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Improving teenagers understanding of emergency contraception (EC)

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN16641272
Enrollment
3794
Registered
2004-01-23
Start date
1998-10-01
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2015-01-13

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Pregnancy

Interventions

Added 12/01/10: Teachers gave a single lesson on emergency contraception to year 10 pupils. The teachers had previously received in-service training on giving the lesson. The pupils were actively invo

Sponsors

NHS R&D Regional Programme Register - Department of Health (UK)
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Year 10 pupils (age 14-15 years) in 24 schools from the four Local Education Authorities that make up Avon Health Authority

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Does not meet inclusion criteria

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
To improve awareness of EC amongst 14/15 year olds in Avon

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. To map the provision of EC for the under 16s in Avon 2. To evaluate the effectiveness of a school based, teacher led, intervention to improve knowledge of the time limits for use of EC 3. To obtain data on pupils knowledge and attitudes towards EC; where they believe EC can be obtained, what they believe the side effects to be, how effective EC is, and how they view the safety of EC 4. To obtain data within this sample, of rates of sexual activity and use of EC

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026