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 21 · All sexes · Healthy volunteers welcome
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: * enrolled in in Grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 at one of the eligible schools in the district * 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 the five-year 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).
What is being tested
- The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum (behavioral)
Sponsor: University of Michigan · Participants: 3,218 · 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 districts in the Midwest], Des Moines |
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.