Role of Psychoanalysis in Prevention of Girl Child Maltreatment and Neglect

Role of Psychoanalysis in Prevention of Girl Child Maltreatment and Neglect: A Randomized Controlled Trial

In India, precisely northern states, skewed sex ratios, female feticide and higher child mortality rates for girls have become serious concern. The female child mortality as a result of son preference have increased during the last several decades .Since families cannot know the sex of the fetus due to Indian government policies, maltreatment and serious neglect has been tools to ensure there are few survivors.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Abuse Neglect; Social; Deprivation, Maltreatment Syndrome (Infant or Child)
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Psychoanalytic therapy

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 134
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Gujarat
    • Ahmadabad, Gujarat, India
      • Sonal Foundation
  • Rajasthan
    • Jhunjhunu, Rajasthan, India
      • NMP Medical Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 35 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Families having girl child before
• High risk families with high expectation of having son

Exclusion Criteria:

• Families having son before
• Relocation and moving out of town during study period
• Not ready to consent for intervention

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Supportive Care
• Allocation: Randomized
• Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
• Masking: Single

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control Group; Standard care
Experimental: Psychoanalytic therapy; manualized psychoanalytic psychotherapy	Behavioral: Psychoanalytic therapy

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Post Natal Depression	Change from baseline in Edinburgh Postnatal Depression Scale at 6 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Mother-infant interaction	Change from Baseline in Parent/Caregiver Involvement Scale at 6 weeks

Other Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Abuse and neglect outcomes	Upto six weeks reported incidences of abuse and maltreatment

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Macmillan Research Group UK
• Collaborators: Sonal Foundation, India
• Investigators: Study Director: Bharat Chaudhari, MA, Sonal Foundation, India; Study Chair: Mandy Conlon, MA, Goldington Family Center, UK

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: November 1, 2012
• Primary Completion (Actual): August 1, 2013
• Study Completion (Actual): November 1, 2013

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: April 15, 2014
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: April 15, 2014
• First Posted (Estimate): April 17, 2014

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Estimate): September 29, 2015
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 27, 2015
• Last Verified: July 1, 2014

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: Randomized controlled trial; Psychoanalysis; Gender discrimination
• Other Study ID Numbers: Mac/NMP 1130