Title {1}	Evaluating the mechanisms and long-term effects of a web-based comprehensive sexual health and media literacy education program for young adults attending community college: Study protocol for a three-arm randomized controlled trial.
Trial registration {2a and 2b}	ClinicalTrials.gov, NCT04950686.
Protocol version {3}	This is the first version of the protocol. The ClinicalTrials.gov version identifier is CCHealthStudy-R01-20-007 (registered on 3 May 2021).
Funding {4}	This study was funded by the Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development of the National Institutes of Health (NIH) under award number R01HD099134 to TS. Research reported in this paper is solely the responsibility of the authors and does not necessarily represent the official views of the NIH. Aside from monitoring regular reports, it is not anticipated that NIH will be further involved in the design of the study, data collection, analysis, and interpretation, or in writing the manuscript.
Author details {5a}	TMS received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from Duke University and is now a Senior Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training. CVD received her Ph.D. in Mass Communication from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is now a Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training. REP received her Ph.D. in Applied Social and Community Psychology from North Carolina State University and is now a Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training. LCR received her B.S. in Psychology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and is now a Research Assistant at innovation Research & Training. JG received his B.A. in Sociology from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill and worked as a Research Assistant at innovation Research & Training. KNS received her Ph.D. in Developmental Psychology from University of Kansas and is now a Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training. JBK received her Ph.D. in Clinical Psychology from Duke University and is now a Senior Research Scientist at innovation Research & Training.
Name and contact information for the trial sponsor {5b}	innovation Research & Training 5316 Highgate Drive, Suite 125 Durham, NC 27713 919.493.7700
Role of sponsor {5c}	The investigators at innovation Research & Training are responsible for the design of the study, data collection, analysis, interpretation of results, dissemination, and other aspects of the day-to-day study operations.