Effects of Physical Exercise Versus Group Therapy on Self-esteem Among Domestic Violence Victims

NCT04875494 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: DDCSPP
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 36
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The current study is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of 6 weeks of physical exercise training versus group therapy on self-esteem as well as on the various subdomains of physical self-esteem among women who have experienced domestic violence within the last two months at the time of data collection

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Change score for each of the physical and global self esteem subscales from the Inventaire du Soi Physique (ISP-25). This instrument has 25 items each with a 6-point Likert response scale. Higher scores indicate greater self-esteem (physical or global)

  magnitude of change in global and physical self-esteem from pre- to post-study. Minimum = -150; Maximum = +150

  baseline (pre-): the day before intervention implementation; post-study: the day following cessation of intervention, 6 weeks from baseline

Study Arms (3)

Physical Exercise

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Physical Exercise

Counseling/support group therapy

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Counseling/support group therapy

Control

NO INTERVENTION

no intervention

Interventions

Counseling/support group therapy BEHAVIORAL

6 weeks of counseling group therapy; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with a psychologist and two former victims

Counseling/support group therapy

Physical Exercise BEHAVIORAL

6 weeks of physical exercise training; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with an instructor

Physical Exercise

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• having experienced domestic violence at some time in the past 2 months

You may not qualify if:

• not being physically active on a regular basis (less than 20 min of moderate-vigorous physical activity per day during the last year)
• absence of medical contraindication to exercise

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne: lead

Study Sites (1)

CIDFF-51

Châlons-en-Champagne, 51000, France

Location

MeSH Terms

Interventions

Counseling; Exercise

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services; Motor Activity; Movement; Musculoskeletal Physiological Phenomena; Musculoskeletal and Neural Physiological Phenomena

Study Officials

• Stephanie CAILLIES, PhD

  Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

  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: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Clinical Professor

Model Details: Three independant groups including two intervention groups (Physical Exercise vs. Group Therapy) and one control group

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 21, 2021
• First Posted: May 6, 2021
• Study Start: February 24, 2020
• Primary Completion: February 27, 2021
• Study Completion: April 5, 2021
• Last Updated: May 6, 2021

Record last verified: 2021-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

FR (1)