Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children

Part of paid clinical trials in Des Moines, Iowa.

Sponsor
University of Michigan
Study ID
NCT06587529
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Child Abuse, Sexual
  • Commercial Sex
  • Sex Crimes
  • Sex Offense
  • Sex Trafficking
  • Sexual Violence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
13 Years - 21 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Accepted

Interventions

  • The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum — BEHAVIORAL
    Students will receive the Ready to Stand (RTS)© programming over six school days, spread over six weeks. The program is delivered in mixed-gender groups of 20 to 40 students and includes videos, small and large group discussions, activities, worksheets, and ample opportunities for skill-building. This curriculum is intended to be one piece of comprehensive prevention strategies that has the potential to make immediate and sustained impacts on reducing rates of CSEC perpetration in the lives of youth, including those most vulnerable to this pernicious crime.

Study Details

The overall goal of the five-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective. Broadly, the investigators seek to determine the effect participation has on students: reductions in commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) perpetration (the primary outcome); reductions in CSEC victimization, teen dating violence (TDV), and sexual violence victimization and perpetration; as well as increases in bystander intervention in CSEC situations compared to participants in the control condition (secondary outcomes).

Key Dates

Start date
Jul 8, 2024
Status verified
Jan 2026
Primary completion
Aug 1, 2027
Completion
Aug 1, 2027

Study Design

Enrollment
3,218 participants (estimated)
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION

Arms

  • Experimental: Treatment
    READY to Stand© curriculum
  • No Intervention: Control
    control

Primary Outcome Measure

Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)-Victimization Experiences [ Time Frame: Time 1 (baseline), Time 3 (six months post-baseline), Time 4 (twelve months post-baseline, Time 5 (eighteen months post-baseline) ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
[school districts in the Midwest]Des MoinesIowa50047
Stacie Nessa
[email protected]
(515) 778-1972
Jennifer Stalder
mailto:[email protected]
(515) 242-8394

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