Culturally Sensitive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy for the Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

The Effects of Culturally Sensitive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy on Women Experienced Intimate Partner Violence

Women experience negative psychological outcomes long after the violent relationship has ended. Women suffer constant trauma and psychological distress being in emotional and mentally abusive relationship. Present study developed Culturally sensitive cognitive-behaviour therapy (CBT) to fit the client's cultural identity, context, and preferences.

Study Overview

• Status: Completed
• Conditions: Domestic Violence; Emotional Abuse; Mental Abuse of Adult
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: CS-CBT; Other: CBT

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Actual): 92
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

Study Locations

• India
  • Rajasthan
    • Bundi, Rajasthan, India
      • Gyansaneejvani
    • Jaipur, Rajasthan, India
      • NMP Medical Research Institute

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: 18 years to 55 years (ADULT)
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No
• Genders Eligible for Study: Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women victim of intimate partner violence
• Still in relationship with abuser
• Willing to attend 16-weeks sessions

Exclusion Criteria:

• In need of clinical supervision or treatment
• Severe mental disorders
• Cognitive disorders
• Refused to give written consent

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: SUPPORTIVE_CARE
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Interventional Model: PARALLEL
• Masking: NONE

Number of Arms

2

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
EXPERIMENTAL: CS-CBT; Culturally sensitive-CBT intervention was comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy focused on culturally-specific beliefs and attitude.	Other: CS-CBT; Culturally sensitive Cognitive Behavioural Therapy was delivered individually, focused on potential cultural beliefs and attitudes that might collide with core values of CBT.
ACTIVE_COMPARATOR: CBT; CBT intervention was comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy.	Other: CBT; CBT was delivered at an individual level, dealing with thoughts, feelings and behaviours in the present. Thoughts are identified and then challenged, to make them more objective and rational.

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Psychological symptoms	Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI) was used to assess psychological complaints	Change from baseline to 16 weeks

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Self esteem	Rosenberg Self-Esteem Scale was used to assess self esteem	Change from baseline to 16 weeks
Forgiveness	Heartland Forgiveness Scale was used to assess forgiveness to oneself, to other and to situation	Change from baseline to 16 weeks

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: NMP Medical Research Institute
• Collaborators: Warwick Research Services
• Investigators: Study Chair: Rachana Khandelwal, PhD, NMP Medical Research Institute, India; Principal Investigator: Anurag Sharma, MPhil, Patan Girls College, India

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (ACTUAL): March 12, 2017
• Primary Completion (ACTUAL): December 15, 2017
• Study Completion (ACTUAL): February 11, 2018

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: September 25, 2019
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: September 25, 2019
• First Posted (ACTUAL): September 26, 2019

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (ACTUAL): October 25, 2019
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: October 24, 2019
• Last Verified: September 1, 2019

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Immune System Diseases; Hypersensitivity
• Other Study ID Numbers: NMP/013298

Drug and device information, study documents

• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product: No
• Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product: No