Reducing Alcohol Involved Sexual Violence in Higher Education
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18-24
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh
About this trial
This cluster-randomized controlled trial across 28+ college campuses focuses on undergraduate college students at elevated risk for sexual violence and hazardous drinking (i.e., students with prior history of sexual violence, students who are sexual or gender minority, and students with disabilities). "Reducing Alcohol Involved Sexual violence in higher Education (RAISE)" is a longitudinal study that will test research-informed strategies to improve implementation of a prevention intervention in college health and counseling centers, integrate a safety decision aid (via computer or mobile device) to more directly target harm reduction among students particularly vulnerable to hazardous drinking and SV, and evaluate campus policies that increase accessibility and uptake of confidential services for students. This is the first study to situate a sexual violence prevention intervention in college health and counseling centers to address two significant public health concerns -- alcohol-involved sexual violence and hazardous drinking on college campuses.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
undergraduate student enrolled at participating college campus
age 18-24 years
seeking care at a participating campus college health or counseling center for any reason
Disqualifiers
under the age of 18
not enrolled as an undergraduate at a participating campus
not seeking care at college health or counseling center
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
GIFTSS Training
Behavioraltraining for college health center staff and clinicians on GIFTSS intervention (Giving Information for Trauma Support and Safety -- universal education and brief counseling to address sexual violence prevention and intervention)
Learning Collaborative
Behaviorallearning collaborative (anticipated meeting monthly) with college health center staff and clinicians to address common barriers to implementation of GIFTSS intervention, reinforce GIFTSS training
Provider Scripts
Behavioralscripts and prompts for college health center staff and clinicians to encourage implementation of GIFTSS intervention
Treatment groups
2,400 Participants
are divided into 4 treatment groupsGroup A: GIFTSS Training OnlyActive comparator 1 intervention
Group B: GIFTSS Training and Learning CollaborativeExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group C: GIFTSS Training and Provider ScriptsExperimental treatment 2 interventions
Group D: GIFTSS Training, Learning Collaborative, and Provider ScriptsExperimental treatment 3 interventions
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Provider discussion
Yes to any items about SV and alcohol-involved SV talking points covered by provider during college health center visit (assessed in exit survey after visit)
Time frame
within 7 days after clinic visit2
Receipt of educational resource card
Participant self-report of receipt of the GIFTSS safety card during the visit (assessed in exit survey after visit)
Time frame
within 7 days after clinic visitSecondary outcomes
1
Self-efficacy to enact harm reduction strategies
self-efficacy to use SV and drinking-related harm reduction behaviors (mean score, range 1 to 5, 5 indicating greater self-efficacy)
Time frame
4 months and 12 months2
Use of harm reduction strategies
use of SV and drinking-related harm reduction behaviors (summary score; 0 to 10, 10 being maximum number of strategies assessed)
Time frame
4 months and 12 months3
Self-efficacy to use confidential SV-related services
self-efficacy to use confidential SV services (including college health center, off campus advocate) (mean score, range 1 to 5, 5 indicating greater self-efficacy)
Time frame
4 months and 12 months4
Use of SV-related services
use of SV-related services (including college health center, off campus advocate) in past 3 months and past year (summary score; 0 to 10, 10 being maximum number of services assessed)
Time frame
4 months and 12 monthsSponsors and contacts
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University of Pittsburgh
Lead sponsor
Johns Hopkins University
Collaborator
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Collaborator
Source ClinicalTrials.gov