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NCT Number: NCT05796687

Evaluation of My Future Self, an New Teen Pregnancy Prevention Group Intervention for Youth in Non-traditional Settings

Children's Hospital Los Angeles and ETR will implement and test the effectiveness of a pregnancy prevention intervention, My Future Self, targeting youth ages 16-19 in Los Angeles and San Diego Counties who, for a variety of reasons, are receiving education or training in non-traditional settings. These youth typically experience a combination of needs related to unstable or no housing, extreme poverty, involvement with child welfare or juvenile justice, historical trauma, and/or learning differences. My Future Self is a 5 week program consisting of 5 group sessions. Our study will enroll up to 704 highly mobile youth from various sites in Los Angeles and San Diego. Youth will be randomized to receive the My Future Self intervention in conjunction with their regular services or just their regular services. All youth enrolled will complete baseline, 6 month and 12 month surveys.

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Key information

Conditions

Teen Pregnancy

Age range

16 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Los Angeles, California, 90027, United States

About this study

Children's Hospital Los Angeles and ETR will implement and test the effectiveness of a pregnancy prevention intervention, My Future Self, targeting youth ages 16-19 in Los Angeles and San Diego Counties who, for a variety of reasons, are receiving education or training in non-traditional settings. These youth typically experience a combination of needs related to unstable or no housing, extreme poverty, involvement with child welfare or juvenile justice, historical trauma, and/or learning differences.

Currently, there are a few evidence-based interventions that focus on sub populations of these youth in alternative schools (All4You!, All4You2!), those at risk for dropping out of school (Crossroads/TCAP), and those coming from out of home care settings (Power Through Choices). However additional interventions are needed as these youth represent a vulnerable population with unique needs and barriers to pregnancy prevention requiring approaches that are tailored to nontraditional educational settings, familial circumstances, developmental trajectory, and that are synergistic with the generational reliance on technology.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Youth will be eligible for enrollment in the evaluation if they:

  • Are served, or identified on outreach, by one of our partner youth-serving agencies or schools
  • Are ages 16-19 years
  • Are English-language speakers
  • Are not currently pregnant
  • Have no immediate travel plans (i.e., are planning on being in the area for the length of the intervention)
  • Have not previously enrolled in the study, and
  • Answer the baseline survey items related to our primary outcome (which will be assessed after completion of the baseline survey).

Exclusion criteria

  • Outside of age range
  • Currently pregnant
  • Not planning to be in the area for the length of the intervention)
  • Previously enrolled in the study

Treatment and study plan

My Future Self

Behavioral

My Future Self is based upon the Theory of Possible Selves, which promotes the capacity of young people to construct goals for a successful adulthood. Youth who hold a balanced set of negative and positive images of their future have both a) a positive goal to strive for and b) awareness of the personally relevant consequences of not meeting that goal. My Future Self also includes two new supportive gaming elements that reinforce learning of relevant knowledge and skills as well as provide opportunities for youth to individually practice these skills in a personalized virtual environment. Gaming interventions using interactive technology can significantly increase self-reported abstinence and lower reports of diagnosed STD in young women, as well as reduce risky sex for men and women. Youth will participate in these gaming elements on tablets provided by CHLA. My Future Self will be implemented as a ninety-minute small group 5-week program.

Primary outcomes

  1. Protection from pregnancy in the past 90 days

    Time frame: Past 90 days

    Had vaginal sex in the past 90 days (% No) OR Used contraception, at least 80% of the time when having vaginal sex (% Yes)

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Children's Hospital Los Angeles

Other

Collaborators

  • ETR Associates

Registry information

Official study title

Evaluation of My Future Self, an Innovative Teen Pregnancy Prevention Intervention

Important dates

Study start
2023
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2027
First posted
Apr 3, 2023
Registry last updated
Apr 24, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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