Impact of 'Samalochana' Program on Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

NCT03813901 | Completed DMC

• 1 other identifier: NMP/Arsha 2091
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 102
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Violence has immediate effects on women's health, which in some cases, is fatal. Physical, mental and behavioural health consequences can also persist long after the violence has stopped. Violence against women and girls occurs in every country and culture and is rooted in social and cultural attitudes and norms that privilege men over women and boys over girls. Research consistently finds that the more severe the abuse, the greater its impact on women's physical and mental health. In addition, the negative health consequences can persist long after abuse has stopped.Present work shares the impact of arsha vidya counselling for women who has been victim of violence.

Conditions

Domestic Violence; Intimate Partner Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Quality of Life

  Quality of Life was measured using SF-36 questionnaire

  Change from baseline to 12-week

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Change in Anxiety

  Change from Baseline to 12-weeks

Study Arms (2)

Samalochana Counselling group

EXPERIMENTAL

Arsha Vidya advaita vedanta based counselling were given to the women

Other: Samalochana Counselling

Wait-list control group

OTHER

Wait list group were not given any supportive care during the period. After that, they were offered the similar program as Counselling group.

Other: Wait list control

Interventions

Samalochana Counselling OTHER

Counselling program was individual, based on advaita vedanta and traditional philosophical grounds to answer individual fears, concerns,conflicts and difficulties in order to cope and recover.

Samalochana Counselling group

Wait list control OTHER

Wait list had no intervention offered during the study period. Afterwards, they were offered the counselling for the same duration.

Wait-list control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 50 Years
• Gender Eligibility Details: Female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Woman
• Able to attend regular counselling
• Planning to remain in area for next 6 months
• have experience intimate partner violence (physical, emotional, psychological, and/or sexual), including coercive control from a current or former partner in the previous 12 months and no later than 3 years.

You may not qualify if:

• Man
• Under 19 years of age
• Cannot attend at regular basis
• Living outside of the selected study sites, or planning to relocate in next 4 months
• Separated more than 3 years ago

Sponsors & Collaborators

• NMP Medical Research Institute: lead
• Warwick Research Services: collaborator
• Arsha Vidya Study Centre, Tamilnadu, India: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Divya

Jaipur, Rajasthan, 302019, India

Location

Study Officials

• Neha Sharma, PhD

  Warwick Research Services

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

• Buddhatmananda Saraswati

  Arsha Vidya Study Centre, India

  STUDY CHAIR

• Vandana Mishra

  Sarvatra International, South Africa

  STUDY DIRECTOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: SUPPORTIVE CARE
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 21, 2019
• First Posted: January 23, 2019
• Study Start: June 21, 2018
• Primary Completion: November 22, 2018
• Study Completion: December 21, 2018
• Last Updated: March 5, 2019

Record last verified: 2019-01

Locations

IN (1)