BullyingNCT07223957
Using an Innovative Implementation Strategy to Increase the Translation of Effective Youth Violence Prevention Programs in Schools
A study testing iCHAMPS-YVP in people with Bullying and Teen Dating Violence, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 1 site in United States.
Trial summary
The purpose of this study is to Adapt the existing iCHAMPSS's tools to support school policies related to the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of effective youth bullying and dating violence prevention programs (iCHAMPS-YVP), to assess the usability (acceptability, ease of use, credibility, motivational… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and older
- Conditions the study is for
- Bullying, Teen Dating Violence
- What is being tested?
- iCHAMPS-YVP
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 25 participants
- Where
- 1 siteUnited States
- Study dates
- 1 Apr 2026to 30 Jun 2027
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
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 18 years and older
- All sexes
- No healthy volunteers
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Hold one of the following positions:
- district or school administrator (e.g., health coordinators, instructional specialists, and curriculum coordinators)
- health and physical education teachers
- social and health service staff (e.g., nurses and counselors) in a Texas school district.
Who cannot join
- not holding a job in a Texas school district as a school stakeholder
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
United States1 site
The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston
Houston, Texas, 77030
Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH, (210) 276-9009, Belinda.Hernandez@uth.tmc.edu
Rhoda A Leos, (713) 500-9000, Rhoda.Leos@uth.tmc.edu
About this study
The purpose of this study is to Adapt the existing iCHAMPSS's tools to support school policies related to the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of effective youth bullying and dating violence prevention programs (iCHAMPS-YVP), to assess the usability (acceptability, ease of use, credibility, motivational appeal, and perceived helpfulness) of iCHAMPS-YVP in schools and to assess the feasibility of iCHAMPS-YVP with school staff to impact individual- (e.g.,knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of school staff) and district-level (e.g., policy, readiness, and support) determinants of the adoption and implementation of effective youth violence prevention programs.
- Conditions
- Bullying, Teen Dating Violence
- Being tested
- iCHAMPS-YVP
- Medical subject headings
- Bullying
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
iCHAMPS-YVPBehavioural
iCHAMPSS (CHoosing And Maintaining Effective Programs for Sex Education in Schools), a theory-based, online implementation strategy developed to increase the uptake of evidence-based sexual health programs (EBPs) in Texas schools. The intervention provides interactive tools, step-by-step guidance, and resources to assist school districts.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| iCHAMPS-YVP | Experimental | Not described Receives: Behavioral: iCHAMPS-YVP |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Usability as assessed by the ease of use
This will be reported categorically on a Five-point Likert scale in the following categories from Very Easy, Kind of Easy, Kind of Hard, Very Hard, and Did Not Use
Measured: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Self-Efficacy as assessed by the iCHAMPS-YVP tasks
This will be reported categorically on a Four-point Likert scale in the following categories; not at all confident, somewhat confident, confident and very confident
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Secondary outcomes (23)
Current practices: dating violence prevention education
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- Yes, for middle school only
- Yes, for high school only
- Yes, for both middle and high school
- No, my district/school does not provide sexual health education to middle or high school
Measured: Baseline
Current practices: bullying prevention education
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- Yes, for middle school only
- Yes, for high school only
- Yes, for both middle and high school
- No, my district/school does not provide sexual health education to middle or high school
Measured: Baseline
Challenges that have prevented the district/school from implementing dating violence prevention education
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- There have been no challenges
- Lack of time to teach the curriculum
- No substitute teachers available
- Lack of curriculum resources (not including funding)
- Lack of funding
- Teacher comfort level with the content
- Lack of training opportunities for teachers
- Concerns about parents' reactions
- Concerns about students' reactions
- Concerns about reactions from administration or district
- Concerns about reactions from the community
- School or district policy regarding sexual health instruction
- Requirement of active parental consent
- Too many other district/school priorities
- Lack of Board of Trustees' approval of the curriculum
- Other (please specify):
Measured: Baseline
Challenges that have been present when the district/school has implemented the curriculum for bullying prevention education instruction
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- There have been no challenges
- Lack of time to teach the curriculum
- No substitute teachers available
- Lack of curriculum resources (not including funding)
- Lack of funding
- Teacher comfort level with the content
- Lack of training opportunities for teachers
- Concerns about parents' reactions
- Concerns about students' reactions
- Concerns about reactions from administration or district
- Concerns about reactions from the community
- School or district policy regarding sexual health instruction
- Requirement of active parental consent
- Too many other district/school priorities
- Lack of Board of Trustees' approval of the curriculum
- Other (please specify):
Measured: Baseline
Challenges to implementation that have prevented your district/school from adopting bullying prevention education
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- There have been no challenges
- Lack of time to teach the curriculum
- No substitute teachers available
- Lack of curriculum resources (not including funding)
- Lack of funding
- Teacher comfort level with the content
- Lack of training opportunities for teachers
- Concerns about parents' reactions
- Concerns about students' reactions
- Concerns about reactions from administration or district
- Concerns about reactions from the community
- School or district policy regarding sexual health instruction
- Requirement of active parental consent
- Too many other district/school priorities
- Lack of Board of Trustees' approval of the curriculum
- Other (please specify):
Measured: Baseline
Intentions to replace current curriculum:dating violence prevention instruction
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
Measured: Baseline
Intentions to replace current curriculum: bullying prevention instruction
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
Measured: Baseline
Intentions to adopt an evidence-based program:dating violence prevention instruction
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
Measured: Baseline
Intentions to adopt an evidence-based program:bullying prevention instruction
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- Yes
- No
- Don't know
Measured: Baseline
Acceptability
This will be reported categorically on a Five-point Likert scale in the following categories "Like a Lot", "Like a Little", "Dislike a Little", "Dislike a Lot", and "Did Not Use"
Measured: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Helpfulness
This will be reported categorically on a three-point Likert scale in the following categories: "Less helpful", "As helpful", and "More helpful"
Measured: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Perceived impact
This will be categorically reported in the following categories:
- yes
- no
- no opinion
Measured: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Credibility
This will be categorically reported in the following categories:
- Accurate
- Inaccurate
- No opinion
Measured: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Motivational Appeal
This will be categorically reported in the following categories:
- yes
- no
- no opinion
Measured: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Compatibility
this will be reported categorically on a Four-point Likert scale in the following categories: Strongly disagree disagree agree strongly agree
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Complexity
this will be reported categorically on a Four-point Likert scale in the following categories: Strongly disagree disagree agree strongly agree
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Perceived social systems support (for evidence-based programs)
this will be reported categorically on a Four-point Likert scale in the following categories: Not at all supportive supportive very supportive don't know
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Presence of organizational policy
This will be reported categorically in the following categories:
- No, and we have no plans to do so.
- No, but we are planning to implement an opt-in parental consent policy in the future.
- Yes, we are at an early stage of implementing an opt-in parental consent policy
- Yes, we have implemented an opt-in parental consent policy, but it is inconsistently implemented at the district or school.
- Yes, we have implemented an opt-in parental consent policy fully and systematically across the district or school.
- Don't know.
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Challenges that have prevented your district/school from adopting dating violence prevention education
This will be reported categorically in the following categories:
- There have been no challenges
- Lack of time to teach the curriculum
- No substitute teachers available
- Lack of curriculum resources (not including funding)
- Lack of funding
- Teacher comfort level with the content
- Lack of training opportunities for teachers
- Concerns about parents' reactions
- Concerns about students' reactions
- Concerns about reactions from administration or district
- Concerns about reactions from the community
- School or district policy regarding sexual health instruction
- Requirement of active (i.e., "opt-in") parental consent
- Too many other district/school priorities
- Lack of Board of Trustees' approval of the curriculum
- Other (please specify):
Measured: Baseline
Change in Intentions to use an evidence-based program
This will be reported categorically on a Six-point Likert in the following categories:
Definitely will Probably will Probably will not Definitely will not Dont know not applicable
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Awareness/knowledge (of evidence-based programs)
This will be reported on a four point likert scale in the following categories:
Strongly disagree disagree agree strongly agree
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Level of implementation
This will be reported categorically as follows:
Prioritize: Refers to making violence prevention a priority for your district Assess: Refers to understanding your district's population, needs, and resources Select: Refers to identifying an evidence-based program that fits your district's population, needs, and resources Approve: Refers to getting your school board to approve an evidence-based program for use. Prepare: Refers to planning for complete and successful implementation of an approved evidence-based program Implement: Refers to implementing your evidence-based program with fidelity Maintain: Refers to improving and sustaining implementation of an evidence-based program over time.
Measured: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Challenges that have been present when the district/school has implemented the curriculum for dating violence education instruction
This will be reported categorically in the following categories;
- There have been no challenges
- Lack of time to teach the curriculum
- No substitute teachers available
- Lack of curriculum resources (not including funding)
- Lack of funding
- Teacher comfort level with the content
- Lack of training opportunities for teachers
- Concerns about parents' reactions
- Concerns about students' reactions
- Concerns about reactions from administration or district
- Concerns about reactions from the community
- School or district policy regarding sexual health instruction
- Requirement of active parental consent
- Too many other district/school priorities
- Lack of Board of Trustees' approval of the curriculum
- Other (please specify):
Measured: Baseline
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted3 Nov 2025
- Study start1 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for BullyingStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
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
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC)
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Belinda Hernandez, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
- Investigators
- Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH, Principal investigator, The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07223957
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- HSC-SPH-24-0976
- Other IDs
- RFA-CE-24-001, 5R49CE003712
- Status last verified
- Oct 2025
- First submitted
- 30 Oct 2025
- Last updated
- 3 Nov 2025
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 3 Nov 2025. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Using an Innovative Implementation Strategy to Increase the Translation of Effective Youth Violence Prevention Programs in Schools
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT07223957
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- HSC-SPH-24-0976
- Conditions
- Bullying, Teen Dating Violence
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Not yet recruiting
- Enrolment
- 25 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Texas Health Science Center, HoustonUniversity, hospital or other
- Collaborators
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, Injury Control Research Centers (ICRC)
- Study start
- 1 Apr 2026 (estimated)
- Primary completion
- 30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- Study completion
- 30 Jun 2027 (estimated)
- First posted
- 3 Nov 2025 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The purpose of this study is to Adapt the existing iCHAMPSS's tools to support school policies related to the adoption, implementation, and maintenance of effective youth bullying and dating violence prevention programs (iCHAMPS-YVP), to assess the usability (acceptability, ease of use, credibility, motivational appeal, and perceived helpfulness) of iCHAMPS-YVP in schools and to assess the feasibility of iCHAMPS-YVP with school staff to impact individual- (e.g.,knowledge, attitudes, and self-efficacy of school staff) and district-level (e.g., policy, readiness, and support) determinants of the adoption and implementation of effective youth violence prevention programs.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Not applicable
- Intervention model
- Single group
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 1
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| iCHAMPS-YVP | Experimental | Behavioral: iCHAMPS-YVP |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Not accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- district or school administrator (e.g., health coordinators, instructional specialists, and curriculum coordinators)
- health and physical education teachers
- social and health service staff (e.g., nurses and counselors) in a Texas school district.
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- not holding a job in a Texas school district as a school stakeholder
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| iCHAMPS-YVPiCHAMPSS (CHoosing And Maintaining Effective Programs for Sex Education in Schools), a theory-based, online implementation strategy developed to increase the uptake of evidence-based sexual health programs (EBPs) in Texas schools. The intervention provides interactive tools, step-by-step guidance, and resources to assist school districts. | Behavioural | iCHAMPS-YVP |
Primary outcome
Usability as assessed by the ease of use
Time frame: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
This will be reported categorically on a Five-point Likert scale in the following categories from Very Easy, Kind of Easy, Kind of Hard, Very Hard, and Did Not Use
Change in Self-Efficacy as assessed by the iCHAMPS-YVP tasks
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
This will be reported categorically on a Four-point Likert scale in the following categories; not at all confident, somewhat confident, confident and very confident
23 secondary outcomes
Current practices: dating violence prevention education
Time frame: Baseline
Current practices: bullying prevention education
Time frame: Baseline
Challenges that have prevented the district/school from implementing dating violence prevention education
Time frame: Baseline
Challenges that have been present when the district/school has implemented the curriculum for bullying prevention education instruction
Time frame: Baseline
Challenges to implementation that have prevented your district/school from adopting bullying prevention education
Time frame: Baseline
Intentions to replace current curriculum:dating violence prevention instruction
Time frame: Baseline
Intentions to replace current curriculum: bullying prevention instruction
Time frame: Baseline
Intentions to adopt an evidence-based program:dating violence prevention instruction
Time frame: Baseline
Intentions to adopt an evidence-based program:bullying prevention instruction
Time frame: Baseline
Acceptability
Time frame: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Helpfulness
Time frame: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Perceived impact
Time frame: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Credibility
Time frame: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Motivational Appeal
Time frame: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Compatibility
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Complexity
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Perceived social systems support (for evidence-based programs)
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Presence of organizational policy
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Challenges that have prevented your district/school from adopting dating violence prevention education
Time frame: Baseline
Change in Intentions to use an evidence-based program
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Awareness/knowledge (of evidence-based programs)
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Change in Level of implementation
Time frame: Baseline and 6 months post iCHAMPS-YVP access
Challenges that have been present when the district/school has implemented the curriculum for dating violence education instruction
Time frame: Baseline
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 3 Nov 2025.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH principal investigator
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing iCHAMPS-YVP in people with Bullying and Teen Dating Violence, run by The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston at 1 site in United States.
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 4 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: opening soon, as of the sponsor's last update on 3 Nov 2025. 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 United States. 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?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Belinda Hernandez, PhD, MPH ((210) 276-9009, Belinda.Hernandez@uth.tmc.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Usability as assessed by the ease of use (time frame: Three weeks post iCHAMPS-YVP access). 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?
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 3 Nov 2025.