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New study tests if four short chats can curb teen pregnancy and abuse

NCT ID NCT06574217

Prevention Sponsor: The Policy & Research Group Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Jun 26, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tests a program called Stepping Stones, where an adult guide talks with at-risk youth aged 12-22 over four sessions about values, relationships, and planning. The goal is to see if it increases STI testing, reduces unprotected sex, and lowers emotional abuse compared to watching a film about social media. Six hundred fifty participants will be followed for nine months.

What this could mean

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Active substance
Stepping Stones (StSt) behavioral intervention
What this could lead to
If effective, this program could provide a simple, scalable way to help at-risk youth reduce unprotected sex, STI testing, and emotional abuse in relationships.
What could go wrong
This is an early-stage behavioral study with 650 participants, so results may not apply broadly. The control group receives a film with no sexual health content, which may not be a fair comparison.

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Study facts

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

About 650 people

The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.

Started

Sep 2024

Expected to finish

Sep 2028

An estimate. End dates often move.

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

12 to 22 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Inclusion Criteria: * At risk for or involved in the legal or child welfare systems * Report ever having vaginal and/or anal sex and plan to have sex in the next six months * Comfortable reading, speaking, and writing in English Exclusion Criteria: * Currently trying to start a pregnancy * Currently in jail or being detained in a facility * Enrolled in an ongoing PRG-run TPP study, the No Baby No study, or the Yes \& Know study * Living in regions where the FLASH curriculum is widely implemented (King County, WA, Ramsey County, MN, Hennepin County, MN) * Identified as fraudulent (only for individuals recruited online)

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Teen pregnancy prevention

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Contacts and locations

Locations

  • The Policy & Research Group

    RECRUITING

    New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118, United States

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