Preventing Sexual Aggression Among High School Boys

NCT02506088 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: 1U01CE002531
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 7,910
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The present research creates a partnership between researchers and a community agency to evaluate whether a sexual assault prevention program for high school students reduces perpetration of sexual violence among high school boys.

Conditions

Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Perpetration of Sexual Violence Survey

  up to 6-months

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Rate of Dating Violence Perpetration

  up to 6 months

• Rape Myth Acceptance Survey

  up to 6 months

• Bystander Intervention Skills Survey

  up to 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Your Voice Your View

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants in schools assigned to the treatment group will engage in a four session intervention aimed at prevention of sexual violence. Your Voice Your View is grounded in social norms theory and bystander intervention training. The intervention also includes a social norms marketing campaign.

Behavioral: Your Voice Your View

Wait List Control Group

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in schools assigned to the wait list control group will complete survey assessments at the same schedule as schools assigned to the treatment group. Schools will have the option to implement Your Voice Your View following completion of the 6-month survey.

Interventions

Your Voice Your View BEHAVIORAL

Session 1 of the intervention involves background information, an introduction to social norms, and bystander intervention skills training. Session 2 of the intervention establishes conditions for consent, types of abusive behavior and identifying abuse. Session 3 of the intervention addresses risk reduction strategies for girls. Session 3 of the intervention addresses false accusations, masculinity, and additional practice on identifying conditions for consent for boys. Session 4 of the intervention includes active practice of bystander intervention skills.

Your Voice Your View

Eligibility Criteria

• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Adolescents at Rhode Island high schools will be eligible for enrollment according to the following criteria: 1) adolescent assent given; 3) passive consent of a parent/legal guardian is given. Teachers will be eligible to participate in educator assessments if consent is given.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Lifespan: lead

Study Sites (1)

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02904, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Lindsay M. Orchowski, Ph.D.

  Rhode Island Hospital

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: PREVENTION
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Staff Psychologist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: July 21, 2015
• First Posted: July 22, 2015
• Study Start: September 1, 2015
• Primary Completion: October 1, 2018
• Study Completion: October 1, 2018
• Last Updated: October 31, 2018

Record last verified: 2018-10

Locations

US (1)