Cluster Randomised Evaluation of a Printed Contraception Educational Material for Young People

Cluster randomised evaluation of a general audience versus a youth-focused printed education information resource to improve contraception knowledge and attitudes in adolescents and young people

Status

Not yet recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ANZCTR

Registry ID

ACTRN12612000569808

Enrollment

360

Registered

2012-05-28

Start date

2012-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2020-01-13

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Conditions

None listed

Brief summary

Family Planning NSW has developed and will evaluate a new print resource (booklet), the purpose of which is to supply essential, relevant and accurate information about contraception for young people. The evaluation aims to compare the effectiveness of the new youth-friendly contraception booklet to our current booklet. Investigators will utilise a cluster randomised design to compare contraceptive knowledge and attitudes before and after viewing one of the two booklets. Investigators will recruit 24 Youth Centres to participate in the research and each Centre will be randomised to one of two groups: 1) current contraceptive booklet, or 2) new youth-friendly booklet. Participating Youth Centre study coordinators will each recruit 15 participants between the ages of 14-24 years. After enrolment and providing informed consent, participants will complete a baseline survey assessing contraceptive knowledge and attitudes and will then be asked to read the booklet over the next one to two weeks. Two weeks after receiving the booklet, each participant will be asked to complete the online follow-up survey also assessing knowledge, attitudes and general satisfaction with the resource.

Interventions

Family Planning NSW has developed and will evaluate a new print resource (booklet), the purpose of which is to supply relevant and accurate information about contraception for young people. The evaluation aims to compare the effectiveness of the new youth-friendly contraception booklet to our current booklet. Investigators will utilise a cluster randomised design to compare contraceptive knowledge and attitudes before and after reading one of the two booklets. Investigators will recruit 24 Youth Centres to participate in the research and each location will be randomised to one of two groups: 1) current contraceptive booklet, or 2) new youth-friendly booklet. Participating Youth Centre study coordinators will each recruit 15 participants between the ages of 14-24 years. After enrolment and providing informed consent, participants will complete a baseline survey assessing contraceptive knowledge and attitudes and will then be asked to read the booklet over the next one to two weeks. Two weeks after receiving the booklet, each participant will be asked to complete an online follow-up survey also assessing knowledge, attitudes and general satisfaction with the resource.

Study design

Allocation

Randomised controlled trial

Intervention model

Parallel

Primary purpose

Prevention

Masking

Blinded (masking used)

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

14 Years to 24 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

a) aged between 14-24; & b) if 14-15 years old, have previously received in-school or parental / guardian sexual health education.

Exclusion criteria

nil

Outcome results