NCT04095429

Expect Respect Middle School Randomized Trial

Expect Respect Middle School: Preventing Serious and Lethal Violence Among Youth With Prior Violence Exposure

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 635 (actual)
• Sponsor: University of Pittsburgh · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 11 Years – 15 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

This cluster-randomized school-based study will examine the effectiveness of a teen dating violence (TDV) and sexual violence (SV) prevention program called Expect Respect for preventing serious violence perpetration among middle school students.

Detailed description

This cluster-randomized controlled school-based study will examine the effectiveness of a support group-based teen dating violence (TDV) and sexual violence (SV) prevention program on the primary prevention of serious (and potentially lethal) violence perpetration among middle school students (both male and female-identified) who have prior exposure to trauma and violence. Expect Respect gender-specific support groups are for youth with prior history of exposure to violence including witnessing domestic violence, loss of loved one to homicide, TDV, and SV. Expect Respect is a theory and research-informed program intended to alter norms condoning violence and rigid gender expectations that foster violence perpetration, promote bystander intervention, and reduce TDV/SV perpetration. Implemented by trained facilitators, the 24-session curriculum focuses on gender equity and respect, recognizing abuse and impact on self and others, regulating emotions, skills for healthy relationships, and becoming active proponents of safe and healthy relationships.

Conditions

• Adolescent Behavior
• Violence in Adolescence
• Group, Peer
• Violence, Non-accidental
• Violence, Sexual
• Violence, Physical
• Violence, Domestic
• Emotional Abuse
• Coping Skills
• Communication, Personal

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Expect Respect	Expect Respect is a 24 session curriculum designed to support middle school students to increase skills in emotion regulation, relationship skills, communication, and positive bystander intervention behaviors.
BEHAVIORAL	Enhanced Usual Care	Participants will be connected via a warm referral to available individual behavioral health supports and resources in their community that can support them.

Timeline

• Start date: 2019-10-03
• Primary completion: 2021-08-17
• Completion: 2022-08-31
• First posted: 2019-09-19
• Last updated: 2022-09-09

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States