Experimentally Testing the Effectiveness of a Campus-based Bystander Intervention

NCT ID: NCT02083302

Last Updated: 2014-03-11

Study Results

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

4385 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2010-06-30

Study Completion Date

2012-02-29

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study was to examine the impact of a bystander intervention education program on college students' attitudes and behaviors associated with bystander intervention and sexual violence.

Detailed Description

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This study used a randomized control trial, longitudinal design to determine the impact of a peer education theater intervention on undergraduate student attitudes and behaviors related to sexual violence and bystander intervention. Students were assigned to either an experimental group (receiving 3-4 doses of the intervention ) or a comparison group (receiving 1 dose only) and were surveyed six times over an 18 month period.

Conditions

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Assaultive Behavior Violence Sexual Assault and Rape Helping Behavior

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

PREVENTION

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Treatment1

The Treatment1 group received SCREAM Theater Dose 1, SCREAM Theater Dose 2 and SCREAM Theater Dose 3.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SCREAM Theater Dose 1

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention 1: A three part program: a skit acted out by peer educators that depicts a sexual assault; an in-character question and answer session; and an out-of-character information session.

SCREAM Theater Doses 2 & SCREAM Theater Dose 3

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Dose 2: Scenes from the skit from Session 1 are re-created with small groups of students, but stop at certain points to allow audience members to explore different bystander intervention possibilities.

Dose 3: The six scenes outlined in Session 2 are presented individually to small groups of student participants; specifically outlining potential points of bystander intervention.

Treatment2

The Treatment2 group received SCREAM Theater Dose 1, SCREAM Theater Dose 2, SCREAM Theater Dose 3 and SCREAM Theater Dose 4.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

SCREAM Theater Dose 1

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention 1: A three part program: a skit acted out by peer educators that depicts a sexual assault; an in-character question and answer session; and an out-of-character information session.

SCREAM Theater Doses 2 & SCREAM Theater Dose 3

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Dose 2: Scenes from the skit from Session 1 are re-created with small groups of students, but stop at certain points to allow audience members to explore different bystander intervention possibilities.

Dose 3: The six scenes outlined in Session 2 are presented individually to small groups of student participants; specifically outlining potential points of bystander intervention.

SCREAM Theater Dose 4

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Booster Session

Control

The control group received SCREAM Theater Dose 1.

Group Type OTHER

SCREAM Theater Dose 1

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Intervention 1: A three part program: a skit acted out by peer educators that depicts a sexual assault; an in-character question and answer session; and an out-of-character information session.

Interventions

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SCREAM Theater Dose 1

Intervention 1: A three part program: a skit acted out by peer educators that depicts a sexual assault; an in-character question and answer session; and an out-of-character information session.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

SCREAM Theater Doses 2 & SCREAM Theater Dose 3

Dose 2: Scenes from the skit from Session 1 are re-created with small groups of students, but stop at certain points to allow audience members to explore different bystander intervention possibilities.

Dose 3: The six scenes outlined in Session 2 are presented individually to small groups of student participants; specifically outlining potential points of bystander intervention.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

SCREAM Theater Dose 4

Booster Session

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Incoming first year students in the fall semester of 2010
* Age 18 - 21
* Attended Summer Orientation session

Exclusion Criteria

* Incoming transfer students
* Younger than 18 or older than 21
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

21 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Responsibility Role SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

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Sarah McMahon, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rutgers University School of Social Work

Judy Postmus, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Rutgers University School of Social Work

Locations

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Rutgers, the State University of New Jersey

New Brunswick, New Jersey, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

References

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McMahon S, Allen CT, Postmus JL, McMahon SM, Peterson NA, Lowe Hoffman M. Measuring bystander attitudes and behavior to prevent sexual violence. J Am Coll Health. 2014;62(1):58-66. doi: 10.1080/07448481.2013.849258.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 24313697 (View on PubMed)

McMahon, S., Hoffman, M., McMahon, S.M., Zucker, S. & Koenick, R.A. (2013). What Would You Do? Strategies for Bystander Intervention to Prevent Sexual Violence by College Students. Journal of College and Character, 14(2), p.141-152.

Reference Type RESULT

Other Identifiers

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1R01CE001855-01

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

View Link

07-412M

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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