Safe Touches: A Rigorous Evaluation of a Sexual Abuse Prevention Program for Children

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Conditions studied: Child Sexual Abuse

In brief

The primary goal of the study is to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the sexual abuse prevention program entitled, "Safe Touches: Personal Safety Training for Children (Safe Touches)." The main study hypothesis is that children who receive the Safe Touches intervention will show greater improvement on their knowledge of inappropriate touches compared to children who do not receive the intervention.

Key facts

Study ID

NCT02181647

Run by

The New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children

People needed

492

Starts

2012-04-01

Expected to finish

2014-06-01

Last updated by the study team

2014-07-04

Who can join

Age: 7 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: accepted.

You may qualify if…

• second and third graders at participating New York City public schools
• at least 7 years old
• have not participated in Safe Touches program in the past

You may not qualify if…

• physical, cognitive, or emotional impairment that would affect the child's ability or safety in participating in the workshop or to respond to the questionnaire.

Where it is running

• New York Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Children — New York, New York, United States

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