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SaFE: a sexual health and healthy relationships intervention for further education

A pilot randomised trial of SaFE: a sexual health and healthy relationships intervention for Further Education.

Status
Active, not recruiting
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ISRCTN
Registry ID
ISRCTN54793810
Enrollment
1000
Registered
2020-03-04
Start date
2020-01-06
Completion date
Unknown
Last updated
2025-02-03

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

Conditions

Sexual health Not Applicable

Interventions

Randomisation will occur after all settings have completed baseline data collection. Clusters (settings) will be randomised to receive either the SaFE intervention or usual practice. Following baseli

Sponsors

Cardiff University
Lead Sponsor

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. All state-funded FE settings including community colleges and 6th forms attached to secondary schools will be eligible to participate, including private and Welsh medium schools 2. All students aged 16 and older enrolled at participating FE settings

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. Schools/colleges for those with learning disabilities 2. Settings with extended existing onsite service provision (e.g. STI testing)

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frame
1. Unprotected intercourse at last intercourse measured using validated questions from the SHARE questionnaires within the SaFE Student Survey, at baseline and 12-months post-baseline 2. Self-report experience of DRV victimisation in the last 12 months measured using sCADRI within the SaFE Student Survey, at baseline and 12-months post-baseline

Secondary

MeasureTime frame
1. STI and pregnancy prevention methods used at last intercourse measured using the SaFE Student Survey at baseline and 12-month follow up 2. Use of emergency contraception at last intercourse measured using the SaFE Student Survey at baseline and 12-month follow up STI testing and diagnosis in the last 12 months measured using the SaFE Student Survey at baseline and 12-month follow up Self-reported pregnancy and unintended pregnancy (initiation of pregnancy for men) within the last 12 months measured using the SaFE Student Survey at baseline and 12-month follow up 3. Sexual regret at last intercourse using measures from the Avon Longitudinal Study of Parents and Children (ALSPAC), measured within the SaFE Student Survey at baseline and 12-month follow up 4. Sexual harassment taking place at FE settings in the last 12 months using measures taken from the School Health Research Network survey and Hostile Hallways survey, measured within the SaFE Student Survey at baseline and 12-month follow up 5. Non-volitional sex in the last 12 months using measures from the National Survey of Sexual Attitudes and Lifestyles (NATSAL), measured within the SaFE Student Survey at baseline and 12-month follow up 6. DRV perpetration in the last 12 months using the sCADRI as described above, within the SaFE Student Survey, at baseline and 12-months post-baseline 7. Health related quality of life, measured using the EQ-5D-5L scale, within the SaFE Student Survey, at baseline and 12-months post-baseline 8. Self-reported awareness of services, and help seeking for victims and perpetrators, measured using the SaFE Student Survey, at baseline and 12 months post-baseline

Countries

United Kingdom, Wales

Contacts

Public ContactHonor Young
youngh6@cardiff.ac.uk+44 (0)29 2087 9609

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 5, 2026