Online module aims to boost child abuse reporting among daycare staff
NCT ID NCT02225301
First seen Jun 25, 2026 · Last updated Jun 27, 2026 · Updated 1 time
Summary
This study tests an online training program called iLook Out for Child Abuse, designed for early childhood professionals like daycare staff. The goal is to see if the training improves their knowledge, attitudes, and readiness to report suspected child abuse or neglect. Over 35,000 participants will take the course and complete surveys before and after. The study is open to all childcare workers in Pennsylvania.
What this could mean
Our plain-language read of the trial. This is informational only, not medical advice or a prediction.
- Active substance
- iLook Out for Child Abuse online learning module
- What this could lead to
- If successful, this training could help childcare providers better recognize and report suspected child abuse, potentially protecting more children.
- What could go wrong
- This is an observational study measuring knowledge changes, not a treatment trial. It cannot directly prove that reporting rates or child safety improve.
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Study facts
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- Phase
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Not a phased trial
Phase numbers describe drug development. The registry uses this when they do not apply, as it does for trials of devices, procedures or behaviour changes, and for observational studies.
- Participants
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About 35,000 people
The number the study aims to enrol. It can still change while the study runs.
- Started
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Nov 2014
- Expected to finish
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Dec 2028
An estimate. End dates often move.
- Lead sponsor
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Other sponsor
The registry's catch-all category, for sponsors it does not file as a company, a government agency, or a research network.
Who can take part
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18 years and older
- Sex
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Anyone
- Healthy volunteers
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Accepted
You do not need to have the condition being studied to take part.
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Copied word for word from the study's registry entry, so the wording is the study team's rather than ours.
Inclusion Criteria: * Paid or volunteer staff at childcare facility Exclusion Criteria: * Younger than 18 years of age
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Conditions
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Contacts and locations
Locations
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Penn State Milton S. Hershey Medical Center / Penn State College of Medicine
RECRUITINGHershey, Pennsylvania, 17033, United States
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