Sexual ViolenceNCT06353308
Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China
A study testing Sexual Violence Prevention and Sexual health intervention in people with Sexual Violence, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
Trial summary
This paper presents the findings of a clustered randomized controlled trial (cRCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of an online feminist sexual health intervention among Chinese young adults, providing insights into the impacts of this innovative approach and contribute to the growing body of literature on feminist… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 to 29 yearsHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Sexual Violence
- What is being tested?
- Sexual Violence Prevention and Sexual health intervention
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- Yes, some participants may receive a placebo
- How many people
- 422 participants
- Where
- 1 siteHong Kong
- Study dates
- 12 May 2023to 2 Mar 2024
- 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 18 to 29 years
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult
Who may be able to join
- Young adults aged between 18-29 years old who possessed a mobile phone
- Had prior experience in using social media
- Were able to read and understand Chinese
Who cannot join
- 1. Those with a physical impediment (e.g., blindness) preventing them from accessing the mobile content
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country.
About this study
Official title: Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
This paper presents the findings of a clustered randomized controlled trial (cRCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of an online feminist sexual health intervention among Chinese young adults, providing insights into the impacts of this innovative approach and contribute to the growing body of literature on feminist interventions for sexual health and equality promotion.
- Conditions
- Sexual Violence
- Being tested
- Sexual Violence Prevention, Sexual health intervention
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Sexual Violence PreventionBehavioural
The intervention included a game, five short videos, two posters, and five online quizzes, which were provided with a frequency of two posts per week and a final real-time online workshop. Materials included content on the spectrum of gender and sexual identities and orientations, gender and sexual roles, consent and communication, body positivity and self-acceptance, sexual pleasure and desire, as well as risky sexual behavior associated with dating app use and the legal issues and risks of sexual assault, such as precautionary steps and available resources.
Sexual health interventionBehavioural
This general online sexual health education consisted of online videos, quizzes and game that covered a wide range of diverse topics on love, sex and relationships such as healthy and respectful relationships, body self-esteem, sexual identity and orientation, sexual rights and decision making, in addition to the conventional focus on sexual dysfunction and disease aversion.
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| General Sexual Health intervention | Placebo comparator | Participants will receive their general online sexual health education programming. Receives: Behavioral: Sexual health intervention |
| Feminist Sexual Health Intervention | Experimental | Participants will receive online feminist sexual health program. Receives: Behavioral: Sexual Violence Prevention |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Rape myth acceptance
Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale -Short Form, which consists of 17 items (1=not at all agree, 7=very much agree) assessing respondents' belief in rape myths (e.g., "Rape happens when a man's sex drive gets out of control"). The scores range from 17 to 119, with lower scores indicating less subscription to rape myths.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Secondary outcomes (3)
Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance
Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance Questionnaire-3 consisted of eight items assessing the degree to which an individual accepts and internalizes societal standards of beauty. Examples include "I tend to compare my body to people in magazines and on TV" and "Women who appear in TV shows and movies project the type of appearance that I see as my goal." Each item is rated on a five-point Likert scale. The scores range from 8 to 40, with lower scores indicating less endorsement of sociocultural beauty standards.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Sexual Attitudes Scale
Sexual Attitudes Scale is a 22-item scale that includes: Permissiveness (six items); Responsibility (four items); Pleasure (four items); Instrumentality (four items); and Communion (four items). The factor items were rated on a five-point Likert-type scale ranging from 1 (strongly agree) to 5 (strongly disagree). After reverse-coding the negatively worded items, the item scores of each factor are summarized to obtain a total score for the factor. High scores indicated a high level of acceptance of the factor. The scores range from 22 to 110.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Sexual Desire Inventory
Sexual Desire Inventory is a self-reported scale developed to assess sexual desire. It has 14 items in two aspects: Dyadic Sexual Desire (DSD)and Solitary Sexual Desire (SSD). Items1,2,10 and14 are rated on 8-point scales with responses from 0 (Not at all or Always) to 7 (> once a day or < one day) and Items 3-9, 11-13 are rated on 9-point scales with responses from 0 (No desire, Not important at all, or Extremely low desire) to 8 (Strong desire, Extremely important, or High desire). High scores indicated a high level of sexual desire. The scores range from 0 to 108.
Measured: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted9 Apr 2024
- Study start12 May 2023
- Primary completion10 Feb 2024
- Study completion2 Mar 2024
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Sexual ViolenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- More trials run by The University of Hong KongThe sponsor's other registered studies.
- 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
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 422 participants (actual)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Hong Kong
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Sponsor
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06353308
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- EA230308
- Status last verified
- Mar 2024
- First submitted
- 28 Mar 2024
- Last updated
- 9 Apr 2024
- Results posted
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 9 Apr 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- Effectiveness of an Online Intervention Using a Feminist Approach on Gender Equality Promotion and Sexual Violence Prevention in China: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06353308
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- EA230308
- Conditions
- Sexual Violence
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Completed
- Enrolment
- 422 participants (actual)
- Lead sponsor
- The University of Hong KongUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 12 May 2023 (actual)
- Primary completion
- 10 Feb 2024 (actual)
- Study completion
- 2 Mar 2024 (actual)
- First posted
- 9 Apr 2024 (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.
This paper presents the findings of a clustered randomized controlled trial (cRCT) that evaluated the effectiveness of an online feminist sexual health intervention among Chinese young adults, providing insights into the impacts of this innovative approach and contribute to the growing body of literature on feminist interventions for sexual health and equality promotion.
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Prevention
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| General Sexual Health intervention | Placebo comparator | Behavioral: Sexual health interventionParticipants will receive their general online sexual health education programming. |
| Feminist Sexual Health Intervention | Experimental | Behavioral: Sexual Violence PreventionParticipants will receive online feminist sexual health program. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 to 29 years
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult
Key inclusion criteria (3 listed)
- Young adults aged between 18-29 years old who possessed a mobile phone
- Had prior experience in using social media
- Were able to read and understand Chinese
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- 1. Those with a physical impediment (e.g., blindness) preventing them from accessing the mobile content
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual Violence PreventionThe intervention included a game, five short videos, two posters, and five online quizzes, which were provided with a frequency of two posts per week and a final real-time online workshop. Materials included content on the spectrum of gender and sexual identities and orientations, gender and sexual roles, consent and communication, body positivity and self-acceptance, sexual pleasure and desire, as well as risky sexual behavior associated with dating app use and the legal issues and risks of sexual assault, such as precautionary steps and available resources. | Behavioural | Feminist Sexual Health Intervention |
| Sexual health interventionThis general online sexual health education consisted of online videos, quizzes and game that covered a wide range of diverse topics on love, sex and relationships such as healthy and respectful relationships, body self-esteem, sexual identity and orientation, sexual rights and decision making, in addition to the conventional focus on sexual dysfunction and disease aversion. | Behavioural | General Sexual Health intervention |
Primary outcome
Rape myth acceptance
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale -Short Form, which consists of 17 items (1=not at all agree, 7=very much agree) assessing respondents' belief in rape myths (e.g., "Rape happens when a man's sex drive gets out of control"). The scores range from 17 to 119, with lower scores indicating less subscription to rape myths.
3 secondary outcomes
Sociocultural Attitudes toward Appearance
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Sexual Attitudes Scale
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Sexual Desire Inventory
Time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months
Results and safety
The study is completed, but results are not available in the source record. That does not mean the treatment did or did not work.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 9 Apr 2024.
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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. This study is not recruiting at the moment.
The record lists no contact. Use the official record to reach the sponsor.
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Sexual Violence Prevention and Sexual health intervention in people with Sexual Violence, run by The University of Hong Kong at 1 site in Hong Kong.
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 3 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 9 Apr 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 Hong Kong. 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. Some participants in this study may receive a placebo. 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?
Rape myth acceptance (time frame: From enrollment to the end of treatment at one week and three months). 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 9 Apr 2024.