"Educational Intervention 'Be Yourself': Digital Innovation to Prevent Teenage Pregnancy"

Introduction: Adolescent pregnancy and early initiation of sexual activity is a serious global public health problem, every year, around sixteen million adolescents between 15 and 19 years of age give birth, representing 11% of all births globally. Objective: To design a protocol of a pilot Randomized Controlled Trial to evaluate the preliminary efficacy of the "Be Yourself" intervention to increase self-determined motivation to prevent pregnancy in adolescents in secondary education. Methods: The protocol was developed based on the Protocol Items: ecommendations for Interventional Trials 2013 (SPIRIT2013) Statement, in the City of Monterrey, Nuevo León, Mexico in 2023. Results: The protocol outlined the design of the intervention, structured the content of the sessions using a logic model of intervention, and developed manuals for program facilitators and guides for participants. In addition, a website and a chatbot with Artificial Intelligence were developed, and the strategy for the application of the evaluation instruments was established. Conclusion: The educational intervention "Be yourself" is projected as a promising program to promote self-determined motivation and prevent adolescent pregnancy.

NCT Number	NCT06824922
Lead Sponsor	Universidad Autonoma de Nuevo Leon
Conditions	Prevenir el Embarazo Adolescente
Enrollment	150 participants
Start Date	2025-02-06
Primary Completion	2025-04-06 (estimated)
Study Completion	2025-06-06 (estimated)
Updated on ClinicalTrials.gov	2025-02-13