Effects of Physical Exercise Versus Group Therapy on Self-esteem Among Domestic Violence Victims

May 5, 2021 updated by: Fabien Legrand, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

Physical Exercise and Self-esteem: a Randomized Controlled Trial in Domestic Violence Victims

The current study is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of 6 weeks of physical exercise training versus group therapy on self-esteem as well as on the various subdomains of physical self-esteem among women who have experienced domestic violence within the last two months at the time of data collection

Study Overview

Detailed Description

The present study design includes three arms (two intervention arms): Physical Exercise (Group A), Counseling/Support Group (Group B), and No Intervention (Control, Group C). Random allocation to each group was done in a 1:1:1 ratio at the end of an initial telephone interview by one of the authors. A permutated block design with a block size of three was used. For each participant in Groups A and B, the assigned intervention was started the week following the initial interview, and lasted 6 weeks.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

36

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

      • Châlons-en-Champagne, France, 51000
        • CIDFF-51

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 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

Female

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • having experienced domestic violence at some time in the past 2 months

Exclusion Criteria:

  • not being physically active on a regular basis (less than 20 min of moderate-vigorous physical activity per day during the last year)
  • absence of medical contraindication to exercise

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 Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
No Intervention: Control
no intervention
Experimental: Physical Exercise
6 weeks of physical exercise training; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with an instructor
Active Comparator: Counseling/support group therapy
6 weeks of counseling group therapy; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with a psychologist and two former victims

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Change score for each of the physical and global self esteem subscales from the Inventaire du Soi Physique (ISP-25). This instrument has 25 items each with a 6-point Likert response scale. Higher scores indicate greater self-esteem (physical or global)
Time Frame: baseline (pre-): the day before intervention implementation; post-study: the day following cessation of intervention, 6 weeks from baseline
magnitude of change in global and physical self-esteem from pre- to post-study. Minimum = -150; Maximum = +150
baseline (pre-): the day before intervention implementation; post-study: the day following cessation of intervention, 6 weeks from baseline

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Investigators

  • Study Director: Stephanie CAILLIES, PhD, Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

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 (Actual)

February 24, 2020

Primary Completion (Actual)

February 27, 2021

Study Completion (Actual)

April 5, 2021

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

April 21, 2021

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2021

First Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2021

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

May 6, 2021

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

May 5, 2021

Last Verified

May 1, 2021

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • DDCSPP

Plan for Individual participant data (IPD)

Plan to Share Individual Participant Data (IPD)?

NO

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

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