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Sexual AssaultIDEA3NCT06058455

An Evaluation of an Online Sexual Assault Resistance Program (IDEA3)

A study testing IDEA3 Sexual Assault Resistance Intervention and Consent Workshop in people with Sexual Assault, run by University of Maryland, College Park at 6 sites in 2 countries.

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Trial summary

The goal of this randomized trial is to test whether the Internet-Delivered Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (IDEA3) sexual assault resistance education intervention reduces sexual violence victimization in undergraduate women. Read more about this study

Who is it for?
Ages 17 to 24 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
Conditions the study is for
Sexual Assault
What is being tested?
IDEA3 Sexual Assault Resistance Intervention and Consent Workshop
Could I receive a placebo?
No, everyone receives an active treatment
How many people
1,920 participants
Where
6 sitesin 2 countries
Study dates
2 Oct 2023to 31 Dec 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 17 to 24 years
  • All sexes
  • Healthy volunteers accepted
  • Child, Adult

Who may be able to join

  • 1st- and 2nd-year university students at one of the 4 sites
  • female-identifying students
  • students between ages of 17-24
  • able to attend one of the scheduled program groups
  • able and willing to be matched with another eligible student

Who cannot join

  • None

Trial locations and contacts

6 sites in 2 countries. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.

Sarah M Peitzmeier, PhD contact

301 405 2526

speitzme@umd.edu

Charlene Y Senn, PhD contact

519-253-3000 ext. 2255

csenn@uwindsor.ca

6 sites in 2 countries

United States4 sites, 3 recruiting
  • University of Michigan

    Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48109

    Katie Edwards, PhD, edkatie@umich.edu

    Recruiting
  • University of Maryland

    College Park, Maryland, 20742

    Sarah M Peitzmeier, PhD, 301 405 2526, speitzme@umd.edu

    speitzme@umd.edu

    Recruiting
  • University of Nebraska - Lincoln

    Lincoln, Nebraska, 68588

    Completed
  • University of Central Florida

    Orlando, Florida, 32816

    Leanna J Papp, PhD, 407-266-1000, Leanna.Papp@ucf.edu

    Recruiting

Other trials in United States

Canada2 sites, 1 recruiting
  • University of Guelph

    Guelph, Ontario, N1G 2W1

    Paula Barata, PhD, pbarata@uoguelph.ca

    Paula Barata, PhD

    Recruiting
  • University of Windsor

    Windsor, Ontario, N9B 3P4

    Active, not recruiting

Other trials in Canada

About this study

Official title: A Randomized Controlled Trial of the Efficacy of IDEA3 - An Evidence-based Sexual Assault Resistance Intervention for Undergraduate Women Adapted for Internet Delivery

The goal of this randomized trial is to test whether the Internet-Delivered Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (IDEA3) sexual assault resistance education intervention reduces sexual violence victimization in undergraduate women.

Participants in the intervention group will be asked to attend four three-hour group sessions of a sexual assault resistance program called IDEA3 with a partner, as well as fill out a number of surveys. Participants in the control group will be asked to attend a one-hour consent workshop with a partner and fill out surveys.

Researchers will compare sexual assault victimization between the groups in the one year following the intervention.

Read the detailed description

Sexual violence (SV), which occurs along a continuum from unwanted sexual contact to rape, is common among young women, with some 40% experiencing sexual assault during their time in college. Given the numerous negative consequences associated with SV, developing effective SV prevention and resistance programs for young adult women is critical for reducing victimization and improving health outcomes for adolescent girls. The Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) sexual assault resistance program has been shown to substantially reduce rates of SV (50% for rape and attempted rape) in young women attending university (ages 17-24). The purpose of the current study is to test the efficacy of the newly adapted Internet-Delivered Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (IDEA3) program in reducing sexual violence victimization among undergraduate women over 12 months of follow-up. IDEA3 is a 12-hour psychoeducational intervention that provides information, skills, and practice aimed at a) decreasing the time needed for young women to assess sexually coercive situations as dangerous and to take action, b) reducing emotional obstacles to taking action, c) increasing the use of the most effective methods of verbal and physical self-defense, and d) identifying sexual and relationship values and boundaries and reinforcing the right to defend them.

Conditions
Sexual Assault
Being tested
IDEA3 Sexual Assault Resistance Intervention, Consent Workshop

What participants receive

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

  • IDEA3 Sexual Assault Resistance InterventionBehavioural

    Internet-delivered EAAA (IDEA3), adapted from an in-person sexual assault resistance education intervention: Enhanced Assess, Acknowledge, Act (EAAA) intervention that was found in a randomized trial to reduce sexual assault victimization by about 50% at follow-up. IDEA3 designed for female identifying university students and focuses on resisting sexual assault committed by males in 4, 3-hour units: 1-ASSESS builds ability to detect risk with male acquaintances and develop risk reduction strategies. 2-ACKNOWLEDGE explores overcoming emotional barriers preventing women from acknowledging risk and employing effective resistance strategies with males. 3-ACT shows effectiveness of resistance strategies and teaches verbal and physical self-defense in common situations. 4-RELATIONSHIPS \& SEXUALITY adapts the Our Whole Lives curriculum to increase women's comfort in talking about sex/sexuality and identify sexual values/desires.

  • Consent WorkshopBehavioural

    Participant pairs assigned to the control arm will receive a 60-minute session consisting of a 60-min interactive, virtual consent workshop. The workshop will include information on a) what consent is, including the idea that consent is about bodily autonomy and applies to interactions beyond sex, b) how to give and ask for consent, and c) examples of what it looks like to ask for and give/not give consent. This presentation will be given by a well-trained Research Assistant.

Study groups in NCT06058455
Study groupRoleWhat they receive
IDEA3 sexual assault resistance interventionExperimentalIDEA3 curriculum will be delivered by pairs of trained facilitators over Zoom to reach up to 8 pairs of female-identified university students in four, 3-hour units. The four units will be spread over two to four weeks' time.
Receives: Behavioral: IDEA3 Sexual Assault Resistance Intervention
Consent workshopActive comparatorRandomized participants who do not receive the intervention will receive one 60-minute session consisting of an internet delivered (Zoom) consent workshop.
Receives: Behavioral: Consent Workshop

What is being measured

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

  1. Completed rape

    The Sexual Experiences Survey Short Form Victimization (SES-SFV) will be used to measure the primary sexual assault outcomes. Completed rape will have occurred when a participant indicates she has had at least one experience of threatened, forced, or drugged completed (not attempted) sexual activity (oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse - answered 'once' or more to any of 9 questions (2c, 2d, 2e, 3c, 3d, 3e, 4c, 4d, or 4e) in the period between the baseline measurement and the 12-month survey measurement.

    Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months after randomization

Secondary outcomes (2)
  1. Attempted rape

    The SES-SFV will also be used to measure secondary sexual assault outcomes: Attempted rape will have occurred when a participant indicates she has had at least one experience of threatened, forced, or drugged attempted (not completed) sexual activity (oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse - answered 'once' or more to any of 9 questions (5c, 5d, 5e, 6c, 6d, 6e, 7c, 7d, or 7e) in the period between the baseline and the 12-month survey.

    Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months after randomization

  2. Other Forms of Sexual Assault

    The SES-SFV will also be used to measure other sexual assault outcomes:

    Non-penetrative forced sexual contact will have occurred when a participant indicates she has had at least one such experience of non-penetrative sexual contact by any perpetrator strategy - answered 'once' or more to any of 5 questions (1a, 1b, 1c, 1d, 1e).

    Completed sexual coercion will have occurred when a participant indicates she has had at least one experience of coerced (not forced) completed sexual activity (oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse - answered 'once' or more to any of 6 questions (2a, 2b, 3a, 3b, 4a, 4b).

    Attempted sexual coercion will have occurred when a participant indicates she has had at least one experience of coerced (not forced) attempted (not completed) sexual activity (oral, anal, or vaginal intercourse - answered 'once' or more to any of 6 questions (5a, 5b, 6a, 6b, 7a, 7b).

    Measured: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months after randomization

Timeline

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

  1. First posted28 Sep 2023
  2. Study start2 Oct 2023
  3. Primary completion1 Sep 2027 (estimated)
  4. Study completion31 Dec 2027 (estimated)

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
Masking
None (open label)
Enrolment
1,920 participants (estimated)
IDs, dates and publications
ClinicalTrials.gov ID
NCT06058455
Sponsor's protocol ID
HUM00229565
Other IDs
23-063, 183649
Acronym
IDEA3
Status last verified
Oct 2025
First submitted
12 Sep 2023
Last updated
21 Oct 2025
Results posted
No
Data monitoring committee
No
FDA-regulated drug
No
FDA-regulated device
No
Individual data sharing
Yes: Qualified academic researchers will be allowed to access de-identified survey responses upon request to the PIs, or a designee such as a secure data repository, e.g. ICPSR. The final system for managing and approving requests has yet to be determined.

Publications

  • Cowan, G., & Campbell, R. R. (1995). Rape causal attitudes among adolescents. Journal of Sex Research, 32(2), 145-153.

  • Cowan, G., & Quinton, W. J. (1997). Cognitive style and attitudinal correlates of the perceived causes of rape scale. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 21(2), 227-245.

  • Frazier PA. Perceived control and distress following sexual assault: a longitudinal test of a new model. J Pers Soc Psychol. 2003 Jun;84(6):1257-69. doi: 10.1037/0022-3514.84.6.1257.

    PubMed 12793588
  • Gray, M. D., Lesser, D., Quinn, E., & Brounds, C. (1990). The effectiveness of personalizing acquaintance rape prevention: Programs on perception of vulnerability and on reducing risktaking behavior. Journal of College Student Development, 31, 217-220.

  • Marx BP, Calhoun KS, Wilson AE, Meyerson LA. Sexual revictimization prevention: an outcome evaluation. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2001 Feb;69(1):25-32. doi: 10.1037//0022-006x.69.1.25.

    PubMed 11302273
  • Messman-Moore, T. L., & Brown, A. L. (2006). Risk perception, rape and sexual revictimization: A prospective study of college women. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 30, 159-172. doi:10. 1111/j.1471-6402.2006.00279.x

  • Payne, D. L., Lonsway, K. A., & Fitzgerald, L. F. (1999). Rape myth acceptance: Exploration of its structure and its measurement using the Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale. Journal of Research in Personality, 33, 27-68.

  • Senn, C. Y., Gee, S. S., & Thake, J. (2011). Emancipatory sexuality education and sexual assault resistance: Does the former enhance the latter?. Psychology of Women Quarterly, 35(1), 72-91.

  • Papp, L. J. (2023). Sexualized aggression in college drinking settings: A four-year prospective cohort study of undergraduate women [Unpublished doctoral dissertation]. University of Michigan.

  • Testa M, Vanzile-Tamsen C, Livingston JA, Buddie AM. The role of women's alcohol consumption in managing sexual intimacy and sexual safety motives. J Stud Alcohol. 2006 Sep;67(5):665-74. doi: 10.15288/jsa.2006.67.665.

    PubMed 16847534
  • Upadhyay UD, Danza PY, Neilands TB, Gipson JD, Brindis CD, Hindin MJ, Foster DG, Dworkin SL. Development and Validation of the Sexual and Reproductive Empowerment Scale for Adolescents and Young Adults. J Adolesc Health. 2021 Jan;68(1):86-94. doi: 10.1016/j.jadohealth.2020.05.031. Epub 2020 Jul 17.

    PubMed 32690468
  • Peitzmeier SM, Senn CY, Eliasziw M, Edwards K, Barata P, Papp LJ, Hobden KL. An Internet-Delivered Sexual Assault Resistance Intervention for Undergraduate Women (The IDEA3 Trial): Protocol for a Multisite Randomized Controlled Efficacy Trial. JMIR Res Protoc. 2025 Oct 7;14:e72087. doi: 10.2196/72087.

    PubMed 41055953

Questions about this trial

What is this clinical trial studying?

A study testing IDEA3 Sexual Assault Resistance Intervention and Consent Workshop in people with Sexual Assault, run by University of Maryland, College Park at 6 sites in 2 countries.

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 5 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: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 21 Oct 2025. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.

Where is the study taking place?

The record lists 6 sites in United States, Canada. 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 Sarah M Peitzmeier, PhD (301 405 2526, speitzme@umd.edu), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.

What does the primary outcome measure?

Completed rape (time frame: Baseline, 1-week post-intervention, 6-months and 12-months after randomization). 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 NCT06058455, which also lists 12 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 21 Oct 2025.

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