Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
Rigorous Evaluation of the READY to Stand Curriculum as a Tool to Prevent the Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children Among Racially and Ethnically Diverse Urban Youth (PHASE III: Quasi Experimental Trial)
Who can join
Ages 13 to 19 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: (1) are ages 13-19; (2) reside in the greater Des Moines/Polk County community; and (3) are able to understand spoken English. Exclusion Criteria: • enrolled in either of the two schools involved in the corresponding Open Pilot Trial (NCT05988398)
About the study
The overall goal of this project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective. Broadly, the investigators seek to determine the effect participation has on students: reductions in commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) perpetration (the primary outcome); reductions in CSEC victimization, teen dating violence (TDV), and sexual violence victimization and perpetration; as well as increases in bystander intervention in CSEC situations compared to participants in the control condition (secondary outcomes). Process evaluation components include fidelity monitoring, post session surveys, and exit interviews. The methodology includes a community-based RCT in which youth (N=400-600) are randomly assigned to the treatment (RTS) or attention control condition (nutrition program).
What is being tested
- The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Michigan · Participants: 500 · Started: Jul 8, 2024
Contact the study team
- Katie M Edwards, Ph.D. · Phone: 515-410-6536
- Rochelle M Dalla, PhD · Phone: 515-410-6536
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT06587529
Locations in the U.S.
| Iowa | School/community center, Des Moines |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Nov 15, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.