Testing Methods of Screening for Woman Abuse in Health Care Settings.

November 28, 2006 updated by: Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Testing Screening Formats for Indicator-Based and Universal Screening Measurements in the Identification of Woman Abuse.

Recent reviews have identified the need for additional high quality exploratory and evaluative research to understand 1) the actual impact on all women of instituting mass screening procedures versus using indicator-based approaches to identifying woman abuse and 2) the extent to which early identification through screening -- either universal or indicator-based is effective in preventing or ameliorating important outcomes. This is a critical first step in developing a larger randomized controlled trial (RCT) which examines the effectiveness of screening in preventing woman abuse, improving quality of life and other associated outcomes. This study prepares for the RCT by testing the optimal method of administration for the two screening instruments that will be used in the RCT. The administration formats are: computer-based screen, paper and pencil screen and face-to-face screen. They study will also determine recruitment rates.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment

2000

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • Canada
    • Ontario
      • Cambridge, Ontario, Canada
        • Cambridge Memorial Hospital - Emergency Department
      • Carlisle, Ontario, Canada, L0R 1H0
        • Carlisle Medical Centre
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8R 3L5
        • City of Hamilton Public Health and Community Services Department
      • Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, L8V 1C3
        • Hamilton Health Sciences Colposcopy Clinic
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N5Z 2C1
        • Victoria Family Medical Centre
      • London, Ontario, Canada, N6A 5W9
        • London Health Sciences - Victoria Hospital Clinic 5A
      • Simcoe, Ontario, Canada, N3Y 1T7
        • Norfolk General Hospital - Emergency Department

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

18 years to 64 years (Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Women aged 18-64 years
  • Patients at the health care site
  • Able to participate in English
  • Able to separate from accompanying person(s)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Too ill to participate
  • Unable to separate from accompanying person(s)
  • Unable to speak, read, or write English

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: Prevention
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
disclosure rates for past year exposure to intimate partner violence

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
participant satisfaction with completing the instruments
missing data

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Hamilton Health Sciences Corporation

Collaborators

Ontario Women's Health Council

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Harriet L MacMillan, MD, MSc, McMaster University

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Helpful Links

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

May 1, 2004

Study Completion

February 1, 2005

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

June 9, 2006

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

June 9, 2006

First Posted (Estimate)

June 13, 2006

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

November 29, 2006

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 28, 2006

Last Verified

February 1, 2005

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • MacMillan_VAW_Testing_Trial

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