| Source of record | UK Clinical Trials Gateway |
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN94255362 |
| Date ISRCTN assigned | 25/10/2000 |
| Local reference number(s) | G9626797 |
| Public title | A Randomised Intervention trial of PuPil-Led sex Education in schools |
| Scientific title |
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| Acronym | RIPPLE |
| Disease/condition/study domain | Public health, social medicine |
| Study hypothesis | To evaluate the effectiveness of pupil-led sex education in promoting young people's sexual health |
| Design/methodology | Randomised controlled trial |
| Research ethics review | Not provided at time of registration |
| Countries of trial | United Kingdom |
| Participants - inclusion criteria | Year 9 pupils |
| Participants - exclusion criteria | Withdrawn from SRE by parents |
| Patient information material |
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| Anticipated start date | 01/08/1997 |
| Anticipated end date | 31/01/2006 |
| Status of trial | Completed |
| Target number of participants | 9000, closed to recruitment - in follow-up |
| Interventions | Pupil-led sex education/control |
| Primary outcome measure(s) | 1. Unprotected sexual intercourse before the age of 16 years
2. Unintended and terminated pregnancy at ages 19-20 in the extended follow-up |
| Secondary outcome measure(s) | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publications | Results on http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/entrez/query.fcgi?cmd=Retrieve&db=pubmed&dopt=Abstract&list_uids=15276393 |
| Sources of funding | Medical Research Council |
| Sponsor name | University College London (UK) |
| Sponsor details | Gower Street
London
United Kingdom
WC1E 6BT |
| Sponsor website | http://www.ucl.ac.uk/ |
| Contact name | Dr Judith Stephenson |
| Contact details | Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
UCL Medical School
Mortimer Market Centre, off Capper Street
London
United Kingdom
WC1E 6AU |
| More information | For more up-to-date information please go to the ISRCTN link below. |
| Link to record in ISRCTN Register | ISRCTN94255362 |
| Date last extracted from ISRCTN register | 17/04/2008 |
