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NCT Number: NCT03839797

Cadet Healthy Personal Skills Intervention Trial

The purpose of this study is to evaluate a new approach to sexual violence prevention by promoting healthy relationships and personal life skills among incoming Air Force cadets at the United States Air Force Academy.

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Key information

Conditions

Sexual Behavior Behavior Skills, Coping Skills, Social Social Behavior Social Skills

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

National Health Promotion Associates

White Plains, New York, 10604, United States

About this study

National Health Promotion Associates (NHPA) adapted the Botvin Life Skills Training (LST) program for incoming fourth class cadets at the United States Air Force Academy (USAFA). The resulting adaptation, called Cadet Healthy Personal Skills (CHiPS), provides cadets with the knowledge, attitudes, and skills to enhance their personal resilience, increase their potential for success, help them develop healthy and rewarding personal relationships, and reduce sexual harassment and assault. The CHiPS program includes ten units, spread across three blocks of content, and each block teaches cadets a range of life skills. All incoming fourth class cadets (N=1,203) were invited to participate in this study, beginning in the Summer of 2017, and of those, 1,098 cadets (91.3%) consented to participate in the trial.Twenty-five facilitators were trained to implement the newly adapted CHiPS program. Half of the incoming class [four Basic Cadet Training (BCT) squadrons] was assigned to receive the intervention, while the other half (four BCT squadrons) continued to receive standard trainings already in place at USAFA. All cadets completed a self-report survey at pretest, posttest, and at a 12-month follow-up

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • incoming cadet at USAFA

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Cadet Healthy Personal Skills

Behavioral

7.5 hour skills training group intervention

Standard Health Education

Behavioral

Standard Health Education

Primary outcomes

  1. Self-reported sexual acts without consent

    Time frame: Past 1 year

    Three survey items assessed whether the participant was kissed or sexually touched without active consent, penetration or oral sex without active consent, or had sexual intercourse without consent and too intoxicated to resist.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

National Health Promotion Associates, Inc.

Industry

Collaborators

  • United States Air Force

Registry information

Official study title

Adapting, Developing, And Testing An Evidence-Based Life Skills Training Approach For Sexual Assault Prevention

Acronym: CHiPS

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2017
Study completion
2018
First posted
Feb 15, 2019
Registry last updated
Feb 15, 2019

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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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