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Theater in School Sex Education - a Randomized Controlled Study

NCT ID: NCT03374696

Last Updated: 2017-12-15

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

826 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2016-12-01

Study Completion Date

2017-03-31

Brief Summary

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The study evaluated if interactive theater in school sex education affects student knowledge, attitudes and behavior regarding condom use. The intervention group got a play, value exercises, chlamydia games, condom school and interactive replay with professional actors and staff from a youth guidance center. The control group got standard sex education from school staff, based on the education guidelines of the Swedish National Agency for Education.

Detailed Description

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The spread of chlamydia indicates that current preventive work with condoms is insufficient. Research shows that reasons behind increased chlamydia include youths taking more sexual risks, due to altered attitudes and sexual behaviors. Since only condoms protect against both sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and unwanted pregnancy, the goal of the World Health Organization (WHO) chlamydia prevention program is to increase condom use. Research suggests that school is the most important arena for sex education, reaching all youths early in life, when many values on sex and relationships are instilled. International studies on theater in sex education indicate effects like increased knowledge on the topic, and partially changed attitudes and behaviors among youths. Furthermore, several studies show that youths feel theater is a good method for sex education and a supplement to standard education.

Conditions

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Attitude Sexual Behavior Condom Use Prevention Chlamydia Infections Safe Sex

Keywords

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Chlamydia infections condoms theater, sex education

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Cluster-randomized controlled trial with parallel assignment
Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Intervention group

The intervention SAFETY was performed in school facilities by professional actors and staff from the municipality's youth guidance center within the county. The actors first enacted a play portraying youths and problems with condom use. Next, a value exercise was held by the youth guidance center staff. The class continued with chlamydia games held by the youth guidance center staff, providing information on symptoms, protection, how to get tested, treatment and consequences. The youth guidance center staff and the actors, playing students, then held a condom school. Lastly, the students came up with new endings to the play. All replays were enacted and the students gave feedback on the new endings. The class ended with condoms being handed out.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SAFETY

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Control group

The intervention in the control group contained standard education from school staff, based on the sex education guidelines of the Swedish National Agency for Education. Students got education on human sexuality, reproduction, menstruation, love, sex, pregnancy and how STIs and unwanted pregnancy are prevented.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Standard education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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SAFETY

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Standard education

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* students in eighth grade
* could read and understand Swedish

Exclusion Criteria

* students in special education.
Minimum Eligible Age

13 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

15 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Örebro University, Sweden

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Annsofie Adolfsson

Associate Professor

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Annsofie Adolfsson, Med Dr

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Orebro University, School of Health Sciences

Other Identifiers

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Orebro U Sex education

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id