Effectiveness of a Telephone Intervention to Improve the Mental Health of Abused Women

May 26, 2015 updated by: Professor Agnes Tiwari, The University of Hong Kong

A RCT to Test the Effectiveness of a Telephone Intervention to Improve the Mental Health of Community Dwelling Women Abused by Their Intimate Partners

The purpose of this study is to determine if a telephone social support and empowerment intervention is more effective than usual community services in improving the mental health of community-dwelling women abused by their intimate partners.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

Depression is one of the most common mental health sequelae of intimate partner violence (IPV). Although a range of interventions have been tried to improve the mental health of women survivors of IPV, the results are inconclusive. In this trial, a 12-week advocacy intervention consisting of empowerment and telephone social support is provided to abused Chinese women in a community setting. Usual community services provide the control condition.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

200

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

  • China
    • Hong Kong
      • Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China
        • Hong Kong SKH Lady MacLehose Centre

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 and older (ADULT, OLDER_ADULT)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Chinese women 18 years of age or older
  • Self-report of psychological, physical or sexual abuse by their current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
  • Live or work in a community within the catchment area of a community centre designated for the proposed study

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Perpetrator is not an intimate partner

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: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
  • Allocation: RANDOMIZED
  • Interventional Model: PARALLEL
  • Masking: SINGLE

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: advocacy intervention
A 12-week telephone social support and empowerment intervention consisting of empowerment training, scheduled weekly telephone calls, and 24-hour access to a hotline for abused women
Behavioral: advocacy intervention
A 12-week telephone social support and empowerment intervention consisting of empowerment training, scheduled weekly telephone calls, and 24-hour access to a hotline for abused women
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: Usual community services
Standard care for abused women in the community
Behavioral: usual community services
standard care for abused women in the community

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
depression
Time Frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
perceived social support
Time Frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
health-related quality of life
Time Frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
intimate partner violence
Time Frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
safety behaviors
Time Frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
utilization of health services
Time Frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention
On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Publications and helpful links

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General Publications

Study record dates

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Study Major Dates

Study Start

February 1, 2007

Primary Completion (ACTUAL)

December 1, 2008

Study Completion (ACTUAL)

June 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 20, 2010

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 20, 2010

First Posted (ESTIMATE)

January 22, 2010

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (ESTIMATE)

May 28, 2015

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 26, 2015

Last Verified

May 1, 2015

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • UW 06-105 T/1130

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