Self Defining Memories in Women Victims of Intimate Partner Violence.

NCT03906487 | Unknown

• 1 other identifier: RC31/19/0051
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 80
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

A recent report by the World Health Organization demonstrated that 30 % of women worldwide have been victims of intimate-partner violence (IPV). IPV is a public health problem thus it seems important to propose relevant care. It is difficult to carry out an effective therapy. Psychological care is based on cognitive abilities but these women have cognitive impairment. Few studies investigated their cognitive dysfunction. Investigators suggest in this study an exploration of the Self Defining Memories (SDM) which can highlight the loss of identity of these women and a new target of therapy.

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Keywords

Intimate partner violence; Self defining memories

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Description of five Self Defining Memories.

  These memories are declined in four dimensions: specificity, content, meaning and emotional valence. Investigator will get a proportion of memories which are specific, which are negative, positive or neutral, which have an integrative meaning and which are associated to violence for IPV victims. The results of Self Defining Memories will be compared between a group of IPV victims and a control group.

  7 to 10 days after inclusion visit

Secondary Outcomes (4)

• Proportions of SDM whose content is associated with discomfort in IPV victims compared to those of control.

  7 to 10 days after inclusion visit

• Proportions of SDM whose emotional valence is associated with a feeling of redemption or contamination in IPV victims compared to those of control.

  7 to 10 days after inclusion visit

• Relationships between the 4 dimensions of SDM and psychotraumatic symptoms in IPV victims.

  7 to 10 days after inclusion visit

• Relationships between the 4 dimensions of SDM and depressive symptoms in IPV victims.

  7 to 10 days after inclusion visit

Study Arms (2)

Intimate partner violence

EXPERIMENTAL

The women in this arm must have suffered at least two physical aggressions. They will be recruited in the study as part of their coming to the consultation of intentional injury of the medico-legal unit of the University Hospital Toulouse.

Behavioral: Assessment measures MINI, PCL5 and BDI-II and definition of 5 SDM

Control group

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The women in this group are women who have never experienced domestic violence or have experienced a potentially traumatic event. These women will be recruited by a call for volunteers.

Behavioral: Assessment measures MINI and definition of 5 SDM

Interventions

Assessment measures MINI, PCL5 and BDI-II and definition of 5 SDM BEHAVIORAL

This group will have two visits: * the first to verify inclusion criteria and assessed psychotraumatic and depressive symptoms by completing assessment measures called MINI, PCL-5, BDI-II ; * the last to characterize the SDM by defining 5 personal memories

Intimate partner violence

Assessment measures MINI and definition of 5 SDM BEHAVIORAL

This group will have two visits: * the first to verify inclusion criteria and assessed psychotraumatic and depressive symptoms by completing MINI questionary; * the last to characterize the SDM by and defining 5 personal memories

Control group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 60 Years
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• For all participants:
• French mother tongue.
• Informed consent.
• Affiliated to social security
• For women who are victims of IPV only:
• Having at least two physical aggressions
• To meet criterion A of the diagnosis of PTSD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders DSM (DSM-5) (evaluated using the Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MINI)
• For women of the control group only:
• \- None a victim of IPV

You may not qualify if:

• For all participants:
• Neurological pathology, brain damage.
• History of head trauma with loss of consciousness.
• Severe, progressive somatic pathology
• Psychotherapy in progress
• Taking psychotropic drugs or beta-blockers (because of their potential impact on memory capacity)
• Pregnant or lactating women
• Under a legal regime for the protection of adults
• For women who are victims of IPV only:
• Antecedent or presence of PTSD other than that related to IPV
• History or presence of progressive mental disorders (Axis I DSM-5 - evaluated using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MINI)
• For women of the control group only:
• History or presence of progressive mental disorders including PTSD (Axis I DSM-5 - evaluated using Mini International Neuropsychiatric Interview, MINI)

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University Hospital, Toulouse: lead

Study Sites (1)

University Hospital Toulouse

Toulouse, France

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Damien PIERRE, MD

  University Hospital, Toulouse

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Damien PIERRE, MD

CONTACT

(0)5 34 55 75 68; pierre.dam@chu-toulouse.fr

Sophie BILLOUX

CONTACT

sophie.billoux@inserm.fr

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 4, 2019
• First Posted: April 8, 2019
• Study Start: February 6, 2020
• Primary Completion: November 1, 2021
• Study Completion: December 1, 2021
• Last Updated: July 31, 2020

Record last verified: 2020-07

Locations

FR (1)