The Positive Choices trial of a social marketing intervention to promote sexual health and reduce health inequalities among English secondary school students

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Sexual health; Not Applicable

• Registration Number: ISRCTN16723909
• Lead Sponsor: ondon School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-09-03
• Last Update Posted: 12 August 2024
• Study Completion: 2025-03-31

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 6970

Inclusion Criteria

1. Students aged 12-16 years
2. Deemed competent to consent by schools
3. Moving from year 8 into year 11 during the trial
4. In English secondary schools (including faith schools, free schools, academies and private schools) excluding pupil referral units, schools for those with special educational needs and disabilities, and schools with poor Ofsted (government school inspectorate) inspections

Exclusion Criteria

1. Students not deemed competent to consent by schools or students in pupil referral units
2. Schools for those with special educational needs and disabilities
3. Schools with poor Ofsted inspections

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
on-competent first sex assessed among trial participants having sex for the first time between baseline and follow-up (33 months), using the established Natsal self-report measure defined in terms of the absence at first sex of: autonomy of decision; equal willingness of partners; it being the ‘right time’; and, for those reporting heterosexual intercourse, use of effective contraception.