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Can an online course cut STIs on campus? new study tests it

NCT ID NCT04095065

Prevention Sponsor: Penn State University Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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Ongoing
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Completed This study
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First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time

Summary

This study tested an online program called itMatters designed to reduce sexually transmitted infections (STIs) among college students. The program focuses on the link between drinking alcohol and risky sexual behavior, such as not using condoms. Over 3,000 first-year students from four U.S. colleges participated. The goal was to see if the program could increase knowledge and change behaviors to prevent STIs.

What this could mean

Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.

Active substance
online behavioral intervention (itMatters)
What this could lead to
If successful, this could provide an effective, scalable online tool to reduce STI rates among college students.
What could go wrong
This is a completed study analyzing behavioral outcomes; results may not apply to all populations or settings, and online interventions may have limited long-term impact.

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Study facts

What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.

Phase

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

3,098 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Jul 2019

Finished

Dec 2019

Lead sponsor

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

18 to 30 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.

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Inclusion Criteria: * Currently enrolled at an American college or University * A first-year college student * 18 years or older * Have not gone through previous versions of itMatters Exclusion Criteria: * Not a first year student or transfer student * Younger than 18 years old * Have gone through previous versions of itMatters

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Conditions

The condition(s) this trial relates to.

Alcohol Drinking sexually transmitted disease prevention target

As listed by the trial registrant

The condition terms exactly as the trial's registrant entered them.

Alcohol consumption Sexually transmitted diseases

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • Fresno State University

    Fresno, California, 93740, United States

  • Middle Tennessee State University

    Murfreesboro, Tennessee, 37132, United States

  • North Dakota State University

    Fargo, North Dakota, 58108, United States

  • University of North Carolina - Greensboro

    Greensboro, North Carolina, 27412, United States

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