Letting the Future In: therapeutic intervention for child sexual abuse
| ISRCTN | ISRCTN65340805 |
|---|---|
| DOI | https://doi.org/10.1186/ISRCTN65340805 |
| Secondary identifying numbers | 13718 |
- Submission date
- 21/02/2013
- Registration date
- 25/02/2013
- Last edited
- 29/01/2018
- Recruitment status
- No longer recruiting
- Overall study status
- Completed
- Condition category
- Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Plain English Summary
Background and study aims
The NSPCC has developed a course of therapy called ‘Letting the Future In’ (LTFI) for children and young people aged between 4 and 18 who have been affected by sexual abuse and are living with a carer who has been assessed as safe. The aims of this study are to determine the effectiveness, costs, strengths and weaknesses of LTFI, and to find out which groups of children benefit the most.
Who can participate?
Children aged between 4-17 years who have made a disclosure of sexual abuse and who have a safe carer who is willing to participate.
What does the study involve?
Participants are randomly allocated to either receiving the therapy immediately or after waiting for 6 months. They are offered up to 24 sessions with a trained social worker or therapist. LTFI also emphasises work with the child’s safe carer, who may receive up to six individual sessions as well as joint sessions with the child. Participants complete questionnaires when they join the study and after 6 and 12 months.
What are the possible benefits and risks of participating?
Participants allocated to the waiting list may experience an increase in anxiety and decline in mental health and if necessary can leave the study for immediate treatment.
Where is the study run from?
The School for Policy Studies, University of Bristol (UK).
When is the study starting and how long is it expected to run for?
February 2013 to February 2015.
Who is funding the study?
NSPCC (UK).
Who is the main contact?
Tricia Jessiman
Tricia.Jessiman@bristol.ac.uk
Contact information
Scientific
School for Policy Studies
6-8 Priory Road
Clifton
Bristol
BS8 1TZ
United Kingdom
| tricia.jessiman@bristol.ac.uk |
Study information
| Study design | Randomised trial with a waiting list control |
|---|---|
| Primary study design | Interventional |
| Secondary study design | Randomised controlled trial |
| Study setting(s) | Other |
| Study type | Treatment |
| Participant information sheet | Not available in web format, please use the contact details below to request a patient information sheet |
| Scientific title | Letting the Future In: therapeutic intervention for child sexual abuse - randomised trial |
| Study acronym | Letting the Future In |
| Study hypothesis | The study will evaluate a therapeutic intervention for children affected by sexual abuse. The impact of the intervention on children and their 'safe carer' will be measured using validated measures in a before and after design with follow-up. In teams where demand for the service exceeds the team's capacity to deliver, the research design will take the form of a randomised trial with a waiting list control (RCT). Service use data will be collected from the safe carers as part of a cost-effectiveness analysis. More details can be found at: http://public.ukcrn.org.uk/Search/StudyDetail.aspx?StudyID=13718 |
| Ethics approval(s) | University of Bristol Faculty of Social Sciences and Law, 15/08/2012, ref: FSSLREC150812 |
| Condition | Anxiety |
| Intervention | Letting the Future In: The intervention offers a therapeutic assessment followed by 20 individual sessions with the child or young person. (An additional 10 sessions may be negotiated with the team manager) and sessions with the 'safe carer'. Follow Up Length: 6 month(s) |
| Intervention type | Other |
| Primary outcome measure | Trauma Symptoms Checklist (8-16) 54 items, self report (Briere et al. 1996); Timepoint(s): Baseline (T1), 6 months (T2), 12 months (T3) |
| Secondary outcome measures | 1. Juvenile Victimisation Questionnaire (10 questions) (Finklehor et al. 2005); Timepoint(s): T1, T3 2. Parenting Stress Index - short form 36 items (Abidin, 1995); Timepoint(s): T1, T2, T3 |
| Overall study start date | 01/02/2013 |
| Overall study end date | 30/04/2013 |
Eligibility
| Participant type(s) | Patient |
|---|---|
| Age group | Child |
| Lower age limit | 6 Years |
| Upper age limit | 17 Years |
| Sex | Both |
| Target number of participants | Planned Sample Size: 210 |
| Participant inclusion criteria | 1. Male & Female; upper age limit 17 years, lower age limit 6 years 2. Intra- or extra-familial sexual abuse 3. Safe carer willing to collaborate in treatment |
| Participant exclusion criteria | Severe learning disability |
| Recruitment start date | 01/02/2013 |
| Recruitment end date | 30/04/2013 |
Locations
Countries of recruitment
- England
- United Kingdom
Study participating centre
BS8 1TZ
United Kingdom
Sponsor information
University/education
Level 6 Education Centre
Upper Maudlin Street
Bristol
BS2 8DJ
England
United Kingdom
| research-governance@bristol.ac.uk | |
| Website | http://www.bris.ac.uk/ |
"ROR" |
https://ror.org/0524sp257 |
Funders
Funder type
Charity
No information available
Results and Publications
| Intention to publish date | 01/06/2015 |
|---|---|
| Individual participant data (IPD) Intention to share | No |
| IPD sharing plan summary | Not provided at time of registration |
| Publication and dissemination plan | Not provided at time of registration |
| IPD sharing plan |
Study outputs
| Output type | Details | Date created | Date added | Peer reviewed? | Patient-facing? |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Funder report results | results | No | No |
Editorial Notes
29/01/2018: Publication reference added.
