Clinical trials: Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors
Adolescent Sexual Risk Behaviors
Effects of a Worksite Parenting Program
Many adolescents in the U.S., even very young adolescents, are engaging in sexual risk behaviors that put them at risk for sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) and unintended pregnancy.
- Trial name
- NCT00465010
- Testing
- Talking Parents, Healthy Teens
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,252 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- RAND
Hiv, Adolescent Behavior
A Pragmatic Trial of An Adaptive eHealth HIV Prevention Program for Diverse Adolescent MSM
This pragmatic trial of an HIV prevention program focuses on HIV risk-reduction in men who have sex with men (MSM) ages 13-18. The design is a three-tiered, internet-based HIV prevention intervention series that uses a sequential…
- Conditions
- Hiv, Adolescent Behavior, Sex, Safe
- Trial name
- SMART (NCT03511131)
- Testing
- Queer Sex Ed, Keep It Up, Keep It Up-Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,306 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Northwestern University
Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Substance-Related Disorders
Partner-Specific HIV Risk Reduction Intervention for Drug-Using Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to develop and pilot test a partner-specific HIV risk reduction intervention for currently or recently incarcerated adolescents who report problematic substance use.
- Trial name
- GET UP (NCT00831883)
- Testing
- Partner-Specific IMB-based HIV risk reduction intervention, Healthy Lifestyle
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 59 people
- Sponsor
- Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island
Substance-related Disorders, Depression
Primary Care iSBIRT to Reduce Serious Teen Health Risks
The goal of the project is to develop and test an internet/intranet-based Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment (iSBIRT) system for adolescents that targets a broad range of serious health-risks and problem…
- Conditions
- Substance-related Disorders, Depression, High-risk Sex
- Trial name
- NCT00891631
- Testing
- iSBIRT, iSBIRT/TE
- Where
- United States
- Sponsor
- Boston Children's Hospital
Child Abuse, Child Neglect
Fostering Healthy Futures for Teens: An RCT
This study will implement and evaluate a mentoring program designed to promote positive youth development and reduce adverse outcomes among maltreated adolescents with open child welfare cases.
- Conditions
- Child Abuse, Child Neglect, Risk Behavior, Delinquency
- Trial name
- FHF-T (NCT03707366)
- Testing
- FHF-T
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 234 people
- Sponsor
- University of Denver
HIV, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Reducing HIV Risk Among Adolescents: Evaluating Project HEART
This study evaluates an educational web-based intervention designed to increase adolescent girls' motivation and skills to engage in safer sexual behavior (Project HEART: Health Education and Relationship Training).
- Trial name
- NCT02579135
- Testing
- Safer Sex, Growth Mindsets
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 222 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- North Carolina State University
HIV Infection
Engaging Care for HIV-infected Adolescent Females.
The proposed multi-site, longitudinal study will examine the correlation of substance use, mental health disorders, and social networks to engagement in care for HIV-infected adolescent females, aged 13 years, 0 months - 23…
- Trial name
- NCT00489034
- Testing
- Quantitative Interview, Ethnographic Interview, Gender Interview
- Where
- 5 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Health Risk Behaviors
Sexually Active Adolescent Focused Education
SAAFE will be pilot tested in 2 geographically distinct areas (Washington, DC and Deep South) with 100 participants from each site to 1) primarily assess the efficacy of improved self-efficacy, knowledge about HIV/STIs and…
- Trial name
- SAAFE (NCT03646032)
- Testing
- SAAFE, Control
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 178 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Benten Technologies, Inc.
Marijuana Abuse, Sexual Risk Behaviors
A Brief Marijuana Intervention for Adolescent Women - 1
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a brief motivational intervention on marijuana use and sex-risk behavior in young women.
- Trial name
- NCT00227864
- Testing
- Behavior Therapy, Treatment as Usual
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 326 people
- Sponsor
- Butler Hospital
Sexual Behavior, Alcohol Drinking
Adolescent Safer Sex Social Network Intervention
Social networks are thought to hold the potential for shaping behavior on the grounds that social and situational factors more strongly influence behavior than do personality variables.
- Conditions
- Sexual Behavior, Alcohol Drinking, Marijuana Smoking
- Trial name
- NCT00107562
- Testing
- Adolescent Safer Sex Social Network Intervention
- Where
- 2 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 200 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Substance Use, Sexual Risk Behaviors
Targeting HIV Risk Behaviors in Juvenile Drug Court-Involved Youth
This study is designed to gain knowledge about effective interventions for reducing HIV risk in a high risk population. A new Risk Reduction Therapy for Adolescents (RRTA) will be compared to usual services received by youth in…
- Trial name
- NCT01511380
- Testing
- Risk Reduction Therapy for Adolescents, Usual services
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 120 people
- Sponsor
- Medical University of South Carolina
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Families Talking Together Plus: An Approach to Promote Sexual Delay and Strengthen Sexual Risk Avoidance Education
Despite reductions in adolescent sexual behavior over the past decade, premature sexual activity remains prevalent among adolescents and alarming adolescent sexual and reproductive health (SRH) disparities exist.
- Trial name
- FTT+ (NCT04731649)
- Testing
- Families Talking Together Plus (FTT +)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,227 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Johns Hopkins University
Sexual Behavior
Young Men and Media Study
Adolescent sexual minority males (ASMM) continue to account for a disproportionate number of HIV infections in the United States. Racial and ethnic minority populations are particularly affected.
- Trial name
- NCT04109443
- Testing
- Young Men & Media Program, Available websites on safe sex and preventing STIs
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 154 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Boston University
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Efficacy of an Abstinence-Only HIV Risk-Reduction Intervention for Young African-American Adolescents
This study will develop and evaluate the effectiveness of culturally appropriate HIV/sexually transmitted disease risk-reduction interventions in reducing sexual risk behavior among young African-American adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00640653
- Testing
- Abstinence-only HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention, Safer-sex-only HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention, Long comprehensive HIV/STD risk-reduction intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 662 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Sexual Risk Behavior, Drug Use
eHealth Evidence-based Intervention (EBI) for Latino Youth in Primary Care
The purpose of this study is to test the relative effectiveness of a Hispanic-specific eHealth intervention, "e-Health Familias Unidas," in preventing and reducing drug use, sexual risk behaviors, and STIs among Hispanic youth in…
- Conditions
- Sexual Risk Behavior, Drug Use, Family Functioning
- Trial name
- NCT03009539
- Testing
- eHealth Familias Unidas Primary Care
- Where
- 12 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 921 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Miami
HIV Infections, Sexually Transmitted Disease
Effect of HIV/STD Risk Reduction Program on South African Adolescents
This study will evaluate the effect of an HIV/STD risk-reduction program on the sexual behavior of South African adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00559403
- Testing
- HIV/STD Risk-Reduction, Health Promotion
- Volunteers
- 1,057 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
HIV Infections
HIV Risk Reduction in Youth in the Bahamas
This study will examine whether pairing a grade 6 in-school HIV education program and a parent training program will reduce prevalence of behaviors that present high risk of HIV infection in youth in the Bahamas.
- Trial name
- NCT00774592
- Testing
- FOYC, Goal for it (GFI), Wonderous Wetlands
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,360 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Wayne State University
HIV Infection
Healthy Choices to Promote Health and Reduce Risk in HIV-Infected Youth
Risk behaviors and their associated adverse health outcomes are becoming increasingly problematic among HIV-infected youth. This study is being conducted to test whether a brief motivational enhancement (ME) intervention will…
- Trial name
- NCT00103532
- Testing
- Healthy Choices - Motivational Enhancement Intervention, Standard care
- Where
- 6 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 225 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
HIV Infections
Integrated Treatment of Marijuana Abuse for HIV+ Youth
This is an exploratory study that will adapt and test a combined cognitive behavioral treatment and contingency management intervention for alcohol and/or marijuana abuse for use in HIV-infected adolescents.
- Trial name
- NCT00683488
- Testing
- Focus Group, First Intervention Trial, Intervention Trial 2
- Where
- 3 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 46 people
- Sponsor
- University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Adherence, HIV Risk Behaviors
The Aim of This Study is to Determine the Effectiveness of a Motivational Enhancement Intervention in Reducing Risk Behaviors (Drug and Alcohol Use, Sexual Risk Behavior, Poor Adherence to Medications) Among HIV+ Youth. - 1
The purpose of this study is to conduct a pilot study of Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET), an empirically validated behavioral change strategy, with young adults who are HIV +.
- Conditions
- Adherence, HIV Risk Behaviors, Alcohol & Drug Use, Health Behaviors
- Trial name
- NCT00227825
- Testing
- Motivational interviewing
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 60 people
- Sponsor
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)