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NCT Number: NCT03473067

Community Level Primary Prevention of Dating and Sexual Violence in Middle Schools

Dating and sexual violence are significant public health concerns occurring on a continuum of severity across the lifespan, with serious consequences to victims and society. The present research advances the science of prevention by rigorously evaluating a comprehensive social norms marketing campaign to promote community-level change in dating and sexual violence in middle schools. Partnership between researchers and a CDC Rape Prevention and Education Program (RPE) funded agency is a core feature of this work, and aims to build community capacity to implement and evaluate violence prevention efforts, and promote the subsequent uptake of social norms marketing campaigns as a strategy for reducing dating and sexual violence among youth.

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Key information

Conditions

Violence

Age range

10 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Rhode Island Hospital

Providence, Rhode Island, 02904, United States

About this study

In a group cluster trial, a comprehensive, tailored, data-based social norms marketing campaign that addresses misperceptions of: 1) the acceptability of dating and sexual violence; 2) gender roles; 3) sexual activity; 4) sexual communication/consent; 5) support for victims; and 6) bystander intervention will be evaluated among middle schools. Poster messaging will be paired with several systematic efforts to diffuse program content through the community, including a Lunch and Learn Teacher Training, Social Norms Video, Teacher Workbook, Parent Mailing, and Parent Information Session. A member of the researcher-practitioner team, designated as a School Resource Provider, will oversee campaign implementation in partnership with a teacher champion. The Resource Provider will also track campaign intensity, assess campaign credibility through intercept interviews with teachers and students, work with teachers to infuse messaging into classroom activities, and assist the teacher champion with addressing "kick-back" to the campaign. Outcome assessments will be completed by teachers, administrators and students. Towards the goal of exploring the role of other environmental factors as moderators of program effects, school administrators will assess their community readiness to develop and implement school dating and sexual violence prevention policy, in general, and social norms marketing, in particular. A neighborhood scan will also be conducted to estimate the density of nearby outlets associated with gender-based personal violence.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Student at a middle school or teacher/administrator at a middle school
  • Provide student assent and parental consent as specified in protocol or provide adult consent for study participation

Exclusion criteria

  • None

Treatment and study plan

Social Norms Marketing Campaign

Behavioral

This poster based marketing campaign is designed to correct inaccurate perceptions of norms regarding violence.

Other names: Your Voice Your Data

Capacity Building

Other

Schools will participate in teacher training and parent training.

Primary outcomes

  1. Sexual Violence Victimization

    Time frame: Over 6 months

    Rates of sexual violence victimization

  2. Dating Violence Victimization

    Time frame: Over 6 months

    Rates of dating violence victimization

  3. Sexual Violence Perpetration

    Time frame: Over 6 months

    Rates of sexual violence perpetration

  4. Dating Violence Perpetration

    Time frame: Over 6 months

    Rates of dating violence perpeptration

Secondary outcomes

  1. Bystander Intervention

    Time frame: Over 6 months

    Rates of bystander intervention

  2. Attitudes Towards Violence

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 months

    Attitudes towards violence scale

Other outcomes

  1. Teacher Engagement in Bystander Intervention

    Time frame: Over 6 months

    Rates of bystander intervention behavior among teachers

  2. Perceptions of Social Norms

    Time frame: Change from baseline to 6 months

    A series of items were developed for the purpose of the present study to assess student perceptions of peer norms regarding dating and sexual violence. Items are scored on a range of 0% - 100% to indicate the percent of peers within the school that would endorse each item. Scores for each item will be examined individually. Positive scores on this measure are indicated when respondents perceive a greater number of their peers would endorse healthy behavior.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Lifespan

Other

Collaborators

  • Brown University

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2020
Study completion
2020
First posted
Mar 22, 2018
Registry last updated
Feb 18, 2021

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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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