NCT04912492

Promoting Prosocial Bystander Behavior in Intoxicated Men: Evaluation of RealConsent2.0

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 667 (actual)
• Sponsor: Georgia State University · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 21 Years – 25 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Sexual violence (SV) is a significant public health problem particularly among 18-24 year old populations. A major risk factor for SV is alcohol use, which via its negative impact on cognitive abilities and decision-making acts as a barrier to intervening in situations at-risk for a SV. This study has two main goals: (1) to determine the effects of proximal alcohol use on young (age 21 to 25) men's prosocial bystander behavior in situations considered at-risk for SV, and (2) to determine the efficacy of an evidence-based, web-based program called RealConsent, which has been augmented to include alcohol-specific content within the context of bystander SV ("RealConsent2.0"), on men's prosocial bystander behavior. The primary study endpoint is prosocial bystander behavior and will be assessed via two modes: (1) a virtual reality (VR) environment ("B-SAVE") and (2) a validated self-report measure of bystander behavior that has been modified to include assessment of proximal alcohol use and presence of alcohol within the context.

Conditions

• Alcohol Intoxication
• Sexual Violence
• Helping Behavior

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	RealConsent1.0	A web-based multi-media sexual violence prevention program that enhances knowledge and skills for effective consent for sex and for prosocial bystander behaviors.
BEHAVIORAL	RealConsent2.0	A revised and updated web-based multi-media sexual violence prevention program that enhances knowledge and skills for effective consent for sex and for prosocial bystander behaviors, but also integrates new program segments into RealConsent 1.0 specific to how alcohol use can inhibit SV intervention at multiple steps of the decision-making process.
BEHAVIORAL	Stress Management	A web-based multimedia program designed to help individuals recognize the symptoms and sources of stress and provide them with a wide variety of powerful tools for managing stress.
BEHAVIORAL	Alcohol intoxication	Men assigned to moderate alcohol dose condition (target BrAC .08%) with NIAAA approved alcohol administration procedures
BEHAVIORAL	No-Alcohol Placebo	Men assigned to an no-alcohol placebo control condition.

Timeline

• Start date: 2022-03-01
• Primary completion: 2025-07-16
• Completion: 2025-07-16
• First posted: 2021-06-03
• Last updated: 2026-02-04

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States