CompletedNot Applicable

Behavioural Skills Training (BST) for Teaching Sexual Abuse Prevention Skills for Children With Intellectual Disabilities

120 participantsStarted 2016-08-08

Plain-language summary

The main goal of the study was to see if Behavioural Skills Training (BST) could improve knowledge about sexual abuse and the ability to resist it among children with intellectual disabilities. This study also evaluated any negative effects of the programme on children with intellectual disabilities. There were two groups, one group received a training programme which was delivered as three one-hour sessions in a week over 12 weeks. The Behavioral Skills Training (BST) module was structured into ten lessons, each conveyed through engaging stories and corresponding illustrations. The training commenced with teaching children general safety topics such as poison, fire, pedestrian, and vehicle safety. This served as an initial step to establish comfort. Subsequently, the module transitioned to imparting knowledge on body safety rules. This included educating children on stranger safety and private parts, understanding appropriate and inappropriate touches, and teaching them self-protection skills. Videos were used to show appropriate and inappropriate situations effectively, and training sessions involved role-playing scenarios. Another group received the usual sex education offered by teachers at school. After completing training students were assessed for their knowledge regarding sexual abuse and their self-protection skills (ability to say no, remove themselves from the situation, identify a person to whom the incident can be reported and report the incident and identify the offender. This was assessed based on the situations presented in a video. Children were tested one week after the training, at one-month, three-month and six-month intervals to see whether they could retain the information and skill. Their knowledge and self-protection skills improved after attending the programme and it was retained for six months. Participation in the programme did not cause any negative effects among children with intellectual disabilities.

Who can participate

Age range

10 Years – 18 Years

Sex

ALL

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Children Inclusion criteria: * Children with mild and moderate Intellectual Disability as per Diagnostic and Statistical manual (DSM) V, and as determined by the assessment of qualified educational psychologists prior to the admission to the special schools. * Age 10-18 years * Those children whose parents are available during the period of study * Children with verbal ability which would allow them to participate in the study Exclusion criteria: * Children who cannot speak Malayalam/English * Presence of active symptoms of co morbid psychiatric illness Parent Inclusion criteria * Parents (either mother or father) who are willing to participate as co therapists. * Parents staying with the child for at least for one year and are the primary care givers of the child. Exclusion criteria * Parents who cannot speak Malayalam/ English * Parents who are not willing to participate in the one month,3 month and 6 month follow ups.

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1Based on my diagnosis and history, is this trial worth exploring for me — or is there a standard treatment we should try first?
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3What would taking part actually involve for me — visits, tests, time, and travel?
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5If this trial isn't the right fit, what other options or trials would you suggest I look into?

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5How will being in the trial affect my regular care, and will my own doctor stay informed and involved?
6Can I leave the trial at any point if I change my mind, and what would happen to my care if I do?

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What they're measuring

Personal Safety Questionnaire

Timeframe: pre intervention and one week, one month, 3 month and 6 months after the intervention

Video supplemented 'what if' situation test

Timeframe: pre intervention and one week, one month, 3 month and 6 months after the intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06732479

SponsorUniversity of Canberra

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2017-03-11

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