Additional identifiers
EudraCT number
ClinicalTrials.gov number
Protocol/serial number
G9626797
Study information
Scientific title
Acronym
RIPPLE
Study hypothesis
To evaluate the effectiveness of pupil-led sex education in promoting young people's sexual health
Ethics approval
Not provided at time of registration
Study design
Randomised controlled trial
Primary study design
Interventional
Secondary study design
Randomised controlled trial
Trial setting
Other
Trial type
Prevention
Patient information sheet
Condition
Public health, social medicine
Intervention
Pupil-led sex education/control
Intervention type
Other
Phase
Not Specified
Drug names
Primary outcome measure
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 measures
Not provided at time of registration
Overall trial start date
01/08/1997
Overall trial end date
31/01/2006
Reason abandoned (if study stopped)
Eligibility
Participant inclusion criteria
Year 9 pupils
Participant type
Patient
Age group
Child
Gender
Both
Target number of participants
9000, closed to recruitment - in follow-up
Participant exclusion criteria
Withdrawn from SRE by parents
Recruitment start date
01/08/1997
Recruitment end date
31/01/2006
Locations
Countries of recruitment
United Kingdom
Trial participating centre
Department of Sexually Transmitted Diseases
London
WC1E 6AU
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
Organisation
University College London (UK)
Sponsor details
Gower Street
London
WC1E 6BT
United Kingdom
Sponsor type
University/education
Website
Funders
Funder type
Research council
Funder name
Medical Research Council (MRC) (UK)
Alternative name(s)
MRC
Funding Body Type
government organisation
Funding Body Subtype
National government
Location
United Kingdom
Results and Publications
Publication and dissemination plan
Not provided at time of registration
Intention to publish date
Participant level data
Not provided at time of registration
Basic results (scientific)
Publication list
2004 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15276393
2009 results in http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19067478
Publication citations
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Results
Stephenson JM, Strange V, Forrest S, Oakley A, Copas A, Allen E, Babiker A, Black S, Ali M, Monteiro H, Johnson AM, , Pupil-led sex education in England (RIPPLE study): cluster-randomised intervention trial., Lancet, 364, 9431, 338-346, doi: 10.1016/S0140-6736(04)16722-6.
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Results
Stephenson J, Strange V, Allen E, Copas A, Johnson A, Bonell C, Babiker A, Oakley A, , The long-term effects of a peer-led sex education programme (RIPPLE): a cluster randomised trial in schools in England., PLoS Med., 2008, 5, 11, e224; discussion e224, doi: 10.1371/journal.pmed.0050224.