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Behavioral Intervention

Safe Touches Program for Child Sexual Abuse Prevention

N/A
Recruiting
Led By Kate Guastaferro, PhD, MPH
Research Sponsored by New York University
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
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Must have
Native English speaker
Be younger than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up pre-workshop, immediately post-workshop, 1-month follow up
Awards & highlights
No Placebo-Only Group

Summary

This trial aims to compare two ways of teaching a child sexual abuse prevention program called Safe Touches: the usual way and a modified way. The goals are to see if both ways are equally effective,

Who is the study for?
This trial is for second graders with parental permission to participate, who are enrolled in a classroom involved in the study and speak English natively. It aims to prevent child sexual abuse by comparing two versions of the Safe Touches program.
What is being tested?
The study compares the 'usual' delivery method of the Safe Touches program against a 'modified' version to see if they're equally effective at preventing child sexual abuse and maintaining their effectiveness over time.
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves educational interventions rather than medical treatments, there are no direct physical side effects. However, emotional or psychological responses could occur due to discussing sensitive topics.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

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I am a native English speaker.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~pre-workshop, immediately post-workshop, 1-month follow up
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and pre-workshop, immediately post-workshop, 1-month follow up for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

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Primary study objectives
Modified Children's Knowledge of Abuse Questionnaire

Awards & Highlights

No Placebo-Only Group
All patients enrolled in this study will receive some form of active treatment.

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: Modified Safe TouchesExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
Delivered by 1 facilitator in the classroom by utilizing prerecorded workshop skit videos
Group II: Usual Safe TouchesActive Control1 Intervention
Delivered by 2 facilitators in a classroom by utilizing live puppet skits

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Who is running the clinical trial?

New York UniversityLead Sponsor
242 Previous Clinical Trials
219,985 Total Patients Enrolled
1 Trials studying Child Sexual Abuse
400 Patients Enrolled for Child Sexual Abuse
Kate Guastaferro, PhD, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorNew York University
~120 spots leftby Jun 2025
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