Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College at Cornell University

Intervention Name: Effectiveness testing of a bilingual videogame intervention to decrease contraception non-use among sexually active Black and Hispanic adolescents: A randomized trial

Project Overview: The Joan and Sanford I. Weill Medical College at Cornell University will rigorously test the effectiveness of No Baby No (No Bebé No), a bilingual videogame intervention to decrease contraception non-use (i.e., increase any contraception use) in a trial of 650 randomized English or Spanish-speaking, sexually active, 16 to 19-year-old Black and Hispanic adolescents in New York City. Since 2015, they have partnered with English and Spanish-speaking Black and Hispanic adolescents and performed formative research utilizing human-centered design to iteratively develop and test the sex-positive, interactive, No Baby No videogame to deliver a multi-component intervention with education, skill building, contraception promotion, and simulation training. This study applies a theory-based digital health intervention, developed in conjunction with adolescents, adapted to their feedback, and tested using rigorous scientific methodology. 

Intervention Population of Focus: 16-19-year-old Black and Hispanic adolescents in New York City

Intervention Type (e.g., curriculum, web-based, training, other): Other