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Can a 2-Week school program change teen sexual behavior?

NCT ID NCT05320666

NEW Prevention Sponsor: New Jersey Physicians Advisory Group Source: ClinicalTrials.gov ↗

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First seen Sep 21, 2026 · Last updated Sep 21, 2026

Summary

Researchers are evaluating an 11-lesson curriculum called Yes You Can... Make Smart Choices! that aims to prevent teen pregnancy and build character in youth. The program is delivered to 9th graders in Newark, New Jersey public schools during 40-minute health classes over about two weeks. The trial randomly assigns some classrooms to receive the curriculum and others not to, then compares students' reports of sexual activity 12 months later. The goal is to see whether the program reduces sexual intercourse among teens.

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Active substance
an 11-lesson classroom curriculum called Yes You Can... Make Smart Choices!
What this could lead to
If the curriculum works, schools could adopt it to help prevent teen pregnancy and support character development in students.
What could go wrong
The program may not change students' behavior, and the trial's results will depend on how well the curriculum is delivered and how students respond. This is a large randomized trial, but it tests a behavioral intervention, so results may not apply to all schools or communities.

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Phase

Not a phased trial

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Participants

2,600 people

The number who actually took part.

Started

Oct 2023

Finished

Mar 2026

Lead sponsor

Other sponsor

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Who can take part

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Ages

10 to 21 years

Sex

Anyone

Healthy volunteers

Accepted

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Youth served and recruited will be limited to 9th graders from health classrooms at the NPS sites participating in this program who do not have severe cognitive, mental, or behavioral impairments. Students with an Individual Education Plan (IEP) who are in a restricted placement due to such issues will not be able to participate in the program as they will not be a part of the mainstream classrooms where the program will take place. Students with an IEP who are placed in regular classroom settings (i.e., mainstreamed) will be included in the program. New Jersey law only requires passive parental consent to be obtained, using a written notice about the evaluation provided to students to bring home with an option for parents to sign the notice to opt their child/student out of the evaluation. If parents wish to opt their child/student out of the evaluation, the child will still receive the program because it is the Newark Board of Education-approved sexual education curriculum treatment group health classes. When the Educator goes back to the classroom to pre-survey, they will collect any 'opt-out' notices and survey only those students whose parents have not elected to 'opt-out' their child. Ineligible students include students with IEP who are in a restricted placement and students that bring back 'opt-out' written notices. Since we are using the same form for treatment and control schools (making it unclear to parents what group their child is in), we do not expect differences in opt-out rates between treatment and control schools.

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Adolescent health Pregnancy in adolescence

Contacts and locations

Locations

  • American History High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

  • Arts High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07102, United States

  • Bard High School Early College

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

  • Central High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07108, United States

  • Eagle Academy for Youth Men of Newark

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

  • Malcolm X. Shabazz High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07108, United States

  • Newark School of Data Science and Information Technology

    Newark, New Jersey, 07106, United States

  • Newark School of Global Studies

    Newark, New Jersey, 07104, United States

  • Newark Vocational High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

  • Technology High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07104, United States

  • University High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07108, United States

  • Weequahic High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07112, United States

  • West Side High School

    Newark, New Jersey, 07103, United States

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