Study of Liberty Program on Women's Health and Intimate Partner Violence

Study of Liberty Program on Women's Health and Intimate Partner Violence: Multinational, Open, Randomised, Controlled Clinical Study

Previous studies indicated high frequency of abuse in families and its consequences. Considering the importance of interventions such as educational interventions, in order to increase women's abilities to prevent abusive behaviors, the current research aims to determine the impact of an Liberty program on prevention of violence against women and propose solutions for less damages and consequences.

Study Overview

• Status: Unknown
• Conditions: Violence Against Women
• Intervention / Treatment: Behavioral: Liberty Program

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Anticipated): 500
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• Australia
  • Melbourne, Australia
    • Liberty Australia
• China
  • Shanghai
    • Shanghai, Shanghai, China
      • Liberty China
• Greece
  • Athens, Greece
    • Liberty Europe
• India
  • Gujarat
    • Mahesana, Gujarat, India
      • Sonal Foundation
  • Rajasthan
    • Hindaun, Rajasthan, India
      • Vinita Nursing Home
• Pakistan
  • Punjaab
    • Lahore, Punjaab, Pakistan
      • Liberty Pakistan
• South Africa
  • Johannesburg, South Africa
    • Liberty Africa
• United States
  • Massachusetts
    • Boston, Massachusetts, United States
      • Liberty USA

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 60 years (Adult)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Be married,
• Be under the aegis of Foundation at least for a year,
• Have at least one child.

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not participating in two educational sessions,
• Not being interested in continuing the cooperation.

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

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

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control group
Experimental: Liberty Group; Weekly intensive support group for women with children who have suffered or are still suffering from domestic abuse (DA).	Behavioral: Liberty Program

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Quality of Life measured by SF 36 Scale	Change from baseline in SF 36 Scale at 6 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Time Frame
Self-Esteem measured by Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire	Change from Baseline in Rosenberg Self-Esteem Questionnaire at 6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Macmillan Research Group UK
• Collaborators: Sonal Foundation, India; Goldington Family Center, UK; Vinita Nursing Home, India
• Investigators: Study Director: Bharat B Chaudhari, MA, Sonal Foundation, India; Study Director: Paramjeet S Makkar, MD, Vinita Nursing Home, India; Study Chair: Michael Howe, MA, Goldington Family Centre, UK; Study Director: Avinash Mishra, MA, Shanghai University, China

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start: July 1, 2015
• Primary Completion (Anticipated): June 1, 2017
• Study Completion (Anticipated): December 1, 2017

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 3, 2015
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 6, 2015
• First Posted (Estimate): May 7, 2015

Study Record Updates

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

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Other Study ID Numbers: Mac/NMP 1121