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NCT Number: NCT06171633

Ending Sexual Harassment - Teaching Of Principal Investigators

The study targets three aims: Aim 1: focuses on PIs' and mentors' confidence in their ability to intervene on sexual harassment and their attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge (APK) about sexual harassment, civility, microaggressions, and unconscious bias. Aim 2: focuses on trainees' experiences of sexual harassment and microaggressions and civility, sense of belonging, well-being, productivity, and persistence in a research career. Aim 3: focuses on the culture and climate of the research learning environment.

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Key information

Conditions

Sexual Harassment Behavior Sexual Behavior Social Behavior

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Stanford University

Stanford, California, 94305, United States

About this study

Participants (PIs, mentors, and trainees), starting in year one, will be asked to complete a baseline survey (using the secure survey software Qualtrics) regardless of condition assignment. Then, for several months, PIs, mentors, and mentees will receive virtual educational materials (presented using a Learning Management System) appropriate to the condition to which their program has been randomized.

The initial post-survey for PIs and mentors will be shortly after the final module to evaluate short-term outcomes, encompassing attitudes, perceptions, and knowledge. Subsequently, the second post-survey will be administered one year later. Trainees will participate in three post-surveys: one immediately after, another one year later, and a final one two years later.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • PIs, Mentors and Trainees of T-32 Programs

Exclusion criteria

  • People who are not PIs, Mentors and Trainees of T-32 Programs

Treatment and study plan

E-STOP online educational program (treatment condition)

Behavioral

Participants access online video modules through an online learning platform. Program includes modules on civility and upstander interventions and education about sexual harassment, microaggressions, and implicit bias.

E-STOP online educational program (control condition)

Behavioral

Participants access online video modules through an online learning platform. Program includes authorship ethics only.

Primary outcomes

  1. Confidence to Intervene on Sexual Harassment Scale Score

    Time frame: Survey at baseline, immediately post-intervention (9 months after baseline), and 1 year after the completion of the 9-month intervention

    Participants are asked to rate: "How confident are you in your ability to intervene when you hear about or witness sexual harassment?" Score range: 1 (not at all confident) to 5 (extremely confident).

Secondary outcomes

  1. Persistence in research careers

    Time frame: baseline, immediately post-intervention (9 months after baseline), and 1 year after completion of the 9-month intervention.

    Participants are asked to rate: "How extensively do you expect to be involved in research during your medical career?" Score range 1 (not involved) to 5 (exclusively)

  2. Experiences of sexual harassment as measured by the short Sexual Experiences Questionnaire (SEQ-DoDs)

    Time frame: baseline, immediately post-intervention (9 months after baseline), and 1 year after completion of the 9-month intervention.

    The SEQ consists of 4 domains: gender harassment--sexist hostility (4 questions); gender harassment--sexual hostility (4 questions); unwanted sexual attention (4 questions); and sexual coercion (4 questions); the score for each question ranges from 1 (never) to 5 (many times); scores for questions within each domain are summed and divided by the number of questions, resulting in an average score range from 1 (never) to 5 (many times) for each domain.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Stanford University

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute of General Medical Sciences (NIGMS)

Registry information

Acronym: E-STOP

Important dates

Study start
2024
Primary completion
2027
Study completion
2027
First posted
Dec 14, 2023
Registry last updated
May 29, 2025

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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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