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2024-05-06 @ 6:39 PM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 2:52 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT05738837
Status:
RECRUITING
Last Update Posted:
2024-05-13
First Post:
2023-02-12
Brief Title:
An Evaluation of a Sexual Assault Resistance Program for Adolescent Girls
Sponsor:
University of Windsor
Organization:
University of Windsor
Study Overview
Official Title:
A Phase III Randomized Wait-list Controlled Trial of the Efficacy of the Adolescent Adaptation of the EAAA Sexual Assault Resistance Education Program
Status:
RECRUITING
Status Verified Date:
2024-05
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
SARE-A
Brief Summary:
Sexual violence SV perpetrated by dating partners and male acquaintances is common among adolescent girls in high school Girls and young women who experience SV are likely to encounter negative mental and physical health consequences as well as lowered academic performance While educational interventions to address the problem of SV are numerous when evaluated few show any capacity to reduce sexual violence victimization or perpetration The Enhanced Assess Acknowledge Act EAAA sexual assault resistance program for female university students ages 17-24 is a rare exception in a rigorous trial EAAA reduced attempted and completed rape by 50 in the following year The current randomized controlled trial RCT will test whether a version of EAAA that has been adapted for younger girls age 14-18 who have not graduated high school called the Adolescent Enhanced Assess Acknowledge Act A-EAAA will result in similar benefits within a 6-month follow-up The current RCT will be conducted across three sites in Ontario Canada
Detailed Description:
Sexual violence SV which occurs along a continuum from unwanted sexual contact to rape is common among adolescent girls and young women research suggests 1 in 7 teen girls experiences SV Perpetrators of SV are overwhelmingly male however the programs that exist to address boysmens perpetration are not sufficiently effective nor are they widely available Other approaches to sexual assault prevention for adolescents such as bystander programs have not been shown to reduce sexual violence victimization or perpetration Given the numerous negative consequences associated with SV developing effective SV prevention and resistance programs targeting teens is critical for reducing victimization and improving health outcomes for adolescent girls The Enhanced Assess Acknowledge Act EAAA sexual assault resistance program has been shown to substantially reduce rates of SV 50 for rape and attempted rape in young women attending university ages 17-24 but since it was designed for university students in a different developmental stage an evidence-based adaptation was necessary The purpose of the current study is to test the efficacy of the newly adapted Adolescent Enhanced Assess Acknowledge Act A-EAAA program in reducing sexual violence victimization among adolescent girls within 6-months of trial entry We will continue to follow participants for one-year to evaluate whether changes in tertiary outcomes eg mediators are maintained to 12-months A-EAAA is a 12-hour psychoeducational intervention that provides information skills and practice aimed at a decreasing the time needed for girls to assess sexually coercive situations as dangerous and to take action b reducing emotional obstacles to taking action c increasing the use of the most effective methods of verbal and physical self-defense and d identifying sexual and relationship values and boundaries and reinforcing the right to defend them
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None