Effectiveness of a Telephone Intervention to Improve the Mental Health of Abused Women

NCT01054898 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: UW 06-105 T/1130
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 200
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine if a telephone social support and empowerment intervention is more effective than usual community services in improving the mental health of community-dwelling women abused by their intimate partners.

Conditions

Battered Women

Keywords

depression; spouse abuse; intervention studies

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• depression

  On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• perceived social support

  On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

• health-related quality of life

  On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

• intimate partner violence

  On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

• safety behaviors

  On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

• utilization of health services

  On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

advocacy intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

A 12-week telephone social support and empowerment intervention consisting of empowerment training, scheduled weekly telephone calls, and 24-hour access to a hotline for abused women

Behavioral: advocacy intervention

Usual community services

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Standard care for abused women in the community

Behavioral: usual community services

Interventions

advocacy intervention BEHAVIORAL

A 12-week telephone social support and empowerment intervention consisting of empowerment training, scheduled weekly telephone calls, and 24-hour access to a hotline for abused women

advocacy intervention

usual community services BEHAVIORAL

standard care for abused women in the community

Usual community services

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Chinese women 18 years of age or older
• Self-report of psychological, physical or sexual abuse by their current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
• Live or work in a community within the catchment area of a community centre designated for the proposed study

You may not qualify if:

• Perpetrator is not an intimate partner

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead

Study Sites (1)

Hong Kong SKH Lady MacLehose Centre

Hong Kong, Hong Kong, China

Location

Related Publications (2)

• Tiwari A, Fong DY, Wong JY, Yuen KH, Yuk H, Pang P, Humphreys J, Bullock L. Safety-promoting behaviors of community-dwelling abused Chinese women after an advocacy intervention: a randomized controlled trial. Int J Nurs Stud. 2012 Jun;49(6):645-55. doi: 10.1016/j.ijnurstu.2011.12.005. Epub 2012 Jan 9.

  PMID: 22227168 DERIVED

• Tiwari A, Fong DY, Yuen KH, Yuk H, Pang P, Humphreys J, Bullock L. Effect of an advocacy intervention on mental health in Chinese women survivors of intimate partner violence: a randomized controlled trial. JAMA. 2010 Aug 4;304(5):536-43. doi: 10.1001/jama.2010.1052.

  PMID: 20682933 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior

Study Officials

• Agnes Tiwari, PhD

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor and Head

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 20, 2010
• First Posted: January 22, 2010
• Study Start: February 1, 2007
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2008
• Study Completion: June 1, 2009
• Last Updated: May 28, 2015

Record last verified: 2015-05

Locations

CN (1)