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
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
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.
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
Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation
Implementation Study With Embedded RCT of a Digital System of Parenting Support Within Government Services in South Africa
ParentText, a WhatsApp-based parenting support programme, is designed as a universal intervention to improve parent-child relationships (module 1) and promote child safety (module 2).
- Conditions
- Program Effectiveness, Program Implementation, Parent Child Relationship, Caregiver Child Relationship
- Trial name
- SWIFT (NCT07814261)
- Testing
- Module 1 - Improve My Relationship with My Teen/Child, Module 2 - Keep My Child/Teen Safe and Healthy
- Where
- South Africa
- Volunteers
- 4,961 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Cape Town
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
Teen Pregnancy, Contraception Behavior
Evaluation of an Adolescent Pregnancy Prevention Program; Relationship Smarts+ With Lessons From Mind Matters
The goal of this randomized control trial (RCT) is to assess an innovative adolescent pregnancy prevention program among youth that are at the highest risk of adolescent pregnancy, to prevent pregnancy and Sexually Transmitted…
- Conditions
- Teen Pregnancy, Contraception Behavior, Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Reproductive Health
- Trial name
- NCT05889689
- Testing
- Relationship Smarts Plus & Mind Matters, Relationship Smarts Plus alone, Preparing Adolescents for Young Adulthood (PAYA).
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 945 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Trinity Church Inc.
HIV (Human Immunodeficiency Virus), Sexually Transmitted Diseases
Reality Check: An HIV Risk Reduction Serial Drama
African Americans have considerably higher rates of HIV infections than do White, Hispanic, Asian, and Native Americans. African Americans accounted for 59% of all diagnoses of HIV infection among youth (13-24 years of age) in…
- Trial name
- RC (NCT03352219)
- Testing
- Reality Check, Physical Activity Attention Control
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 203 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- University of Pennsylvania
Exposure to Violent Event, Bullying
Electronic Pre-visit Questionnaire to Prompt Discussions of Youth Violence in Primary Care
Pediatricians are supposed to talk about youth violence at all heath supervision visits, however these types of conversations rarely occur. There have been no studies assessing tools to prompt these discussions.
- Trial name
- NCT02041182
- Testing
- Pre-Visit Questionnaire
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 183 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Rhode Island Hospital
HIV Infections
Community Intervention Trial for Youth (CITY) Study
The purpose of this study is to test whether a multi-component, community-level, HIV-prevention intervention is more effective than existing HIV prevention activities in reducing unprotected anal intercourse (UAI) among men ages…
- Trial name
- NCT00164580
- Testing
- Community-Level Intervention
- Where
- 8 sites in United States
- Volunteers
- 12,000 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Smoking, Sexual Behavior
Linking Lives: Building Quality Parent Components for School-Based Health Programs in Middle Schools
The purpose of this study is to develop and evaluate the effectiveness of a parent-based intervention that can be implemented in conjunction with existing school-based programs designed to prevent or reduce sexual risk behavior…
- Trial name
- NCT00136279
- Testing
- Linking Lives parent-based intervention
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 9,510 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
Couple & Family Contexts
The purpose of this study is to understand the factors that lead to adolescent sexual risk behavior by investigating both the family contexts and romantic relationships that influence adolescent couples' decision-making.
- Trial name
- CFC (NCT01631721)
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 2,960 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Behavior and Behavior Mechanisms
A Parent-Based Intervention to Reduce Sexual Risk Behavior in Adolescents
The purpose of this study is to test the feasibility and efficacy of a triadic intervention designed to target both healthcare providers and parents in order to prevent adolescent sexual risk behavior in Latino and African…
- Trial name
- NCT01326806
- Testing
- Families Talking Together, Active Control on Hygiene & Nutrition
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,800 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- New York University
Child Behavior, Adolescent Behavior
A Mother's Role in Delaying Onset of Sexual Activity in Her Children
The goal of this study is to enhance the mother's role in promoting avoidance of sexual risks and problem behaviors in 6- to 12-year-old children.
- Trial name
- NCT00060697
- Testing
- Adolescent sexual activity education for mothers
- Where
- United States
- Volunteers
- 1,300 people, healthy volunteers welcome
- Sponsor
- Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)