Kate Guastaferro , Mia S. Melchior , Siyu Heng , Jessica Trudeau , Jacqueline L. Holloway
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Abstract
Background
Child sexual abuse (CSA) affects 1 in 5 girls and 1 in 12 boys before age 18. Universal school-based prevention programs are an effective and cost-efficient method of teaching students an array of personal safety skills. However, the programmatic reach of universal school-based programs is limited by the inherent reliance on the school infrastructure and a dearth of available alternative delivery modalities.
Methods
The design for this study will use a rigorous cluster randomized design (N = 180 classrooms) to determine the equivalence of two delivery modalities of Safe Touches: as usual vs. modified. The as usual workshop will be delivered by two facilitators with live puppet skits (n = 90). Whereas, the modified workshop will be delivered by one facilitator using prerecorded skit videos (n = 90). We will determine the equivalence by measuring concept learning acquisition preworkshop to immediate postworkshop (Aim 1) and retention at 3-months postworkshop (Aim 2) among students in classrooms that receive the as usual or modified workshops. To conclude equivalence, it is imperative to also examine factors that may impact future dissemination and implementation, specifically program adoption among school personnel and implementation fidelity between the two modalities (Aim 3).
Conclusion
Study findings will inform the ongoing development of effective CSA prevention programs and policy decisions regarding the sustainable integration of such programs within schools.
期刊介绍：
Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is an international peer reviewed open access journal that publishes articles pertaining to all aspects of clinical trials, including, but not limited to, design, conduct, analysis, regulation and ethics. Manuscripts submitted should appeal to a readership drawn from a wide range of disciplines including medicine, life science, pharmaceutical science, biostatistics, epidemiology, computer science, management science, behavioral science, and bioethics. Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is unique in that it is outside the confines of disease specifications, and it strives to increase the transparency of medical research and reduce publication bias by publishing scientifically valid original research findings irrespective of their perceived importance, significance or impact. Both randomized and non-randomized trials are within the scope of the Journal. Some common topics include trial design rationale and methods, operational methodologies and challenges, and positive and negative trial results. In addition to original research, the Journal also welcomes other types of communications including, but are not limited to, methodology reviews, perspectives and discussions. Through timely dissemination of advances in clinical trials, the goal of Contemporary Clinical Trials Communications is to serve as a platform to enhance the communication and collaboration within the global clinical trials community that ultimately advances this field of research for the benefit of patients.
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