Madagascar study tests whether sex ed can curb school violence
NCT ID NCT06598553
First seen Jun 27, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026
Summary
This study tests a 22-week comprehensive sexual education program in 25 rural middle schools in Madagascar, comparing them to 25 schools without the program. Researchers will survey about 4,500 students, plus teachers and directors, to see if the program reduces bullying, dating violence, and harsh discipline, and improves sexual health confidence and gender equality. The goal is to find out what works to prevent violence against women and girls in this setting.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- Projet Jeune Leader Comprehensive Sexual Education curriculum
- What this could lead to
- If the program works, it could provide evidence for a low-cost way to reduce violence and improve sexual health among adolescents in rural schools.
- What could go wrong
- This is an early-stage study in a specific setting, so results may not apply elsewhere. The outcomes rely on self-reported surveys, which can be biased.
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Study facts
What this study's own registry entry says, in plain language.
- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 4,500 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Sep 2024
- Expected to finish
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Oct 2027
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
This study's own entry requirements. Only the study team can say for certain whether you qualify.
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10 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
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Inclusion Criteria: * Age 10 years or older * Adolescents enrolled in grades 6th-9th in participating intervention and control middle schools in targeted districts * Teachers and Directors in intervention and control middle schools in targeted districts * Parent and adolescent provide Informed consent * Teacher/director provides informed consent Exclusion Criteria: * Less than 10 years old * Not a student intervention or control middle schools * Not a teacher/director at intervention or control middle schools * No informed consent
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The places running it
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Projet Jeune Leader
Fiananransoa, Madagascar