Texts that could transform trans teen sexual health
NCT ID NCT07681908
First seen Jul 02, 2026 · Last updated Jul 02, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 5-month text-messaging program called #TranscendentHealth, created specifically for transgender boys and gender-diverse youth assigned female at birth, ages 14 to 18. The program aims to improve condom use, birth control use, and HIV/STI testing by addressing the unique needs and experiences of these teens. Participants are randomly assigned to receive either the tailored program or a general sexual health text program, and complete surveys over about a year.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- #TranscendentHealth text messaging program
- What this could lead to
- If effective, this could provide a scalable, private way to improve sexual health and reduce unintended pregnancy among transgender and gender-diverse youth.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage adaptation of an existing program, and its success depends on whether the tailored content engages participants better than a general program. Results may not apply to all youth.
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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 467 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Expected to start
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Jun 2026
An estimate. Start dates often move.
- Expected to finish
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Jun 2028
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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14 to 18 years
- Sex
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Female participants only
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Assigned female sex at birth * Does not have an exclusively cisgender gender identity (e.g., identifies as transgender boy, nonbinary, gender fluid, or unsure of gender identity) * Age 14 to 18 years and has not yet graduated from high school * Exclusive owner of a cell phone with an unlimited text messaging plan * Has access to the Internet to complete online surveys * Plans to keep the same cell phone number for at least the next 6 months * Able to provide informed assent (ages 14-17) or consent (age 18), including the capacity to do so * Has not participated in a prior #TranscendentHealth study activity and does not know anyone currently enrolled in the study Exclusion Criteria: * Has graduated from high school * Has participated in a prior #TranscendentHealth study activity (focus groups, Content Advisory Teams, or beta test) * Knows another person currently enrolled in the study
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Center for Innovative Public Health Research (CiPHR)
San Clemente, California, 92672, United States
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