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Purpose

This study aims to improve treatment for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients who experience intimate partner violence (IPV). This study will evaluate two brief counseling interventions for VHA patients who have experienced IPV in the past 12 months: Recovering from IPV through Strength and Empowerment (RISE) and advocacy-based Enhanced Care as Usual (ECAU). The RISE intervention includes up to 8 sessions and includes specific topic areas (e.g., social support, health effects, resources). The other intervention, ECAU, includes a single session that includes supportive education about IPV and health effects, discussion of ways to increase safety, and information about resources. This study will test which approach is better for improving self-efficacy and other aspects of health. Participants will answer surveys about their self-efficacy and other health and safety indicators (e.g., mental health symptoms) right before receiving treatment, approximately 12 weeks later, and then every three months after that for one year. Participation in this research will last about 15 months.

Condition

Eligibility

Eligible Ages
Over 18 Years
Eligible Sex
All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No

Inclusion Criteria

  • patients receiving care at an enrolled site/affiliated Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC) - report experience of past-year physical, psychological, and/or sexual IPV on an established screening tool used to detect IPV in VHA, and - be able to provide informed consent including permission to have intervention sessions recorded

Exclusion Criteria

  • severe cognitive impairment, - suicide or homicide intent with a specific plan - untreated or unstable symptoms of mania or psychosis

Study Design

Phase
N/A
Study Type
Interventional
Allocation
Randomized
Intervention Model
Parallel Assignment
Primary Purpose
Treatment
Masking
None (Open Label)

Arm Groups

ArmDescriptionAssigned Intervention
Experimental
RISE (Recovering from Intimate Partner Violence through Strengths and Empowerment) 		Participants randomized to the RISE arm will have 1 or more RISE sessions.
  • Behavioral: RISE
    RISE is personalized, trauma-informed, empowerment-oriented and variable-length, consisting of an initial 60-minute session and up to 7 additional 45-minute sessions (1-8 sessions total).
Active Comparator
Advocacy-based ECAU (Enhanced Care as Usual) 		Participants randomized to this arm will have a single Advocacy-based ECAU session
  • Behavioral: Advocacy-based ECAU
    Advocacy-based ECAU is a single 60-minute trauma-informed counseling intervention that includes supportive education, validating and empathetic statements, safety planning, resource provision and referrals.

Recruiting Locations

More Details

Status
Recruiting
Sponsor
Boston University

Study Contact

Katherine M Iverson, PhD
857-364-2066
Katherine.Iverson@va.gov

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