RECRUITING

Evaluation of Stepping Stones

Study Overview

This clinical trial focuses on testing the efficacy of different digital interventions to promote re-engagement in cancer-related long-term follow-up care for adolescent and young adult (AYA) survivors of childhood cancer.

Description

The goal of this randomized trial is to learn if the Stepping Stones (StSt) intervention has a positive impact on the sexual health and relationship behaviors of sexually active youth between the ages of 12 and 22 years old who are at risk for or involved in the legal or child welfare systems. The primary research questions it aims to answer are: * Three months after being offered the intervention, does StSt impact youth's receipt of sexually transmitted infection testing in the past four months? * Nine months after being offered the intervention, does StSt impact youth's frequency of having vaginal and anal sex without condoms in the past four months? * Nine months after being offered the intervention, does StSt impact youth's perpetration of emotional abuse in the past four months? Researchers will compare participants randomized to receive StSt (treatment group) to participants randomized to receive a control condition that contains no sexual or reproductive health information (control group). Participants randomized to the treatment group will be offered StSt as an-person, individual-based intervention delivered over four sessions during a 6-8 week period. Participants randomized to the control group will be offered a virtually delivered control condition.

Official Title

Evaluation of Stepping Stones

Quick Facts

Study Start:2024-09-16
Study Completion:2028-09-14
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06574217

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.

Ages Eligible for Study:12 Years to 22 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:Yes
Standard Ages:CHILD, ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * At risk for or involved in the legal or child welfare systems
  2. * Has had vaginal or anal sex in the past 3 months
  3. * Comfortable reading, speaking, and writing in English
  1. * Currently trying to start a pregnancy
  2. * Currently in jail or being detained in a facility

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Hilary Demby, MPH
CONTACT
504-865-545
hilary@policyandresearch.com
Kelly Burgess, MPH
CONTACT
504-865-545
kelly@policyandresearch.com

Principal Investigator

Sarah Walsh, Ph.D.
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
The Policy & Research Group

Study Locations (Sites)

The Policy & Research Group
New Orleans, Louisiana, 70118
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: The Policy & Research Group

  • Sarah Walsh, Ph.D., PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, The Policy & Research Group

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2024-09-16
Study Completion Date2028-09-14

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2024-09-16
Study Completion Date2028-09-14

Terms related to this study

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Teen Pregnancy Prevention