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Child Sexual AbuseNCT06497803

The Effect of Nurse-Led Body Protection Education in Students With Visual Impairments

A study testing Nurse-Led Body Protection Education and Reminder Education Brochure in people with Child Sexual Abuse and Disability, Vision, run by Marmara University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

Completed

Finished. The study has ended and is not enrolling. Results may be posted on the official record.

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Trial summary

In the study, it was aimed to examine the effect of nurse-led body protection education on the sexual abuse knowledge levels of students with visual impairments. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 7 to 14 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Child Sexual Abuse, Disability, Vision
What is being tested?
Nurse-Led Body Protection Education and Reminder Education Brochure
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
53 participants
Where
1 siteTurkey (Türkiye)
Study dates
8 Oct 2021to 7 Jan 2022
Phase
Interventional
Are there results?
None posted in the registry

Key requirements

Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.

  • Ages 7 to 14 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child

Who may be able to join

  • Students with visual impairments who gave their consent to participate in the study and who could communicate in Turkish were included in the study.

Who cannot join

  • Students who had a mental disability in addition to visual impairment were excluded from the study.

Trial locations and contacts

1 site in 1 country.

Turkey (Türkiye)1 site
  • Marmara University

    Istanbul

Other trials in Turkey (Türkiye)

About this study

Official title: The Effect of Nurse-Led Body Protection Education on the Sexual Abuse Knowledge Levels of Students With Visual Impairments: A Randomized Controlled Trial

In the study, it was aimed to examine the effect of nurse-led body protection education on the sexual abuse knowledge levels of students with visual impairments.

Read the detailed description

Children with visual impairments form a risky group in terms of abuse as they are more dependent in relation to providing self-care compared to children with visually healthy and they use their sense of touch in communicating with the environment. The 53 students with visual impairments were randomly assigned to the intervention group and the control group. The study data were collected through children's knowledge of abuse questionnaire - revised with the subdimensions of good touch and bad touch. Nurse-led body protection education was provided to the intervention group in groups of 3-4 in 40 minutes. The education was provided as verbal narration by using a doll and distress whistle. In addition, two weeks after the post-test, a reminder education brochure prepared with the braille alphabet was distributed to the students in the intervention group.

Being tested
Nurse-Led Body Protection Education, Reminder Education Brochure
Keywords
Child sexual abuse, Visually impaired children, Prevention, Health education, Public health nursing
Medical subject headings
Vision Disorders, Health Education

What participants receive

What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.

  • Nurse-Led Body Protection EducationOther

    Also called NLBPE

    Based on BST and Safe Touches education programs and in line with the studies conducted in the literature on children who are not visually impaired, NLBPE was created by the researchers (Akgul et al., 2021; Citak-Tunc et al., 2018; Pulido, 2019; Wurtele, 2007). The program aims to teach visually impaired children how to protect the private parts of their bodies, to distinguish between good and bad touch, to distinguish between good and bad secrets, to say no, scream, and ask for help when necessary. As education tools, dolls and distress whistles were used. In order for children to learn the private parts of their bodies, a doll was used. The practice of "Say No, Scream, Run, and Blow Your Whistle While Running" in order for the students to protect their body from bad touch was applied by the students one by one firstly, and in groups later.

  • Reminder Education BrochureOther

    Also called REB

    The brochure was prepared in line with the NLBPE and included what is a good touch and a bad touch, how to distinguish a good touch from a bad touch, examples of good touch and bad touch, and what to do when encountered with a bad touch (Say No, Scream, Run, and Blow Your Whistle While Running). The brochure, the content of which was prepared by the researcher, was translated into Braille Alphabet by a visually impaired teacher working at the school where the research was conducted, before it was distributed to the intervention group members.

Study groups in NCT06497803
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
Intervention GroupExperimentalNurse-led body protection education was provided to the intervention group in groups of 3-4 in 40 minutes. The education was provided as verbal narration by using a doll and distress whistle. In addition, two weeks after the post-test, a reminder education brochure prepared with the braille alphabet was distributed to the students in the intervention group.
Receives: Other: Nurse-Led Body Protection Education; Other: Reminder Education Brochure
Control GroupNo interventionPretest, posttest and follow-up test were applied simultaneously to the intervention group and the control group. Throughout the research, the control group continued their routine education. After the follow-up test, the control group was also provided with nurse-led body protection education.

What is being measured

The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.

  1. The Good Touch subscale of the Children's Knowledge of Abuse Questionnaire-Revised scale

    The Good Touch subscale of the Children's Knowledge of Abuse Questionnaire-Revised scale was applied in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up test. The scale was developed by Tutty in 1992 and finalized by revising in 1995 (Tutty, 1997). The Turkish adaptation study of the scale was conducted by Yilmaz and Cenkseven-Onder (2020). Eight items on the scale (1, 3, 8, 17, 20, 25, 27 and 30) are under the Good Touch subdimension. The responses to the items are in the form of Correct, Incorrect, and Don't Know. In the analysis of the scale, "correct" answers are scored as 1 point, and "incorrect" and "Don't Know" responses are scored as 0 point.

    Measured: Change in knowledge level within two months

  2. The Bad Touch subscale of the Children's Knowledge of Abuse Questionnaire-Revised scale

    The Bad Touch subscale of the Children's Knowledge of Abuse Questionnaire-Revised scale was applied in the pre-test, post-test and follow-up test. The scale was developed by Tutty in 1992 and finalized by revising in 1995 (Tutty, 1997). The Turkish adaptation study of the scale was conducted by Yilmaz and Cenkseven-Onder (2020). 22 items are under the Bad Touch subdimension. The responses to the items are in the form of Correct, Incorrect, and Don't Know. In the analysis of the scale, "correct" answers are scored as 1 point, and "incorrect" and "Don't Know" responses are scored as 0 point.

    Measured: Change in knowledge level within two months

Timeline

From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.

  1. First posted12 Jul 2024
  2. Study start8 Oct 2021
  3. Primary completion26 Nov 2021
  4. Study completion7 Jan 2022

Resources

More details

For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.

Study design
Study type
Interventional
Phase
Phase N/A
Primary purpose
Prevention
Allocation
Randomised
Intervention model
Parallel groups
Model description
This study is parallel group randomized controlled study.
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
53 participants (actual)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06497803
Sponsor's protocol ID
09.2020.172
Status last verified
Jul 2024
First submitted
5 Jul 2024
Last updated
24 Jul 2024
Results posted
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
No

Publications

  • Cecen-Erogul AR, Kaf Hasirci O. The effectiveness of psycho-educational school-based child sexual abuse prevention training program on turkish elementary students. Educational Sciences: Theory and Practice. 2013; 13(2): 725-729.

  • Jin Y, Chen J, Jiang Y, Yu B. Evaluation of a sexual abuse prevention education program for school-age children in China: a comparison of teachers and parents as instructors. Health Educ Res. 2017 Aug 1;32(4):364-373. doi: 10.1093/her/cyx047.

    PubMed 28854573
  • Huang S, Cui C. Preventing Child Sexual Abuse Using Picture Books: The Effect of Book Character and Message Framing. J Child Sex Abus. 2020 May-Jun;29(4):448-467. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2020.1719449. Epub 2020 Feb 28.

    PubMed 32109197
  • Czerwinski F, Finne E, Alfes J, Kolip P. Effectiveness of a school-based intervention to prevent child sexual abuse-Evaluation of the German IGEL program. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Dec;86:109-122. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.08.023. Epub 2018 Oct 1.

    PubMed 30278285
  • Manheim M, Felicetti R, Moloney G. Child Sexual Abuse Victimization Prevention Programs in Preschool and Kindergarten: Implications for Practice. J Child Sex Abus. 2019 Aug-Sep;28(6):745-757. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2019.1627687. Epub 2019 Jun 20.

    PubMed 31219780
  • Pulido ML, Dauber S, Tully BA, Hamilton P, Smith MJ, Freeman K. Knowledge Gains Following a Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Program Among Urban Students: A Cluster-Randomized Evaluation. Am J Public Health. 2015 Jul;105(7):1344-50. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2015.302594. Epub 2015 May 14.

    PubMed 25973809
  • White C, Shanley DC, Zimmer-Gembeck MJ, Walsh K, Hawkins R, Lines K, Webb H. Promoting young children's interpersonal safety knowledge, intentions, confidence, and protective behavior skills: Outcomes of a randomized controlled trial. Child Abuse Negl. 2018 Aug;82:144-155. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2018.05.024. Epub 2018 Jun 11.

    PubMed 29902697
  • Wurtele SK. Teaching young children personal body safety. The Body Safety Training Workbook. 2007. University of Colorado: Colorado Springs.

  • Akgül E, Darak S, Sisman FN, Ergun A. Effect of the Nurse-Led. Journal of Psychiatric Nursing. 2021; 12(2): 156-164.

  • Citak Tunc G, Gorak G, Ozyazicioglu N, Ak B, Isil O, Vural P. Preventing Child Sexual Abuse: Body Safety Training for Young Children in Turkey. J Child Sex Abus. 2018 May-Jun;27(4):347-364. doi: 10.1080/10538712.2018.1477001. Epub 2018 Jun 1.

    PubMed 29856274
  • Irmak TY, Kızıltepe R, Aksel Ş, Güngör D, Eslek D. Mika ile kendimi korumayı öğreniyorum: Cinsel istismarı önleme programının etkililiği ["I am learning to protect myself with Mika": The effectiveness of a sexual abuse prevention program]. Türk Psikoloji Dergisi. 2018; 33(81): 41-61.

  • Warraitch A, Amin R, Rashid A. Evaluation of a school-based sexual abuse prevention program for female children with intellectual disabilities in rural Pakistan- A feasibility study. Appl Nurs Res. 2021 Feb;57:151391. doi: 10.1016/j.apnr.2020.151391. Epub 2020 Nov 25.

    PubMed 33549294
  • Bustamante G, Andrade MS, Mikesell C, Cullen C, Endara P, Burneo V, Yepez P, Avila Saavedra S, Ponce P, Grunauer M. "I have the right to feel safe": Evaluation of a school-based child sexual abuse prevention program in Ecuador. Child Abuse Negl. 2019 May;91:31-40. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2019.02.009. Epub 2019 Feb 26.

    PubMed 30822629
  • Kim SJ, Kang KA. Effects of the Child Sexual Abuse Prevention Education (C-SAPE) Program on South Korean Fifth-Grade Students' Competence in Terms of Knowledge and Self-Protective Behaviors. J Sch Nurs. 2017 Apr;33(2):123-132. doi: 10.1177/1059840516664182. Epub 2016 Sep 20.

    PubMed 27573418
  • Jones C, Scholes L, Rolfe B, Stieler-Hunt C. A serious-game for child sexual abuse prevention: An evaluation of orbit. Child Abuse Negl. 2020 Sep;107:104569. doi: 10.1016/j.chiabu.2020.104569. Epub 2020 Jun 11.

    PubMed 32535338

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing Nurse-Led Body Protection Education and Reminder Education Brochure in people with Child Sexual Abuse and Disability, Vision, run by Marmara University at 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye).

The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.

Who may be eligible to take part?

The sponsor lists 1 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.

Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?

The record says: finished, as of the sponsor's last update on 24 Jul 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 1 site in Turkey (Türkiye). Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.

What are the possible benefits and risks?

They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.

Are results available for this study?

The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.

How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?

The record lists no contact. The official record names the sponsor, who can be asked directly. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

The Good Touch subscale of the Children's Knowledge of Abuse Questionnaire-Revised scale (time frame: Change in knowledge level within two months). The study lists 2 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.

Where can I read the original study information?

On the ClinicalTrials.gov record for NCT06497803, which also lists 18 linked publications.

Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?

No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.

How often is this information updated?

AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 24 Jul 2024.

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