Middle school program aims to prevent teen pregnancy and substance use
NCT ID NCT06582641
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a school-based program called Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) for students entering middle school. The program uses peer-led sessions to boost school engagement and social-emotional skills, aiming to delay sexual activity, smoking, drinking, and drug use. About 1,400 students will be randomly assigned to either the program or regular classes, and researchers will compare outcomes over 16 months.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Peer Group Connection - Middle School (PGC-MS) program
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this program could help prevent teen pregnancy and risky behaviors by improving school engagement and social-emotional skills.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral program, not a drug. Results depend on school implementation and student participation, and may not reduce risky behaviors as hoped.
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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 1,400 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 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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11 to 14 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: * Be enrolled at a middle school participating in the study * Entering the middle school transition grade for the first time (6th or 7th grade depending on the middle school transition year) at a participating study school * Provide parental consent and student assent to participate in the study * Have the ability to complete a self-administered questionnaire in either English or Spanish in a classroom or group setting, unassisted, in 60 minutes or less. Exclusion Criteria: \- Repeating the middle school transition year (6th or 7th grade)
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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The Policy & Research Group
RECRUITINGNew Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States
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