Can a phone app teach teens to talk about condoms and consent?
NCT ID NCT06878755
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a digital program called PACT, designed to help queer teen boys (ages 14-17) learn how to talk about condom use and sexual consent with partners. Researchers will compare it to a general health program in 300 teens over 9 months. The goal is to see if the program boosts confidence and actual use of condoms and consent communication.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- digital behavioral intervention (PACT program)
- What this could lead to
- If it works, this could give teens a practical tool to improve condom use and consent communication, reducing risky sexual situations.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage trial with no phase, and results rely on self-reported behavior, which may not reflect real-world impact. The program is digital, so engagement and long-term effects are uncertain.
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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 300 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jan 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 17 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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Inclusion Criteria: * 14-17 years old * lives in the U.S. * identifies as a queer teen guy or sexual minority male Exclusion Criteria: * younger than 14 * older than 17 * does not live in U.S. * does not identify as a queer teen guy or sexual minority male
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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North Carolina A&T State University
Greensboro, North Carolina, 27611, United States
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