Can trauma coping skills cut teen pregnancy? miami study seeks answers
NCT ID NCT05889689
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests whether adding trauma-coping lessons to a relationship skills program helps teens aged 13-19 in Miami avoid unprotected sex and pregnancy. Nearly 1,000 youth will be split into three groups: one gets the combined program, one gets relationship skills only, and a control group gets financial literacy. Researchers will survey participants over 12 months to see which approach works best.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Relationship Smarts Plus and Mind Matters behavioral intervention
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this could provide a more effective way to prevent teen pregnancy and STIs by addressing both relationship skills and trauma.
- What could go wrong
- This is a behavioral study with self-reported outcomes, so results may not be generalizable. The added trauma component may not significantly improve outcomes over the standard program.
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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 945 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2023
- Expected to finish
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Apr 2026
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 19 years
- 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: For schools to be included in the study: They have to be located within the greater Miami area. For individuals: 1. Students enrolled in either 9th,10th, 11th and 12th grade 2. Students who do not have severe cognitive, mental health, or behavioral impairment. 3. Students with Individualized Education Plans who are part of the mainstream classrooms. 4. Youth aged 13-19 residing in the greater Miami-Dade Communities Exclusion Criteria: 1. Students who do not consent to be in the study 2. Students who are part of the pilot study 3. Students who have been randomized in a previous cohort of the study 4. Students with an Individualized Education Plan (IEP) who are in restricted placement will not be able to participate in the program as they will not be part of the mainstream classrooms where the program is implemented.
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Conditions
The condition(s) this trial relates to.
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Trinity Church Inc
Miami Gardens, Florida, 33169, United States
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