Code of Respect (X-CoRe): Trial of a Multi-level Sexual Assault and Sexual Harassment Prevention Intervention for Active Duty Airmen

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age18+
SponsorThe University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

About this trial

The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of Code of Respect (X-CoRe) multi-level sexual assault (SA) and harassment (SH) prevention program in improving psychosocial determinants (e.g., knowledge, skills, self-efficacy, attitudes) related to respectful/disrespectful relationships, to examine the efficacy of X-CoRe in reducing SA and sexual harassment SH victimization and to examine the efficacy of X-CoRe increasing bystander behavior and improving unit cohesion and mission readiness by decreasing secondary risk and harmful behaviors (e.g., alcohol misuse, intimate partner violence, suicide ideation). The study will be conducted at at Joint Base McGuire Dix-Lakehurst (JBMDL) located in Burlington County, New Jersey, and participants will be cluster-randomized at the level of the squadron to one of two conditions: the X-CoRe program or a control condition.

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

Active Duty, stationed at JBMDL

assigned to one of the 26 Air Force squadrons within the three Air Force Wings at JBMDL (87 Air Base Wing (ABW), 305 Air Mobility Wing (ABM), and 621 Contingency Response Wing (CRW))

English speaking

access to an electronic device with internet capabilities

Disqualifiers

being in service branches other than Air Force (e.g., Army or Navy)

Airmen not ranked E1-E4 at JBMDL

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Junior Enlisted Component
  • Leadership Component
  • Social Marketing Campaign

Treatment groups

1,200 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Lead sponsor

United States Department of Defense

Collaborator