Coercive Control and Intimate Partner Violence (CCVCS)

Coercive Control and Intimate Partner Violence: Examining the Relationships Between Exposure to Violence and Victims' Physical and Mental Health Outcomes

Coercive control (CC) is increasingly recognized as a central component of intimate partner violence (IPV) and a major determinant of victims' health outcomes. While widely integrated into policy and legal frameworks in several countries, CC remains insufficiently explored in the French research context, particularly regarding its clinical and psychopathological dimensions. This gap may limit the identification of victims and the provision of appropriate care.

The present study aims to investigate the association between exposure to coercive control and physical and mental health outcomes among victims of intimate partner violence. By improving the understanding of CC-related health impacts, this research seeks to support better identification of high-risk situations and inform clinical and public health interventions.

Study Overview

• Status: Not yet recruiting
• Conditions: Coercive Control
• Intervention / Treatment: Other: questionnaire

• Study Type: Interventional
• Enrollment (Estimated): 250
• Phase: Not Applicable

Contacts and Locations

• Study Contact: Name: Fatima F LE GRIGUER, Principal Investigator; Phone Number: 00 33 1 49 36 72 38; Email: fatima.le-griguer@ght-gpne.fr

Study Locations

• France
  • Île-de-France Region
    • Aulnay-sous-Bois, Île-de-France Region, France, 93600
      • CHI Robert Ballanger
      • Contact: Nour BEKOUCHE, Head manager; Phone Number: 0033141708631; Email: nour.bekouche@ght-gpne.fr
      • Principal Investigator: Fatima Le Griguer, psychologist

Participation Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

• Ages Eligible for Study: Adult; Older Adult
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: No

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

• Women aged 18 years and older, who have experienced an intimate partner relationship involving violence for at least three months (currently in the relationship or separated).
• Women identified as victims of intimate partner violence.
• Sufficient proficiency in French to complete self-administered questionnaires and participate in interviews.
• No objection to participation in the study (non-opposition).
• Affiliation with a French social security scheme or eligibility for universal health coverage (Couverture Maladie Universelle, CMU).

Exclusion Criteria:

• Individuals under legal protection in accordance with the French Public Health Code (Articles L.1121-5 to L.1121-8 and L.1122-1-2), with the exception of pregnant or breastfeeding women.
• Cognitive impairment or severe intellectual disability preventing comprehension of the questionnaires.
• Severe and unstable psychiatric disorders (e.g., schizophrenia, delusional disorders, acute bipolar disorder).

Study Plan

How is the study designed?

Design Details

• Primary Purpose: Other
• Allocation: N/A
• Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
• Masking: None (Open Label)

Number of Arms

1

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm	Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Questionnaire arm; Participants will complete online questionnaires via the Qualtrics platform	Other: questionnaire; Participants will complete online questionnaires via the Qualtrics platform at baseline and at 6 months post-enrollment

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Coercive Control Screening Scale	Measure of Coercive Control Screening Scale (CCSS). Minimal scale = 0, maximal scale = 44. Higher score means worse outcome	Measure of CCSS between inlusion and month 6

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure	Measure Description	Time Frame
Measure of Hospital Anxiety and Depression scale (HAD scale)	correlation between HAD scale and CCSS scale. Minimal scale = 0, maximal scale = 42. Higher score means worse outcome	Measure of HHAD scale between inclusion and month 6
Severity of post-traumatic stress disorder symptoms	Severity of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD) symptoms assessed by the PTSD Checklist for DSM-5 (PCL-5), based on total score and DSM-5 clinical thresholds. Minimal scale = 0, maximal scale = 80. Higher score means worse outcome	at inclusion and month 6
International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ).	International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ), according to ICD-11 criteria. Minimal scale = 0, maximal scale = 72. Higher score means worse outcome	Inclusion and month 6
Severity of emotional dysregulation	Severity of emotional dysregulation assessed using the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale - French version (DERS-F). Minimal scale = 36, maximal scale = 180. Higher score means worse outcome	inclusion and month 6
Short Form Health Survey (SF-12)	Health-related quality of life assessed using the 12-Item Short Form Health Survey (SF-12), including physical and mental component summary scores. optimal scale more than 40. scale < 40 means worse outcome	inclusion and month 6
Brief Pain Inventory	Pain intensity and functional impact assessed using the Brief Pain Inventory (BPI). mninimal scale = 0, maximal scale = 10. Higher score means worse outcome	at inclusion and month 6
Coercive Control Scale (CCSS)	Analysis of score distribution on the Coercive Control Scale (CCSS) to determine a clinically relevant threshold for coercive control. Minimal scale = 0, maximal scale = 44. Higher score means worse outcome	inclusion and month 6
Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST)	Intimate partner violence assessed using the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST). minimal scale = 0, maximal scale = 16. Higher score means worse outcome	inclusion and month 6

Collaborators and Investigators

• Sponsor: Centre Hospitalier Intercommunal Robert Ballanger
• Investigators: Principal Investigator: fatima F Le Griguer, psychologist, CHI Robert Balanger of GHT GPNE

Study record dates

Study Major Dates

• Study Start (Estimated): May 30, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 30, 2028
• Study Completion (Estimated): May 30, 2028

Study Registration Dates

• First Submitted: May 5, 2026
• First Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 5, 2026
• First Posted (Actual): May 11, 2026

Study Record Updates

• Last Update Posted (Actual): May 26, 2026
• Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria: May 21, 2026
• Last Verified: May 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

• Keywords: partner violence
• Additional Relevant MeSH Terms: Health Care Quality, Access, and Evaluation; Investigative Techniques; Epidemiologic Methods; Data Collection; Health Care Evaluation Mechanisms; Quality of Health Care; Public Health; Environment and Public Health; Surveys and Questionnaires
• Other Study ID Numbers: GHT GPNE

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