NCT07526142

Evaluation of Circles of Safety

Evaluation of Circles of Safety for the Primary Prevention of Child Sexual Abuse

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 1,500 (estimated)
• Sponsor: Center for Violence Prevention Research Inc · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

Using a matched cluster randomized control design, the proposed study will evaluate a child sexual abuse (CSA) primary prevention strategy, Circles of Safety®. League leadership, staff, and coaches within youth sports will be focal participants. Outcomes include CSA among youth athletes served, protective and inappropriate behaviors from coaches \& league leaders, as well as knowledge of and perceived ability to identify and address CSA and resource-seeking behavior.

Conditions

• Child Abuse Sexual

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Circles of Safety	The Circles of Safety program is a child sexual abuse (CSA) primary prevention program that provides direct education to organization leaders and adults who interact with youth, tailored website content for organizations that serve youth, and helpline services for all individuals affected by CSA including not only victims and their families but also individuals who think they may have or will sexually abuse a child.

Timeline

• Start date: 2025-04-01
• Primary completion: 2027-06-01
• Completion: 2027-09-30
• First posted: 2026-04-13
• Last updated: 2026-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States