Preparing Caregivers for the Child Sexual Abuse Examination: Are Informational Leaflets Helpful?

February 1, 2014 updated by: Hackensack Meridian Health
Children are typically inadequately prepared for the sexual abuse medical examination. Caregivers report lack of examination knowledge as a barrier to preparing their children. The purpose of this study was to determine if informational leaflets provided prior to the examination are helpful to caregivers in preparing their children.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

37

Phase

  • Not Applicable

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • consecutive caregivers accompanying children for scheduled sexual abuse medical examination

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Lack of consent
  • Failure to complete study

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Screening
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Education Counseling
Education of caregivers to counter lack of Preparedness for Children Undergoing Sexual Abuse Medical Examination
Behavioral: Education Counseling

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
To determine the helpfulness of informational leaflets in preparing caregivers for the child sex abuse examination
Time Frame: one month
[The study] undertook a prospective study of consecutive caregivers accompanying children for a scheduled sexual abuse medical examination. Prior to the appointment, caregivers were mailed information leaflets (in English and Spanish) about how to prepare their children for the exam. Caregivers completed pre and post exam surveys and the State-Trait Anxiety Inventory.
one month

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Sponsor

Hackensack Meridian Health

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Nina Agrawal, MD, Hackensack Meridian Health

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

August 1, 2007

Primary Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2007

Study Completion (Actual)

July 1, 2008

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

May 7, 2013

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 7, 2013

First Posted (Estimate)

May 9, 2013

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

February 4, 2014

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 1, 2014

Last Verified

February 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 07.02.054

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