Clinic-based program to prevent teen dating violence for adolescents and caregivers
Official title: Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships Version 2.0: Multisite Pilot Intervention Trial
Run by University of Pittsburgh · NCT07039253 · Data updated 2026-11-12
This pilot will try a clinic-delivered program that helps teens (ages 12–16) and their caregivers improve communication and reduce dating violence during routine pediatric well visits.
Quick facts
| Study type | Interventional |
|---|---|
| Ages | 12 Years and up |
| Sex | All |
| Enrollment | 120 (estimated) |
| Sponsor | University of Pittsburgh Academic / other |
| Locations | 1 site (Monongahela, Pennsylvania) |
| Status | Recruiting |
| Started | August 15, 2025 |
| Main results expected | January 1, 2027 |
| Study ends | June 15, 2027 |
| Registry record updated | June 4, 2026 |
| Trial ID | NCT07039253 on ClinicalTrials.gov |
Is this trial a fit for you?
✓Likely a good fit
Ideal participants are English-speaking adolescents aged 12–16 attending an upcoming well-child visit at a participating clinic with a caregiver who also agrees to participate, and providers who work at those clinics.
✕Probably not a fit
Patients who are outside the 12–16 age range, do not attend participating clinics, cannot speak English, or cannot provide assent/consent are unlikely to benefit from this intervention.
A plain-English reading of the study's rules. Only the study team can confirm whether you qualify.
What this trial studies
This one-arm, multi-site pilot implements Engaging Together for Healthy Relationships within pediatric primary care, combining clinician training, in-clinic resources, and after-visit text messages and resources for families. The pilot enrolls providers at participating clinics and pairs adolescents (ages 12–16) with a caregiver who attends the well visit to receive the intervention components. The trial focuses on feasibility and acceptability and will explore pre/post changes in communication and dating-violence-related outcomes. The project expands an initial pilot run in two Pittsburgh clinics to additional participating sites with all providers at each site enrolled.
Why it matters
Potential benefit: If successful, the program could make it easier for caregivers and teens to talk about healthy relationships and lower the risk of dating violence by embedding prevention into routine pediatric care.
How similar studies have gone: Family- and school-based dating violence prevention programs have shown mixed but promising results, while clinic-based caregiver-adolescent interventions remain relatively novel and less extensively tested.
Who can join: the full rules
Show full inclusion / exclusion criteria
Inclusion Criteria Providers: 1. Sees patient at an eligible primary care clinic 2. Speaks and understands English 3. Age 18 or older 4. Identifies as a pediatrician, nurse practitioner, physician assistant (pediatric primary care healthcare provider) Adolescents 1. Age 12 to 16 2. Attending an upcoming well-child visit from a provider enrolled in the study 3. Caregiver who is accompanying well-child visit with adolescent is also participating 4. Speaks and understands English Parents 1. Is parent or primary caregiver for an adolescent age 12 to 16 2. Adolescent has an upcoming well-child visit with a provider enrolled in the study 3. Accompanying child to the well-visit 4. Adolescent is interested and eligible to participate in study 5. Speaks and understand English Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to assent/consent * Does not meet inclusion criteria
Where it's running
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UPMC Children's Community Practice
Monongahela, Pennsylvania, United States Recruiting
Study contacts
- Principal investigator: Maya Ragavan, MD, MPH, MS — University of Pittsburgh
- Study coordinator: Erin Mickievicz, BA
- Email: mickieviczee@upmc.edu
- Phone: 14126926000
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How to take part
- Review the eligibility criteria above with your treating physician.
- Check the official listing on ClinicalTrials.gov for the latest contact details and recruitment status.
- Contact the study coordinator or principal investigator to ask for pre-screening. Pre-screening is free and never obligates you to enroll.