Can a 2.5-Hour chat reduce teen pregnancies?
NCT ID NCT06580080
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Sep 02, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a program called 'Are You Ready?' for sexually active youth aged 14-22 who are involved with juvenile justice or child welfare. The program is a single 2.5-hour group session with a video and workbook discussions. Researchers will compare those who get the program to a control group, measuring STI testing, coping skills, and condomless sex at 3 and 9 months. The goal is to see if this brief intervention can improve sexual health and mental well-being.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Are You Ready? (AYR) - a single 2.5-hour group session with a video and guided discussion
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could provide a simple, scalable program to help at-risk youth avoid STIs and unplanned pregnancy.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral intervention with modest goals; effects may be small or short-lived, and the trial relies on self-reported outcomes.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 1,850 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2024
- Expected to finish
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Sep 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
- Ages
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14 to 22 years
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * At risk for or involved in the juvenile justice and/or child welfare systems * Has had vaginal or anal sex in the last 6 months or has ever had vaginal or anal sex and self-report likelihood of having sex in the next 6 months * Comfortable reading, speaking, and writing in English * United States resident Exclusion Criteria: * Has received other known sexual and reproductive health evidence-based interventions implemented in their local area. * Enrolled in an ongoing PRG-run TPP study * Identified as fraudulent
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How to take part
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Policy & Research Group
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States
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