Parents' online training may cut HIV risk for gay teens
NCT ID NCT05852600
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 45-60 minute online program called PATHS that teaches parents how to talk to their gay or bisexual sons about sexual health. About 393 parent-teen pairs join, with teens aged 14-19. The goal is to see if the program improves teens' condom use, PrEP awareness, and HIV testing habits over one year.
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Study facts
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- 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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393 people
The number who actually took part.
- Started
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Apr 2023
- Expected to finish
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Nov 2026
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
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Who can take part
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- Ages
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14 years and older
- 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: We recruit only parent-adolescent dyads for the study. Both parent and adolescent must agree to participate in order to enroll. Only parents receive the intervention. Adolescents are included in the study only for assessment purposes. Parent inclusion criteria: Parent or legal guardian of a child with all of the following characteristics: 1. cisgender male 2. age 14-19 3. self-identifies as gay or bisexual 4. lives in the same house with parent at least 2 days per week 5. child is willing to enroll in the study and complete assessments Adolescent inclusion criteria: 1. cisgender male 2. age 14-19 3. self-identifies as gay or bisexual 4. lives in the same house with parent at least 2 days per week 5. parent is willing to enroll in the study and be randomized to one of two intervention conditions. Exclusion Criteria: \-- Adolescent with known HIV infection
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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George Washington University
Washington D.C., District of Columbia, 20052, United States
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