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2. Overview 2 The Jack Project Research design The intervention Feasibility Trial Aims Recruitment targets, strategies and outcomes Experiences & Lessons Recruitment challenges Recruitment facilitators

3. Jack Project 3 2010201220142016 PRE-PHASE I Evidence building PHASE I Intervention development PHASE II Feasibility trial Northern Ireland PHASE III? UK-wide full trial

4. The Intervention 4 Unintended teenage pregnancy Teenage men aged 14-16 Trained teachers Parents www.qub.ac.uk/IfIWereJack

5. Jack Feasibility Trial: Aims Phase II Cluster RCT with embedded process and economic evaluations Could we do a large trial? Is the intervention acceptable? Is participation in the trial acceptable? 5

6. Recruitment Targets 6 8 schools Teachers Year 11 pupils Parents Other staff

7. Recruitment Strategies 7 Training days Introductions Cold-call Schools Principal/Vice-principal Introductory meetings Face-to-face training Teachers DVD home Information sheets Overview at data collection Pupils DVD and information sheet Letter from school Text message/email Parents

8. Recruitment outcomes 8 Integrated Controlled Secondary Catholic Maintained Secondary Controlled Grammar Voluntary Catholic Grammar Voluntary ‘other managed’ Grammar All School recruitment rate (N recruited/ contacted) 100 2/2 100 1/1 67 2/3 100 1/1 13 1/8 17 1/6 38% 8/21 Pupil recruitment rate (N recruited/ contacted) 78 103/132 63 76/121 92 84/91 90 88/98 91 136/149 59 72/123 96 148/155 79 124/158 90% 831/1027 Teacher recruitment rate (N) 9 3 477172 100% 40 Parent recruitment rate (N) 1-0-6--3 7% 10

9. ChallengesFacilitators 9 Credibility & Trust Recruitment Challenges & Facilitators Access Time Patience, persistence, politeness & RSE training days Clarity and flexibility Reliability, honesty, open communication & integrity

10. ChallengesFacilitators 10 Recruitment Challenges & Facilitators Rapport Engaging The Little Things What’s in it for us? Build relationships and remember your manners Identify an ally and get to know each school

11. Jack Feasibility Trial Team Members Principal Investigators Prof. Maria Lohan & Prof. Mike Clarke (QUB) Co-investigators Dr Áine Aventin; Dr Lisa Maguire; Dr Mark Linden; Dr Laura Dunne; Dr Carmel Kelly; Dr Peter O’Halloran (QUB); Dr Lisa McDaid (MRC Glasgow University); Prof. Cam Donaldson (Glasgow Caledonian University); Ms Cliona McDowell; Dr Ashley Agus (Northern Ireland Clinical Trials Unit) 11

12. Related publications 12 Aventin, Á., Lohan, M., Maguire, L. & Clarke, M. (forthcoming). Recruiting schools, adolescents and parents to a cluster randomised sexual-health trial: experiences, challenges and lessons from the Jack Feasibility Trial. Aventin, Á., Lohan, M., O’Halloran, P., & Henderson, M. (2015). Design and development of a film-based intervention about teenage men and unintended pregnancy: applying the Medical Research Council framework in practice. Evaluation and Program Planning, 49: 19-30. Lohan, M., Aventin, Á., Oliffe, J.L., Han, C. & Bottorff, J.L. (2014) Knowledge translation in men’s health research: The development and delivery of content for use online. Journal of Medical Internet Research (in press). Lohan, M., Aventin, Á., Maguire, L., Clarke, M., Linden, M., & McDaid, L. (2014). Feasibility trial of a film-based educational intervention for increasing boys’ and girls’ intentions to avoid teenage pregnancy: Study protocol. International Journal of Educational Research, 68, 35-45. Aventin, Á., & Lohan, M. (2013). I’m all right, Jack. Every Child Journal, 3(5): 38-43.

13. 13 The intervention design was funded by the ESRC, HSE PHA & HSE Crisis Pregnancy Programme. The Jack Feasibility Trial is funded by the National Institute for Health Research Public Health Research (NIHR PHR) Programme (project #12/153/26). The views and opinions expressed therein are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of the NIHR PHR Programme or the Department of Health. Acknowledgement of Research Funding www.qub.ac.uk/IfIWereJack a.aventin@qub.ac.uk