Next4You: A Fully Mobile Relationships Based Program for Youth in Foster Care

NCT ID: NCT06127277

Last Updated: 2025-08-20

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

ENROLLING_BY_INVITATION

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

500 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2023-09-25

Study Completion Date

2026-09-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of the study is to rigorously evaluate Next4You, an innovative, fully mobile program featuring 6 content modules, each containing 8-10 microlessons intended to reduce rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI) and increase essential knowledge, attitudes, and skills among young people aged 16-19 currently in the foster care system in California.

Detailed Description

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Next4You will be tested using a randomized controlled trial (RCT) involving approximately 500-600 young people ages 16-19 with former or current experience in the California foster care system. Participants will complete an online screener that will assess eligibility (age, foster youth status, county of residence, English proficiency, and access to a device that is Wi-Fi or cellular enabled). Participants will be randomly assigned to receive access to the Next4You mobile platform and its microlessons and resources or a control website containing various health promotion materials. Participants in both conditions will have four consecutive weeks to explore the content on the platform (defined as the implementation period). Self-reported survey data related to attitudes, knowledge, and behavior around romantic relationships and sexual behavior are collected at baseline, as well as 3 months and 9 months after the intervention ends.

Conditions

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Pregnancy Related Adolescent Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Investigators

Study Groups

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Next4You

Next4You is a web-based, self-paced program featuring 6 content modules, each containing 8-10 microlessons intended to reduce rates of unintended pregnancy and sexually transmitted infections (STI) and increase essential knowledge, attitudes, and skills among young people aged 16-19 currently in foster care in California. Each microlesson is 2-4 minutes with diverse content formats. Youth in the intervention condition will have unlimited access to the platform for an intensive 4-week period. During this period, engagement activities will be deployed twice weekly to draw users back into the platform for further engagement with the microlessons. Content will also be released on a schedule to encourage continued engagement. Following the intensive 4-week period, youth will retain unlimited access to the platform but will not receive reminders to engage with the content. Participants complete online surveys at baseline, as well as 3 months and 9 months after the intervention ends.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Next4You

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth in the intervention arm will have access for four continuous weeks to a mobile intervention that covers topics related to communication, relationships, sexual wellness, contraception, respecting self and partners, and building wealth and wellness.

General Health Mobile Website

Youth randomized to the attention control condition will have access to a mobile-responsive website that contains digital resources focusing on nutrition, sleep, stress/anxiety, and exercise. Like the intervention group, participants in the attention control group will have unlimited access to the general health digital resources for an intensive 4-week period. Each topic area will have between 1-4 digital pamphlets (for a total of 12 pamphlets) that are downloadable and take between 2-4 minutes to read. Participants complete online surveys related to attitudes, knowledge, and behavior around romantic relationships and sexual behavior at baseline, as well as 3 months and 9 months after the intervention ends.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Next4You

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Youth in the intervention arm will have access for four continuous weeks to a mobile intervention that covers topics related to communication, relationships, sexual wellness, contraception, respecting self and partners, and building wealth and wellness.

Interventions

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Next4You

Youth in the intervention arm will have access for four continuous weeks to a mobile intervention that covers topics related to communication, relationships, sexual wellness, contraception, respecting self and partners, and building wealth and wellness.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Exclusion Criteria

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Minimum Eligible Age

16 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

19 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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RTI International

OTHER

Sponsor Role collaborator

ETR Associates

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Pamela Anderson, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

ETR

Karin Coyle, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

ETR

Locations

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RTI

Berkeley, California, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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Next4You

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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