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Nexus of Risk: Sexual Assault, Alcohol Use, and Risky Sex Among College Women

NCT05892692 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 183

Last updated 2024-04-02

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Summary

Sexual assault on college campuses has reached epidemic proportions, yet the etiological variables responsible for violence against women in these contexts remain unclear. Work on the situational precipitants of sexual assault has relied primarily on women's retrospective accounts, but research has shown that autobiographical memory is plagued by error. This study will use Ecological Momentary Assessment (EMA) to obtain a better understanding of the contextual determinants of sexual assault, as well as the co-occurrence of victimization, risky sex, and substance use. These findings will inform the development of an Ecological Momentary Intervention (EMI) that will provide college women with personalized feedback about their level of risk for victimization and related adverse events. The effectiveness of EMA/EMI in decreasing rates of sexual assault, risky sexual behavior, and substance use then will be evaluated relative to an EMA-only and an assessment-only control group.

Conditions

  • Sexual Assault
  • Substance Use
  • Risky Health Behavior
  • Ema

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Ecological Momentary Intervention

Participants will receive hypothetical and real-time behavioral feedback using a smartphone application which provides ecological momentary responses to their current behaviors. By providing safety tips and advice, the intervention may decrease incidences of sexual assault and risky sex compared to a control group.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH

  • University of New Mexico

    lead OTHER

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE
Model
SEQUENTIAL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
24 Years
Sex
FEMALE
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-10-01
Primary Completion
2023-12-15
Completion
2023-12-15

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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