCT05569070

Evaluation of Young United Parents

A study testing Guided Young United Parents! Website Intervention and Nutrition Website in people with Teen Pregnancy Prevention, run by The Policy & Research Group at 1 site in United States.

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Under way, not looking for participants. Everyone needed has enrolled. The study is still running.

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Trial summary

The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of the offer to participate in the Young United Parents! (YUP!) intervention relative to the control condition on use of effective non-barrier contraception and frequency of vaginal sex without condoms three months after the intervention period has concluded. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 15 to 20 years, women onlyHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Teen Pregnancy Prevention
What is being tested?
Guided Young United Parents! Website Intervention and Nutrition Website
Could I receive a placebo?
Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
How many people
1,400 participants
Where
1 siteUnited States
Study dates
10 Oct 2022to 30 Sep 2026
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
Not yet: the study is under way

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 15 to 20 years
  • Women only
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • Biological female aged 15-20
  • Has given birth to a child they currently provide care for
  • Reports having penile-vaginal sex at least one time in past three months
  • Fluent in English (able to read and comprehend the online intervention materials, which are available only in English)
  • Owns or has regular access to a personal device (smartphone, laptop, tablet) with internet access
  • United States resident
  • Provides informed assent or consent for study participation

Who cannot join

  • Currently pregnant
  • Currently trying to become pregnant
  • Previously registered to use the YUP! website
  • Enrolled in an ongoing PRG-run TPP study
  • Identified as fraudulent

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

United States1 site
  • The Policy & Research Group

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118

Other trials in United States

About this study

The purpose of the study is to determine the impact of the offer to participate in the Young United Parents! (YUP!) intervention relative to the control condition on use of effective non-barrier contraception and frequency of vaginal sex without condoms three months after the intervention period has concluded.

Read the detailed description

The Policy \& Research Group (PRG) will be rigorously evaluating an innovative intervention, Young United Parents! (YUP!), which is a website-based program designed to help young parents ages 15-22 avoid unplanned, repeat pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STIs), reach their personal goals, and thrive in all areas of life. The mobile-optimized website contains 50 articles and over 100 personal narrative videos of highly diverse young parents and experts. The YUP! intervention includes: 1) video and written content on six topics (sexual health and birth control; healthy relationships; self-care; reaching your goals; parenting; and pregnancy and birth); 2) access to near-peer mentors; 3) a goal-setting tool; 4) daily tips, reminders, and motivational messages; 5) links and referrals to support services; and 6) membership in the YUP! online community of young parents.

PRG will conduct an implementation evaluation and an impact evaluation of a structured version of YUP!, called Guided YUP!. Guided YUP! involves a two-month program experience during which participants are directed through a dashboard on the website to review between 15-35 minutes of particular website content each week. Participants will also be paired with a near-peer mentor who will schedule virtual interactions with them every two weeks, for a total of at least five interactions over the course of the two-month intervention period. All interactions will be held via the YUP! participant dashboard and are expected to last between 5-10 minutes. The aim of these interactions is for the near-peer mentor to offer support and guidance, using motivational interviewing techniques, as the participants go through the Guided YUP! program. Additionally, Guided YUP! participants will be asked to outline and complete at least one goal during the two-month intervention period, using the goal tool on the website. Guided YUP! participants will also receive automatically generated tips and affirmations through the website and have access to the YUP! online community to participate in, if desired.

PRG will assess the efficacy of Guided YUP! using a randomized controlled trial. The study will target young mothers ages 15-20 who are currently caring for their child(ren) and not pregnant or trying to become pregnant. The primary aim of the study will be to investigate the impact of the intervention on two self-reported sexual behaviors: 1) use of effective non-barrier contraception and 2) frequency of vaginal sex without condoms. In addition, the study will include exploratory investigations of the following self-reported sexual behaviors and theoretically relevant antecedents to these behaviors: 1) frequency of sexually transmitted infection (STI) testing; 2) frequency of completely unprotected vaginal sex; 3) incidence of pregnancy; 4) incidence of STIs; 5) condom, contraceptive, and STI knowledge; 6) condom negotiation, contraceptive use, and STI testing self-efficacy; 7) condom and contraceptive use outcome expectations; and 8) perceived pregnancy fatalism. Finally, the study will explore the impact of the intervention on measures that assess participants' perceptions of their healthy relationships, self-care and well-being, goal achievement, and parenting competence.

Outcomes will be assessed using self-reported, participant-level data gathered using a structured questionnaire administered at four time points: baseline (enrollment); post-intervention (two months after baseline); three months post-intervention (five months after the baseline); and twelve months post-intervention (fourteen months after the baseline).

Starting in October 2022 and continuing for 21 months, 1400 participants from around the United States will be enrolled virtually. The final two years of the grant will be used to collect follow-up data from study participants; conduct implementation and impact evaluation analysis, reporting, and dissemination efforts.

Being tested
Guided Young United Parents! Website Intervention, Nutrition Website
Keywords
Teen Pregnancy Prevention

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Guided Young United Parents! Website InterventionOther

    Participants assigned to Guided YUP! will receive two months of structured use of the YUP! website intervention, which involves weekly review of written and video content, meetings with near-peer mentors, use of the goal tool, interaction with the online community, and receipt of tips and affirmations.

  • Nutrition WebsiteOther

    Participants assigned to the Nutrition Website will be provided with the link to the MyPlate website, which is maintained by the U.S. Department of Agriculture. At the enrollment session, participants will be given brief instruction during the enrollment session about features available on the website that may be interesting to them and encouraged to engage in any of the website or app features at whatever level they are comfortable with. No further direction will be provided to them after the enrollment session.

Study groups in NCT05569070
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Guided Young United Parents! (YUP!) Website InterventionExperimentalThe Guided YUP! website intervention is the treatment condition, which will involve two months of directed use of the YUP! website.
Receives: Other: Guided Young United Parents! Website Intervention
Nutrition WebsiteSham comparatorThe nutrition website is the control condition.
Receives: Other: Nutrition Website

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. Use of effective non-barrier contraception

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they are currently using effective non-barrier contraception (IUD, implant, oral contraceptive pill, injection, patch, or ring)

    Measured: Assessed three months after the intervention period has ended

  2. Times having vaginal sex without a condom

    Participant self-report on the number of times having vaginal sex without using a condom during the past three months

    Measured: Assessed three months after the intervention period has ended

Secondary outcomes (30)
  1. Contraceptive knowledge

    Proportion of items related to contraceptive knowledge to which the participant answers correctly

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  2. Condom knowledge

    Proportion of items related to condom knowledge to which the participant answers correctly

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  3. STI knowledge

    Proportion of items related to STI knowledge to which the participant answers correctly

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  4. Condom negotiation self-efficacy

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of confidence in being able to negotiate condom use, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low confidence) to 7 (indicating high confidence)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  5. Contraceptive use self-efficacy

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of confidence in being able to use contraceptives, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low confidence) to 7 (indicating high confidence)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  6. STI testing self-efficacy

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of confidence in being able to get STI testing, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low confidence) to 7 (indicating high confidence)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  7. Self-care self-efficacy

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of confidence in being able to take care of themselves, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low confidence) to 7 (indicating high confidence)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  8. Goal setting self-efficacy

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of confidence in being able to set personal goals, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low confidence) to 7 (indicating high confidence)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  9. Condom use outcome expectations

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of agreement with statements about the outcomes expected with condom use, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low agreement) to 7 (indicating high agreement)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  10. Contraceptive use outcome expectations

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of agreement with statements about the outcomes expected with contraceptive use, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low agreement) to 7 (indicating high agreement)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  11. Perceived pregnancy fatalism

    Mean score to one item that asks an individual to self-report their level of agreement with a statement related to what degree they have control over becoming pregnant, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low agreement) to 7 (indicating high agreement)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three months after the intervention period has ended

  12. Use of effective non-barrier contraception

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they are currently using effective non-barrier contraception (IUD, implant, oral contraceptive pill, injection, patch, or ring)

    Measured: Assessed twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  13. Consistent use of effective non-barrier contraception

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they have been using effective non-barrier contraception consistently for the past three months

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  14. Frequency of emergency contraception use

    Participant self-report on the number of times they have used emergency contraception after vaginal sex in the past three months

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  15. Use of effective non-barrier contraception during last vaginal sex

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they used effective non-barrier contraception during the last time they had vaginal sex

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  16. Times having vaginal sex without a condom

    Participant self-report on the number of times having vaginal sex without using a condom during the past three months

    Measured: Assessed twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  17. Use of condoms during last vaginal sex

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they used condoms during the last time they had vaginal sex

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  18. Times having completely unprotected during last vaginal sex

    Participant self-report on the number of times having vaginal sex with neither a condom nor effective non-barrier contraception during the past three months

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  19. Completely unprotected during last vaginal sex

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) their last vaginal sex act was completely unprotected (using neither a condom nor effective non-barrier contraception)

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  20. Dual methods of protection during recent vaginal sex

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they used dual methods of protection (both condoms and effective non-barrier contraception) during recent vaginal sex

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  21. Dual methods of protection during last vaginal sex

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they used dual methods of protection (both condoms and effective non-barrier contraception) during the last time they had vaginal sex

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  22. Recent STI testing

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they received recent STI testing

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  23. Recent STI acquisition

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they recently tested positive for STIs

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  24. Recent repeat pregnancy

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they have been pregnant in the recent past

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  25. Recent repeat unintended pregnancy

    Participant self-report on whether (or not) they have been pregnant in the recent past with a pregnancy that was unintended

    Measured: Assessed three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  26. Parenting competence

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of agreement with statements about their perceived competence in their ability to take care of their child(ren), with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low agreement) to 7 (indicating high agreement)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  27. Stigma

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of agreement with statements about the perceived stigma they experience due to being a young parent, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low agreement) to 7 (indicating high agreement)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  28. Social support

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of agreement with statements about their perceived social support, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low agreement) to 7 (indicating high agreement)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  29. Well-being

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to self-report their level of agreement with statements about their perceived well-being, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating low agreement) to 7 (indicating high agreement)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

  30. Goal attainment

    Mean scale score of items that ask an individual to what extent statements about their ability to set and achieve goals are similar to them, with scores ranging from 1 (indicating not at all like them) to 5 (indicating exactly like them)

    Measured: Assessed immediately post-intervention and three and twelve months after the intervention period has ended

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted6 Oct 2022
  2. Study start10 Oct 2022
  3. Primary completion29 Dec 2025
  4. Study completion30 Sep 2026 (estimated)

Resources

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
Single blind
Who is masked
Participant
Enrolment
1,400 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT05569070
Sponsor's protocol ID
90AP2692-01-00
Acronym
YUP
Status last verified
Apr 2026
First submitted
3 Oct 2022
Last updated
27 Apr 2026
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: A dataset will be prepared at the conclusion of the study, which includes de-identified individual-level data on all study participants who contributed self-report data. Respondents will be represented only by a research ID number. Included in the dataset will be self-report data collected across all survey administrations (including demographic characteristics, sexual behaviors, and theoretical antecedents to those behaviors) and select information on program participation (e.g., which program components were completed). Basic data cleaning steps will be taken in order to ensure data are unidentifiable and to increase usability.

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Guided Young United Parents! Website Intervention and Nutrition Website in people with Teen Pregnancy Prevention, run by The Policy & Research Group at 1 site 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 7 inclusion and 5 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: under way, not looking for participants, as of the sponsor's last update on 27 Apr 2026. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?

This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.

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?

Use of effective non-barrier contraception (time frame: Assessed three months after the intervention period has ended). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?
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 27 Apr 2026.

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