A longitudinal study of the health and wellbeing of survivors of sexual abuse, assault and rape attending Sexual Assault Referral Centres in England: the MESARCH study

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) and other conditions in victims of sexual violence; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN30846825
• Lead Sponsor: Coventry University

Brief Summary

2022 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/35613767/ (added 27/05/2022)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2019-08-30
• Last Update Posted: 6 June 2022
• Study Completion: 2022-11-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 337

Inclusion Criteria

Current participant inclusion criteria as of 18/09/2020:
1. Individuals aged =18 years who have accessed services at a SARC
2. A small, non-representative sample of children (aged 13-15 years) who have accessed services at two paediatric SARCs

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Previous participant inclusion criteria:
1. Individuals aged =16 years who have accessed services at a SARC
2. A small, non-representative sample of children (13-15 years) who have accessed services at one paediatric SARC

Exclusion Criteria

Current participant exclusion criteria as of 18/09/2020:
1. Whilst every effort will be made to ensure inclusivity, service users may be excluded if in exercising judgement the responsible member of SARC staff anticipates that the service user would likely encounter difficulties in providing informed consent or responding to or understanding the content of surveys or interviews used in data collection due to significant mental health issues (psychosis or high risk of suicide), cognitive impairment, or learning disability
2. People who view information on the SARC website only

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Previous participant inclusion criteria:
1. Whilst every effort will be made to ensure inclusivity, service users may be excluded if in exercising judgement the responsible member of SARC staff anticipates that the potential participant would likely encounter difficulties in providing informed consent or responding to or understanding the content of surveys or interviews used in data collection due to significant mental health issues (psychosis or high risk of suicide), cognitive impairment, or intellectual disability
2. People who access information or support from the SARC by telephone or email only
3. People who view information on the SARC website only

Study & Design

• Study Type: Observational
• Study Design: Not specified