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CSTOP Now! Training for Preventing Child Sex Trafficking

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Recruiting
Led By Ann L. Coker, PhD, MPH
Research Sponsored by Ann Coker
Eligibility Criteria Checklist
Specific guidelines that determine who can or cannot participate in a clinical trial
Must have
Be older than 18 years old
Timeline
Screening 3 weeks
Treatment Varies
Follow Up year 2-year 4
Awards & highlights

Study Summary

This trial will evaluate a program for Kentucky middle school staff to help prevent and intervene in child sex trafficking. Familial substance use/disorder increases risk. #CSTOPNow

Who is the study for?
This trial is for staff at Kentucky public middle schools, specifically those in designated intervention or attention control schools/counties. It aims to involve individuals who are part of the school system and can help prevent child commercial sexual exploitation or trafficking.Check my eligibility
What is being tested?
The CSTOP Now! program is being tested against Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Online Training. The study focuses on implementing a multi-level bystander-informed program to see if it effectively prevents child sex trafficking within the context of middle schools.See study design
What are the potential side effects?
Since this trial involves educational interventions rather than medical treatments, traditional side effects are not applicable. However, participants may experience emotional or psychological impacts from engaging with sensitive content related to child exploitation.

Timeline

Screening ~ 3 weeks
Treatment ~ Varies
Follow Up ~year 2-year 4
This trial's timeline: 3 weeks for screening, Varies for treatment, and year 2-year 4 for reporting.

Treatment Details

Study Objectives

Outcome measures can provide a clearer picture of what you can expect from a treatment.
Primary outcome measures
Knowledge and Attitudes toward Child Sex Trafficking (CST) among middle school staff
Secondary outcome measures
Use of bystander actions and See It To Stop It Indicator (SITSII) screening tool

Trial Design

2Treatment groups
Experimental Treatment
Active Control
Group I: CSTOP Now! Child Sex Trafficking Stops with YouExperimental Treatment1 Intervention
For this RCT, our research team has created CSTOP Now! online, interactive learning management system training. This CSTOP Now! online training will be offer to middle school staff in Kentucky counties randomized to this experimental intervention arm. This training seeks to provide middle school staff with information and resources to identify, intervene in, and prevent child sex trafficking (CST). This training will provide middle school staff with the knowledge, skills, and efficacy to intervene with children at risk of or experiencing CST. This training will also provide staff with skills to disrupt harmful attitudes or misinformation about CST.
Group II: Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Online TrainingActive Control1 Intervention
The Kentucky State Police, in association with Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky, have developed training videos designed to identify child sex trafficking. For middle school staff in counties randomized to the active comparator, we offer these video as online training. Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky has consented to this use of their child sex trafficking identification training videos.

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Who is running the clinical trial?

Ann CokerLead Sponsor
2 Previous Clinical Trials
2,824 Total Patients Enrolled
Centers for Disease Control and PreventionFED
875 Previous Clinical Trials
22,471,994 Total Patients Enrolled
Ann L. Coker, PhD, MPHPrincipal InvestigatorUniversity of Kentucky

Media Library

CSTOP Now! Clinical Trial Eligibility Overview. Trial Name: NCT05722769 — N/A
Human Trafficking Research Study Groups: CSTOP Now! Child Sex Trafficking Stops with You, Prevent Child Abuse Kentucky Online Training
Human Trafficking Clinical Trial 2023: CSTOP Now! Highlights & Side Effects. Trial Name: NCT05722769 — N/A
CSTOP Now! 2023 Treatment Timeline for Medical Study. Trial Name: NCT05722769 — N/A

Frequently Asked Questions

These questions and answers are submitted by anonymous patients, and have not been verified by our internal team.

Is the age limit for participation in this trial restricted to persons over twenty years old?

"To be eligible to participate in this trial, the patient must have an age between 21 and 65 years."

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Are there still opportunities for enrollment in this experiment?

"The public registry of clinicaltrials.gov reflects that this particular medical trial is no longer accepting new patients, with its initial post date being March 31st 2023 and the last update occurring on February 1st 2023. Fortunately, there are currently one other studies actively recruiting participants."

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Could I potentially qualify to join in this medical trial?

"This clinical trial requires 5408 participants aged 21 to 65 currently impacted by child sex trafficking. To be eligible, they must also meet the criteria of being Kentucky middle school staff in a public setting or located within either intervention or attention control schools/counties."

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~3605 spots leftby Sep 2025