Navajo program aims to keep teens safe from pregnancy and drugs
NCT ID NCT04863729
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tested a program called Asdzáán Be'eená (Female Pathways) for Navajo girls ages 10-14 and their female caregivers. The goal was to see if the program improves communication, monitoring, and teens' plans to delay sex and avoid substance use. About 408 pairs took part, and researchers measured changes over 12 months.
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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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408 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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May 2021
- Finished
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Sep 2025
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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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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10 to 14 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- 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 (Caregivers): * Female \> 18 years of age * Self-identify as Navajo * Be a caregiver of a girl 10-14 years old who is available to enroll in the study * Living within 50 miles of the Chinle, Arizona or Tuba City, Arizona Johns Hopkins program offices * Willing to complete all assessments * Willing to be randomized * Speaks and reads English * Not cognitively or visually impaired (able to complete assessments) * Review and sign informed consent Inclusion Criteria (Youth) * Female, 10-14 years old * Have a caregiver enrolled in the study * Living within 50 miles of the Chinle, Arizona or Tuba City, Arizona Johns Hopkins program offices * Willing to be randomized * Willing to complete all assessments * Speaks and reads English * Not cognitively or visually impaired (able to complete assessments) * Review and sign a study assent and have a parent/guardian sign parental permission Exclusion Criteria: \-
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
As listed by the trial registrant
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for American Indian Health - Chinle
Chinle, Arizona, 86503, United States
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Center for American Indian Health - Tuba City
Tuba City, Arizona, 86045, United States
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