Recruiting

Observational Study

Sponsor:

University of Michigan

Code:

NCT06587529

Conditions

Sex Trafficking

Sex Crimes

Commercial Sex

Sexual Violence

Child Abuse, Sexual

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 21

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Interventions

The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum

Study Details

Brief summary:

The overall goal of the five-year project is to conduct both a process and rigorous outcome evaluation of The Set Me Free Project (SMFP)'s READY to Stand (RTS)© curriculum with an eye toward widespread dissemination to other U.S. communities, if deemed effective. Broadly, the investigators seek to determine the effect participation has on students: reductions in commercial sexual exploitation of children (CSEC) perpetration (the primary outcome); reductions in CSEC victimization, teen dating violence (TDV), and sexual violence victimization and perpetration; as well as increases in bystander intervention in CSEC situations compared to participants in the control condition (secondary outcomes).

Conditions

Sex Trafficking

Sex Crimes

Commercial Sex

Sexual Violence

Child Abuse, Sexual

Study ID

NCT06587529

Start date

Jul 8, 2024

Status verified date

Aug, 2026

Completion date

Aug 1, 2027

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Aug 1, 2027

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 13 - 21

Healthy Volunteers: Accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • enrolled in in Grade 9, 10, 11, or 12 at one of the eligible schools in the district
  • able to understand spoken English

Exclusion Criteria:

• enrolled in either of the two schools involved in the corresponding Open Pilot Trial (NCT05988398)

Study Design

Enrollment

3218 participants

Anticipated

Allocation

Non randomized

Intervention Model

Parallel Assignment

Primary purpose

Prevention

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Treatment

READY to Stand© curriculum

no intervention: Control

control

Interventions

The Set Me Free Project's (SMFP) READY to Stand (RTS)© Curriculum

Students will receive the Ready to Stand (RTS)© programming over six school days, spread over six weeks. The program is delivered in mixed-gender groups of 20 to 40 students and includes videos, small and large group discussions, activities, worksheets, and ample opportunities for skill-building. This curriculum is intended to be one piece of comprehensive prevention strategies that has the potential to make immediate and sustained impacts on reducing rates of CSEC perpetration in the lives of youth, including those most vulnerable to this pernicious crime.

Primary outcome measure

  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)-Victimization Experiences [ Time Frame: Time 1 (baseline), Time 3 (six months post-baseline), Time 4 (twelve months post-baseline, Time 5 (eighteen months post-baseline) ]
  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children (CSEC)-Perpetration Experiences [ Time Frame: Time 1 (baseline), Time 3 (six months post-baseline), Time 4 (twelve months post-baseline, Time 5 (eighteen months post-baseline) ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Katie M Edwards, Ph.D.

515-410-6536edkatie@umich.edu

Rochelle M Dalla, PhD

515-410-6536rdalla1@unl.edu

Locations

[school districts in the Midwest]

Recruiting

Des Moines, Iowa, United States, 50047

Contacts

Stacie Nessa

(515) 778-1972Stacie.Nessa@dmschools.org

Jennifer Stalder

(515) 242-8394mailto:jennifer.stalder@dmschools.org

More Information

Sponsor

University of Michigan

Last update posted

Aug 31, 2026

Last verified

Aug, 2026

Keywords

  • Human Trafficking
  • Sex Trafficking
  • Sex Crimes
  • Commercial Sex
  • Commercial Sexual Exploitation of Children
  • Prevention

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Michigan on 2026-08-31.