Intimate Partner Violence and a New Screening Score - a Prospective Observational Study Over Eight Years

NCT02937493 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: IPV
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 351,000
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

A total of around 351.500 consecutive patients admitted to Dep. of Trauma Surgery, Medical University Vienna, from 01/2008 to 12/2015 have been considered eligible for inclusion. Out of this patient population a total of 1.406 cases associated with IPV have been consecutively and prospectively included in our in-house screening service for IPV cases. Data collection was performed prospectively and statistical evaluation was performed retrospectively, approved by local IRB (1453/2016).

Conditions

Intimate Partner Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Lunar Phases

  Adjustment for dataset according to lunar phases was performed with the data provided by the Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Vienna, Austria.

  01/2008 - 12/2015

Study Arms (2)

Migration Background

Migration background was defined according to current law (MighEV §6, Sozialgesetzbuch). In detail this means that migration background is fulfilled, if (1) the person does not possesses the national citizenship, or (2) the origin of birth is outside the borders of the national country, and emigration to the national territory was after 1949, or (3) origin of birth of one of the two parents is outside the current borders of the national territory plus emigration of one of the two parents occured after 1949.

Behavioral: Lunar phases

Non Migration Background

If the following criteria is not fulfilled: Migration background was defined according to current law (MighEV §6, Sozialgesetzbuch). In detail this means that migration background is fulfilled, if (1) the person does not possesses the national citizenship, or (2) the origin of birth is outside the borders of the national country, and emigration to the national territory was after 1949, or (3) origin of birth of one of the two parents is outside the current borders of the national territory plus emigration of one of the two parents occured after 1949.

Behavioral: Lunar phases

Interventions

Lunar phases BEHAVIORAL

Observation if lunar phases had an influence on occurrence of IPV

Migration Background; Non Migration Background

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: Up to 100 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

A total of around 351.500 consecutive patients admitted to Dep. of Trauma Surgery, Medical University Vienna, have been considered eligible for inclusion. Out of this patient population a total of 1.406 cases associated with IPV have been consecutively and prospectively included in our in-house screening service for IPV cases. Data collection was performed prospectively and statistical evaluation was performed retrospectively. 40 individuals had to be excluded due to missing data resulting in 1.366 individuals that were included in our analysis. The IPV in-house screening service was established in 2008, and our Department represents a leading figure in detection and servicing victims of domestic violence. Our IPV in-house screening service is a routine procedure established 24/7 at clinics for all admitted patients.

You may qualify if:

• Migration background was defined according to current law (MighEV §6, Sozialgesetzbuch) \[45\]. In detail this means that migration background is fulfilled, if (1) the person does not possesses the national citizenship, or (2) the origin of birth is outside the borders of the national country, and emigration to the national territory was after 1949, or (3) origin of birth of one of the two parents is outside the current borders of the national territory plus emigration of one of the two parents occured after 1949.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Medical University of Vienna: lead

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Moon

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Earth, Planet; Planets; Solar System; Astronomical Objects; Astronomical Phenomena; Physical Phenomena

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: COHORT
• Time Perspective: PROSPECTIVE
• Target Duration: 1 Day
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Univ. Lektor Dr. med. univ., Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: October 17, 2016
• First Posted: October 18, 2016
• Study Start: January 1, 2008
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2015
• Study Completion: December 1, 2015
• Last Updated: October 19, 2016

Record last verified: 2016-10