Can community deliberation fix consent for teens in HIV research?
NCT ID NCT05371327
First seen Jun 24, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tested a method called public deliberation to improve how researchers get consent from teens for HIV prevention studies. 128 participants from diverse communities discussed ethical conflicts around parental permission versus teen self-consent. The goal was to see if this group process could lead to better, fairer consent approaches for sensitive research.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this approach could lead to fairer, safer consent processes for teens in sensitive health research.
- What could go wrong
- This is a small, completed study that tested a method, not a treatment. Results may not apply to all communities or settings.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Participants
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128 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2021
- Finished
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Aug 2025
- 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.
Who is studied
Deliberants will include both adolescents/young adults and adults. They need to live, work, or engage with communities with youth at risk for HIV. Communities can be geographic communities, LGBTQ communities, Black or Latinx communities, etc.
- Ages
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14 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Not accepted
This study is not open to healthy volunteers. The entry requirements below say who it is open to.
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Inclusion Criteria - Deliberants must: * Complete the screening survey; * Be at least 14 years of age; * Speak and understand English; and, * Be able to commit to attend all virtual deliberation sessions in their entirety. * Be one of the following: * 14-21years old * Have an adolescent who lives with you * Closely involved with an adolescent on a regular basis (e.g. grandparent, adult sibling) * Work for an organization or program that is invested in the wellbeing of adolescents in your community (e.g. social worker, high school teacher, nonprofit work) * Part of an organization or program that is invested in the wellbeing of adolescents in your community (e.g. mentor, volunteer, church youth group) Exclusion Criteria: * Those who are obviously inebriated or high at the time of screening, the deliberation event, or the pre-/post-event interviews; * Those who reside in a home with another eligible participant
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Indiana University School of Medicine and School of Nursing
Indianapolis, Indiana, 46220, United States
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