Ke Ala Lokahi Demonstration Project for Sexual and Domestic Violence Prevention

September 6, 2007 updated by: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

Ke Ala Lokahi Demonstration Project for the Early Intervention and Prevention of Sexual and Domestic Violence Among Racial and Ethnic Populations

The purpose of the project is to examine the efficacy of a culturally-based intervention, compared to standard agency services, in enhancing self-care among Native Hawaiian women and decreasing IPV/SV perpetration and related factors among Native Hawaiian men.

Study Overview

Detailed Description

Turning Point for Families in Hilo, Hawaii is developing, implementing, and evaluating a culturally-based intervention using Native Hawaiian values, beliefs, and practices to address intimate partner and sexual violence among Native Hawaiian perpetrators and victims/survivors.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

300

Phase

  • Phase 1

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Hawaii
      • Hilo, Hawaii, United States, 96721
        • Turning Point for Families

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

  • Child
  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Men and women self-identified as Native Hawaiian referred for agency services due to intimate partner or sexual violence

Exclusion Criteria:

  • See above. No other exclusion criteria.

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Subsequent incidents of intimate partner or sexual violence for up to 2 years post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Attitudes, behaviors, and cultural identity assessed at 3-months, 6-months, and 15-months following treatment initiation

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Linda Slutter, Turning Point for Families

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Start

October 1, 2002

Study Completion (Actual)

August 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 9, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

September 10, 2007

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 6, 2007

Last Verified

September 1, 2007

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • CDC-NCIPC-11249
  • US4/CCU919035-02

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