NCT06017050

BullyDown, a Text Messaging-based Bullying Prevention Program for Middle School-aged Youth

Developing a Bullying Prevention Program That Transcends Physical Boundaries

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 138 (actual)
• Sponsor: Center for Innovative Public Health Research · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 12 Years – 14 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Given the limited impact of existing school-based interventions and the time associated with implementing them during school time, more efficient and effective intervention methods are needed. Programs that can be delivered to middle school youth irrespective of whether they are attending school physically or virtually may be especially relevant as school boundaries become more fluid. BullyDown addresses this critical need by providing a scalable program that could be quickly and cost-effectively disseminated nationally.

Conditions

• Bullying

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	BullyDown	BullyDown is an 8 week, text messaging-based prevention program aimed to prevent bullying behaviors among middle school-aged youth. Message content is based upon the social-emotional learning model.
BEHAVIORAL	Attention-matched control	The attention-matched control will receive the messages for the same number of days as the intervention. Content will talk about 'healthy lifestyle' topics, such as fitness and healthy social media use.

Timeline

• Start date: 2023-08-15
• Primary completion: 2024-06-03
• Completion: 2024-06-03
• First posted: 2023-08-30
• Last updated: 2025-12-05
• Results posted: 2025-12-05

Locations

2 sites across 1 country: United States