Can a phone app boost teen Boys' sexual health talks?
NCT ID NCT06525064
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jul 16, 2026 · Updated 2 times
Summary
This study tests a web-based app designed to help teenage boys and their doctors discuss sexual and reproductive health more easily. About 2,752 males aged 13-21 who have had sex will use the app before a clinic visit. Researchers will measure if the app improves condom use and receipt of recommended sexual health care.
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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 2,752 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Jun 2026
- Expected to finish
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May 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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13 to 21 years
- Sex
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Male 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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Inclusion Criteria: * Assigned male sex at birth * Age 13 to 21 years old * English and/or Spanish as preferred language to read, listen, and converse * Self-reported engagement in vaginal and/or anal sex in the past 12 months * Access to phone or internet for follow-up study activities Exclusion Criteria: * Aged 12 or younger or older than 21 * Primary language other than English or Spanish * Not able to provide informed consent * Unable to communicate due to cognitive, mental, language, or other difficulties * Not sexually active, engaged in oral sex only, or more than 12 months have passed since last vaginal and/or anal sex. * Previous participation in a Health-E You study activity or the app
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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How to take part
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The places running it
8 sites. The list below names each one and where it is.
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The official record
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A doctor treating you
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Children's Hospital of Philadelphia
RECRUITINGPhiladelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States
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Children's National Hospital
RECRUITINGWashington D.C., District of Columbia, 20012, United States
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Cincinnati Children's Hospital
RECRUITINGCincinnati, Ohio, 45229, United States
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Johns Hopkins University
RECRUITINGBaltimore, Maryland, 21287, United States
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Mount Sinai Health System
RECRUITINGNew York, New York, 10128, United States
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Penn State Health
RECRUITINGHershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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UCSF Benioff Children's Hospital - Oakland
RECRUITINGOakland, California, 94609, United States
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Upstate University Hospital
RECRUITINGSyracuse, New York, 13210, United States
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