NCT06471413

Evaluation of the Effect of the BOAT® Structured Prevention Program on Violence in Middle Schools

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 5,400 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Montpellier · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 13 Years – 17 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Violence has major consequences for the health and development of children and teenagers, even though it is commonplace, particularly in secondary schools. The team at the Centre Ressources pour les Intervenants auprès d'Auteurs de Violences Sexuelles Languedoc-Roussillon (CRIAVS-LR, CHU Montpellier) has created a BOite A ouTils to prevent sexual and gender-based violence: the BOAT, for professionals working with children and teenagers aged between 5 and 18. Structured around 5 themes and 4 age groups, the BOAT is very easy to use. The 134 intervention sheets have been validated and designed to target a risk factor (to be reduced) or a protective factor (to be developed) so that children do not become perpetrators or victims of violence.

Detailed description

The study will involve 60 middle school (10 middle school REP/REP+ in six academies) over four consecutive school years between 2023 and 2027, the first year being devoted to preparing the study with the establishment. The research project is coordinated by the Montpellier University Hospital, and regulatory approvals have been sought from the relevant authorities.

Conditions

• Students
• Middle Schools
• Prevention
• Violence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	The Prevention Toolbox : BOAT®	The Prevention Toolbox targets all forms of violence, but in particular sexual and gender-based violence, through 1 out of 5 themes (Relationships and sexuality) and 10 out of 34 sub-themes. The other 4 themes (Psychosocial skills, Respect and difference, From the virtual to the real, and Understanding and respect for the law) cover all the risk and protection factors for all types of violence.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-02
• Primary completion: 2027-06-01
• Completion: 2027-09-01
• First posted: 2024-06-24
• Last updated: 2025-08-24

Locations

1 site across 1 country: France