Protect Yourself: Abuse Prevention for People With Intellectual Disabilities

NCT ID: NCT03998605

Last Updated: 2023-02-15

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: WITHDRAWN
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2022-10-04
• Study Completion Date: 2022-12-31

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to help individuals and their caregivers develop a plan on how to recognize, deal with and respond to abusive situations.

Detailed Description

The goal of this project is to address the current deficiencies by creating a program that will guide individuals who have intellectual disabilities and a Learning Partner (LP - care provider, relative, group home staff) in developing a comprehensive Individual Response Plan (IRP) that can be used before, during, and after an abusive event. Behavioral skills training and behavioral relaxation training -- two instructional approaches with evidence for effectiveness in this population -- will be included to address the unique learning needs of people who have intellectual disabilities and to maximize opportunities for skill-based learning. Video and workbook activities will train the LP to effectively implement the abuse prevention and response strategies, thus increasing the potential for generalization in the natural environment and long-term maintenance of skills.

Conditions

Abuse Prevention

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: PREVENTION
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Abuse Prevention Program Condition

The abuse prevention program will address: (1) BEFORE -- (a) Learning about problem of abuse and what abuse is; (b) Knowing about types of abuse, who the abusers are and where abuse happens; (c) Planning ahead and identifying safe people; (2) DURING -- (a) Rejecting abuse by saying "no;" (b) Getting away if possible/staying safe and paying attention, (c) Staying calm and getting home; and (3) AFTER -- (a) Telling your safe person, (b) Knowing what to do and what not to do, and (c) Reporting the abuse and getting help to cope with the event.

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

Abuse Prevention Program

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The abuse prevention program will be comprised of nine shared learning modules for the individual with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and a care provider. Each shared module will contain an action step in the Individual Response Plan and will include video, guided practice and workbook activities to equip persons with ID with a range of judgment, decision-making skills and the efficacy needed for identifying, rejecting, and reporting abuse.

Control condition

During the study the control group will receive 12 activity sheets from the ESCAPE-NOW curriculum. Six activity sheets will be given at the initial meeting and half way through the study the remaining activity sheets will be mailed to the dyads. We chose these activity sheets because they provide abuse information that was designed for individuals with ID.

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Control Condition

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

The control group will receive worksheets from the ESCAPE-NOW curriculum.

Interventions

Abuse Prevention Program

The abuse prevention program will be comprised of nine shared learning modules for the individual with Intellectual Disabilities (ID) and a care provider. Each shared module will contain an action step in the Individual Response Plan and will include video, guided practice and workbook activities to equip persons with ID with a range of judgment, decision-making skills and the efficacy needed for identifying, rejecting, and reporting abuse.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Control Condition

The control group will receive worksheets from the ESCAPE-NOW curriculum.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• has moderate to mild mental retardation based on IQ scores ranging from 40-70
• is over 18 years old. --the participant must be able to do three of the following four skills (1) complete a simple worksheet with assistance, (2) go on simple errands alone, (3) recognize 10 or more words by site, (4) read a digital clock.

Exclusion Criteria

• individuals who have experienced traumatic abuse and experiences symptoms suggestive of trauma, such as flashbacks, nightmares, and chronic anxiety and/or depression that is resistant to standard pharmacological and psychotherapy/behavior interventions.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Sponsors

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

NIH

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Double S Instructonal Systems

INDUSTRY

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Responsibility Role: SPONSOR

Principal Investigators

Martin R. Sheehan, Ph.D.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Research Director

Locations

Double S Instructional Systems

Eugene, Oregon, United States

Countries

United States

Other Identifiers

R44HD079119-02

Identifier Type: NIH

Identifier Source: secondary_id

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AbusePhaseII

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id