NCT03051854

Prevention of Violence Against Children

Completed NA Last updated 1 October 2019

What this trial tests

NA trial testing Interaction Competencies with children - for teachers in Violence Against Children in 720 participants. Completed in 30 September 2019.

Timeline

1 April 2018

Primary endpoint
30 September 2019

30 September 2019

Quick facts

Lead sponsor	University of Konstanz
Phase	NA
Status	Completed
Study type	INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation	randomized
Design	factorial
Masking	single
Primary purpose	prevention
Enrollment	720
Start date	1 April 2018
Primary completion	30 September 2019
Estimated completion	30 September 2019
Sites	1 location across Uganda

Drugs / interventions tested

• Interaction Competencies with children - for teachers

Conditions studied

• Violence Against Children — all drugs for Violence Against Children →

Sponsor

University of Konstanz

Who can join

Adults 12 to 65, any sex, with Violence Against Children. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.

Sponsor's own description

Beside the home, the school is often the second important setting for the development and education of children and adolescents. Students spend a large part of their life at school. However, there is recurrent occurrence of violence against children and of harsh discipline measures used in home and school settings. These may result into negative consequences. Hence, prevention strategies against the use of harsh discipline use in schools become a priority.

In the baseline of this study the investigators will therefore examine the prevalence and consequences of violence against children in Southwestern Uganda. The study will be conducted in schools and common disciplinary measures used by teachers, and the perceptions of teachers' and students' in relation to commonly used and experienced disciplinary measures we will be investigated.

In the second phase, the investigators then will implement and assess the effectiveness of an intervention aimed at reducing the use of harsh and violent disciplinary measures in schools. ICC-T training in the long-term aims at fostering better relations amongst students and teachers. Based on feasibility studies, ICC-T intervention is expected to result into better teacher-student relationships, change in teachers' attitudes and behaviors concerning the use of violent disciplinary measures in the school setting.

Publications & conference data

1 peer-reviewed publication reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):

1. Reducing violence against children by implementing the preventative intervention Interaction Competencies with Children for Teachers (ICC-T): study protocol for a cluster randomized controlled trial in Southwestern Uganda.
   Ssenyonga J, Hermenau K, Nkuba M, Hecker T. · · 2018 · cited 10× · PMID 30103776 · DOI 10.1186/s13063-018-2827-9