Does a specially designed teacher-led sex education programme reduce sexual risk-taking? A randomised controlled trial of SHARE in Scottish schools
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN48719575 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN48719575 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | E354/77 |
- Submission date
- 25/10/2000
- Registration date
- 25/10/2000
- Last edited
- 03/08/2009
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Not Applicable
Prospectively registered
Protocol
Statistical analysis plan
Results
Individual participant data
Plain English Summary
Not provided at time of registration
Contact information
Dr Daniel Wight
Scientific
Scientific
MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
4 Lilybank Gardens
Glasgow
G12 8RZ
United Kingdom
Study information
| Study design | Randomised controlled trial |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Not specified |
| Study type | Not Specified |
| Scientific title | |
| Study hypothesis | To evaluate whether a specially designed teacher-delivered sex education programme for young people aged 13-15 has any effect on sexual risk taking and the incidence of unwanted sexual outcomes |
| Ethics approval(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Condition | Public health, social medicine |
| Intervention | Teacher-delivered sex education programme/control |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Cumulative termination rate by age 20 and reported incidence of first intercourse without a condom. |
| Secondary outcome measures | Cognitions associated with safer sex, reported coercive sexual encounters, regretted sexual experience, use of sexual health services, etc. |
| Overall study start date | 01/01/1996 |
| Overall study end date | 25/06/2005 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Sex | Female |
| Target number of participants | 24 schools, 7200 pupils (3400 in each arm) |
| Participant inclusion criteria | Non-denominational secondary state schools in Tayside and Lothian Regions and pupils attending these schools. |
| Participant exclusion criteria | Roman Catholic schools and pupils who opt out of the research. |
| Recruitment start date | 01/01/1996 |
| Recruitment end date | 25/06/2005 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- Scotland
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
MRC Social and Public Health Sciences Unit
Glasgow
G12 8RZ
United Kingdom
G12 8RZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Research council
Research council
20 Park Crescent
London
W1B 1AL
United Kingdom
| Phone | +44 (0)20 7636 5422 |
|---|---|
| clinical.trial@headoffice.mrc.ac.uk | |
| Website | http://www.mrc.ac.uk |
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Government organisation / National government
Government organisation / National government
- Alternative name(s)
- UK Medical Research Council, MRC
- Location
- United Kingdom
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Results article | results | 20/01/2007 | Yes | No |
