CHOICES-TEEN Randomized Controlled Trial

Description

This randomized controlled trial will: 1) Test the efficacy of the CHOICES-TEEN (CT) intervention compared with an Attentional Control (AC) condition on reducing the risk of substance-exposed pregnancy (SEP) and HIV/STI among high-risk female youth involved with the juvenile justice system by reducing alcohol use, increasing marijuana cessation, reducing risk of pregnancy, and increasing condom use; 2) Test the efficacy of CT, compared to AC, on increasing cognitive self-regulation abilities; 3) Test proposed intervention mediators/mechanisms of action for CT overall and by race/ethnicity; and 4) Test the moderating effect of initial readiness to change on risk of SEP and risk of HIV/STI.

Conditions

Risk for an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy, Risk for Marijuana-Exposed Pregnancy, Risk for Substance-Exposed Pregnancy, HIV Risk, Sexually Transmitted Infection Risk

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Study overview

This randomized controlled trial will: 1) Test the efficacy of the CHOICES-TEEN (CT) intervention compared with an Attentional Control (AC) condition on reducing the risk of substance-exposed pregnancy (SEP) and HIV/STI among high-risk female youth involved with the juvenile justice system by reducing alcohol use, increasing marijuana cessation, reducing risk of pregnancy, and increasing condom use; 2) Test the efficacy of CT, compared to AC, on increasing cognitive self-regulation abilities; 3) Test proposed intervention mediators/mechanisms of action for CT overall and by race/ethnicity; and 4) Test the moderating effect of initial readiness to change on risk of SEP and risk of HIV/STI.

CHOICES-TEEN: Efficacy of a Bundled Risk Reduction Intervention for Juvenile Justice Females

CHOICES-TEEN Randomized Controlled Trial

Condition
Risk for an Alcohol-Exposed Pregnancy
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Houston

Baylor University, Houston, Texas, United States, 77002

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * sexual intercourse with a male
  • * inconsistent/ineffective condom use AND
  • * inconsistent/ineffective contraception use
  • * severe cognitive and/or psychiatric impairment that precludes cooperation with study protocol, per judgement of the interventionist or research staff
  • * do not speak or read/write in English
  • * unable to meet study requirements, including follow-up assessments

Ages Eligible for Study

14 Years to 19 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study

FEMALE

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

Baylor University,

Danielle E Parrish, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, Baylor University

Kirk L von Sternberg, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, University of Texas at Austin

Study Record Dates

2026-03