Evaluation of Circles of Safety
ConditionChild Abuse Sexual
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorCenter for Violence Prevention Research Inc
About this trial
Using a matched cluster randomized control design, the proposed study will evaluate a child sexual abuse (CSA) primary prevention strategy, Circles of Safety®. League leadership, staff, and coaches within youth sports will be focal participants. Outcomes include CSA among youth athletes served, protective and inappropriate behaviors from coaches \& league leaders, as well as knowledge of and perceived ability to identify and address CSA and resource-seeking behavior.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
Participants must be a youth sports leader or coach.
Participants must be an English speaker.
Participants must be able to provide consent for themselves.
Disqualifiers
Children are not included as direct participants in this study.
Anyone who is not able to provide consent because they are a non-English speaker or have cognitive impairment.
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
Circles of Safety
BehavioralThe Circles of Safety program is a child sexual abuse (CSA) primary prevention program that provides direct education to organization leaders and adults who interact with youth, tailored website content for organizations that serve youth, and helpline services for all individuals affected by CSA including not only victims and their families but also individuals who think they may have or will sexually abuse a child.
Treatment groups
1,500 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: Complete Circles of Safety Training ProgramExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: ControlNo intervention 0 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Rates of disclosed child sexual abuse
Time frame
This will be measured at baseline and T2 (baseline + 90 days)2
Rates of potentially harmful sexual behaviors from coaches and staff
Time frame
This will be measured at baseline and T2 (baseline + 90 days)3
Staff and coaches' knowledge of CSA
Time frame
This will be measured at baseline and T2 (baseline + 90 days)4
Staff and coaches perceived self-efficacy in identifying CSA
Time frame
This will be measured at baseline and T2 (baseline + 90 days)Secondary outcomes
1
Program reach
Time frame
Measured through study completion, an average 1 year2
implementation consistency
Time frame
Measured through study completion, an average 1 year3
mechanisms of intervention success
Time frame
Measured through study completion, an average 1 yearSponsors and contacts
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Source ClinicalTrials.gov