Does a specially designed teacher-led sex education programme reduce sexual risk-taking? A randomised controlled trial of SHARE in Scottish schools

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN48719575

Enrollment

7200

Registered

2000-10-25

Start date

1996-01-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2015-01-13

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Conditions

Public health, social medicine Not Applicable Public health

Interventions

Teacher-delivered sex education programme/control

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

Female

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: Non-denominational secondary state schools in Tayside and Lothian Regions and pupils attending these schools.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Roman Catholic schools and pupils who opt out of the research.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Cumulative termination rate by age 20 and reported incidence of first intercourse without a condom.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cognitions associated with safer sex, reported coercive sexual encounters, regretted sexual experience, use of sexual health services, etc.	—

Countries

United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Apr 8, 2026