Clinical trial NCT03184298: Piloting ProHealth: A Program for Male Soldiers on Sex, Dating and Alcohol-Use at Fort Bragg
Official title: Piloting ProHealth: A Program for Male Soldiers on Sex, Dating and Alcohol-Use at Fort Bragg
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: UNKNOWN
Phase: NA
Conditions: Sexual Assault and Rape
Risk Behavior
Alcohol Abuse
Keywords: Military Personnel
Sexual Assault
Military Sexual Trauma
Alcohol and Substance Abuse
Lead sponsor: Womack Army Medical Center
Sponsor class: FED
Collaborators: name: Rhode Island Hospital
name: University of North Carolina, Charlotte
First posted: 2017-06-12
Enrollment: 82
Sex: MALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 26
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: NA
Intervention model: SINGLE_GROUP
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: The proposed project will provide data concerning dating and sexual interactions that occur on Fort Bragg, North Carolina, in addition to piloting a sexual assault prevention program through the use of social norms and bystander intervention concepts. The investigators will be able to use data and feedback gained from this research to help reduce rates of sexual assault in the military by providing a sexual assault prevention program tailored to at risk male Soldiers that can be disseminated across military posts.

Detailed description: Research has shown that one beneficial preliminary step to sexual assault prevention is the examination of a population's social norms pertaining to sex, dating, and alcohol- use. Studies show that the social norms surrounding these behaviors can be risk factors that increase the likelihood that certain high-risk men will perpetrate sexual assault.

Among college-age men, research on social norms has been used to inform the development of a sexual assault prevention program that positively impacts high-risk men. A hallmark of this approach is its exploration of the climate of a given population with regard to sex, dating and alcohol-use, and its use of data gathered to inform the development of a sexual assault program. Researchers have yet to study the effectiveness of this approach in the U.S. Army.

It has been well documented that sexual assault in the Army carries a significant threat to the readiness of the force. As such, the Army continues to make strong and laudable efforts to reduce sexual assault. However, there remains a need to better understand how young at-risk men behave in the social situations where sexual assault can occur and what they subjectively believe about these behaviors in order to effectively reduce perpetration.

In order to fill this gap, the investigators propose to implement a sexual assault prevention program by using social norms and bystander approach concepts via surveys, interviews and group workshops. The data and feedback from this research have the potential to produce insight that could help leaders and the investigators more effectively promote health in male Soldiers' dating and sexual relationships.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Male
* Active-duty Soldier (Active-duty Army, Activated Reservist or National Guardsmen) at Fort Bragg, NC
* Between the ages of 18 and 26; usage of "18-26" means at least 18 years of age but less than 27 years of age
* Reported having engaged in oral, vaginal, or anal sex within previous 4 months
* Able to speak and comprehend English sufficiently to complete the study procedures
* Indicate at risk-drinking via an AUDIT-C score \>4

Exclusion Criteria:

* Screen positive for alcohol withdrawal on the ASWC (score of \> 23)
* Report or indicate suicidal or homicidal ideation

Primary outcomes:
measure: The feasibility and impact of a sexual assault prevention program on active duty male Army Service members, Activated Reservists, and Activated National Guardsmen as assessed by surveys.
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: The feasibility and impact of a sexual assault prevention program on active duty male Army Service members, Activated Reservists, and Activated National Guardsmen as assessed by individual Motivation Interviews.
timeFrame: 12 months
measure: The feasibility and impact of a sexual assault prevention program on active duty male Army Service members, Activated Reservists, and Activated National Guardsmen as assessed by group workshops.
timeFrame: 12 months
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Locations:
city: Fort Bragg
country: United States
facility: Womack Army Medical Center
state: North Carolina
Study officials:
affiliation: Womack Army Medical Center
name: Cristobal Berry-Caban, PhD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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