Technology-Based Resources to Increase Uptake of Sexual Health Services for Teens

Conditions

• mHealth Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

Sex

ALL

Age

11 Years - 17 Years

Healthy Volunteers

Accepted

Interventions

• TRUST — BEHAVIORAL
  The four online modules included: General Communication, Talking about Relationships and Sexual Health, Parental Monitoring, and Check-up and Check-in (content focused on the importance of alone time). Modules were in English, Chinese, or Spanish

Study Details

Alone time with healthcare providers is vital for adolescents, as recommended by several professional organizations, as it enhances health service utilization, empowers adolescents to manage their health, and facilitates discussions on sensitive issues. Despite its importance, only 40% of adolescents have private conversations with clinicians during visits. mHealth technology offers a promising solution for effective interventions to promote alone time with providers for adolescents, parents, and healthcare providers. This pilot study aims to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of a technology-based intervention designed to increase alone time with providers during well-adolescent visits (WAVs) and its impact on trustworthiness, parent-adolescent communication, sexual risk communication, parental monitoring, and parental support. After providing consent, participants accessed a study website to complete a baseline survey, interact with four modules, and complete a post-test survey one month after WAVs. Surveys assessed alone time, trustworthiness, parent-adolescent communication, sexual risk communication, parental monitoring, and parental support.

Key Dates

Start date

Mar 1, 2023

Status verified

Jul 2025

Primary completion

Sep 30, 2026

Completion

Dec 1, 2026

Study Design

Enrollment

60 participants (estimated)

Allocation

NA

Intervention model

SINGLE_GROUP

Primary purpose

HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH

Arms

• Experimental: participant will interact with four module on a secured website.
  The online modules included: General Communication, Talking about Relationships and Sexual Health, Parental Monitoring, and Check-up and Check-in (content focused on the importance of alone time). Modules were in English, Chinese, or Spanish

Primary Outcome Measure

Young Adult Health Care Survey (YAHCS) for Alone time [ Time Frame: From enrollment to the end of intervention at 6 months ]

Locations (1)

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