SAPLAI : Assessing the faiSAbility of a Peer-to-peer Contraceptive Education Program on Social Networks Aimed at 15- to 19-year-old High School Students in GuAdeloupe and La RéunIon

The goal of this clinical trial is to evaluate the feasibility of a contraception education program delivered by peers via social networks to high school students.

Our primary hypothesis is that the implementation of a peer-led contraceptive education program via social networks is a feasible approach in high schools on Reunion Island and Guadeloupe, as part of a before-and-after study.

Our secondary hypotheses concern the evaluation of adoption, exploratory efficacy (on knowledge, attitudes and practices), acceptability and fidelity of the peer-led education program via social networks among high school students in La Réunion and Guadeloupe.

Participants will :

* Participate in a focus group to explore their views and experiences regarding the value of a peer educator as a source of sexual and reproductive health information. * answer questionnaires on their knowledge of sexual health * A selected group (peer influencers): Create educational content (after a training period) on sexual health, and particularly contraception, to be broadcast on social networks. * Take note of the program distributed on the networks by the peer influencers (for 3 months) * Fill in questionnaires on their knowledge of sexual health, after the program.

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Key information

Conditions

Contraception Behavior Behavior Reproductive Behavior

Age range

15 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Observational

Primary location

LYCEE POLYVALENT- NORD GRANDE TERRE de PORT-LOUIS, Port-Louis, Guadeloupe

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS
Young men and women aged between 15 and 19
Living in La Réunion or Guadeloupe
Enrolled in one of the selected vocational high schools and whose school principal agrees to take part in the program
Who have agreed to take part in the study
Who have received written consent from a parent or guardian.

PEER INFLUENCERS

Young men and women aged between 15 and 19
Living in La Réunion or Guadeloupe
Enrolled in one of the selected vocational high schools and whose school principal agrees to participate in the program
Selected in seconde class and admitted to première class
Have been chosen as a peer
Have a sense of self-efficacy in the use of computers
Have good communication skills
Possession of a video-capable smartphone
Having agreed to take part in the study
Written consent from a parent or guardian

Exclusion criteria

Involved in other similar programs

Treatment and study plan

Creation of a contraception education program and post on social networks for high school students

Other

Training of peer influencers and program design.

Education program

Other

View videos/messages created by peer influencers on social networks

Survey and questionnaires

Other

Respond to the sexual health and contraception knowledge survey and the education program satisfaction survey

Primary outcomes

Feasibility of the contraceptive education program, measured by the commitment rate of peer influencers.

Time frame: From date of enrollment until the end of the programm and its evaluation, assessed up to 15 months

This rate corresponds to the percentage of tasks completed out of the total planned tasks to be carried out by peers in the contraception education program over 3 months. We consider that the program will be feasible if at least 70% of the tasks planned by the peer educators are completed during the 3 months of intervention with high school students.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Centre Hospitalier Universitaire de la Réunion

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Assessing the faiSAbility of a Peer-to-peer Contraceptive Education Program on Social Networks Aimed at 15- to 19-year-old High School Students in GuAdeloupe and La RéunIon: a Before-after SAPLAI Pilot Study

Acronym: SAPLAI

Important dates

Study start: 2025
Primary completion: 2026
Study completion: 2026
First posted: Apr 24, 2025
Registry last updated: Jul 30, 2026

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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