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NCT Number: NCT03014271

Primary Prevention Youth Suicide Trial in Colorado High Schools Prevention Among Colorado High School Students

Sources of Strength is an evidence based program for youth suicide that trains student key leaders to strengthen social connectedness and healthy norms school-wide and is listed on the National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). This project will expand the existing evidence base by evaluating Sources of Strength for sexual violence outcomes in a randomized controlled trial (RCT) in twenty-four high schools.

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Key information

Conditions

Suicide Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Self-Injurious Behavior Sexual Violence

Age range

13 year–19 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment

Denver, Colorado, 80246, United States

About this study

At present few programs systematically address broader social-ecological factors such as school-wide norms and youth-adult connectedness that research identifies as major drivers of sexual violence. To address this gap, this application proposes a large-scale RCT evaluation of Sources of Strength to evaluate for sexual violence perpetration outcomes. Sources of Strength is an evidence based program for youth suicide that trains student key leaders to strengthen social connectedness and healthy norms school-wide and is listed on the National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices (NREPP). This project will expand the existing evidence base by evaluating Sources of Strength for sexual violence outcomes, which has never been done before. Twenty-four high schools will be recruited and stratified (rural or urban) and randomly assigned to one of two conditions: (a) immediate Sources of Strength intervention, (b) wait-list for Sources of Strength Implementation after 16 months.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • high school student in participating school, parents did not withdraw from study

Exclusion criteria

  • none

Treatment and study plan

Sources of Strength (SOS) Prevention Program

Behavioral

Sources of Strength is an evidence based program for youth suicide that trains student key leaders to strengthen social connectedness and healthy norms school-wide and is listed on the National Registry of Evidence Based Programs and Practices (NREPP).

Primary outcomes

  1. Change in sexual violence perpetration measured by method of survey

    Time frame: Baseline; Month 24

    Sexual violence perpetration will be measured by method of survey as part of the Sources of Strength suicide prevention program

  2. Change in suicidal behaviors measured by method of survey

    Time frame: Baseline; Month 24

    Suicidal ideation and behaviors will be measured by method of survey as part of the Sources of Strength suicide prevention program

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University of Florida

Other

Collaborators

  • Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
  • Colorado Department of Public Health and Environment
  • Texas Tech University
  • University of Rochester

Registry information

Official study title

The Impact of Sources of Strength, a Primary Prevention Youth Suicide Program, on Sexual Violence Prevention Among Colorado High School Students

Important dates

Study start
2017
Primary completion
2019
Study completion
2019
First posted
Jan 9, 2017
Registry last updated
Mar 13, 2024

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