Scaling up Trauma and Violence-Informed Outreach With Women Affected by Violence

NCT05566821 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: H22-01197
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 39
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Using a participatory action research design, this study examines the process and impact of implementing an evidence-informed, strengths-based, trauma- and violence-informed outreach program with women at greatest risk of health and social inequities to mitigate the effects of multiple forms of violence in their lives. Through collaboration among community service leaders and staff, women with lived or living experience of gender-based violence, and researchers, this project aims to improve the capacity of organizations to build and sustain effective and trusting relationships with women in order to foster health, well-being, safety, and increased ability to independently navigate their support needs.

Conditions

Gender-based Violence; Outreach Intervention

Keywords

Gender-based Violence; Trauma-informed; Outreach Intervention

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (19)

• Change in trust from baseline to 3 months

  Change in trust achieved by the program with participants, measured using participants' self-rated trust in program rated from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher trust and comparing baseline to 3 months post-baseline

  Baseline (6 weeks post-enrollment) & 3 months

• Change in trust from baseline to 6 months

  Change in trust achieved by the program with participants, measured using participants' self-rated trust in program rated from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher trust and comparing baseline to 6 months post-baseline

  Baseline (6 weeks post-enrollment) & 6 months

• Change in trust from baseline to 9 months

  Change in trust achieved by the program with participants, measured using participants' self-rated trust in program rated from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher trust and comparing baseline to 9 months post-baseline

  Baseline (6 weeks post-enrollment) & 9 months

• Change in trust from baseline to 12 months

  Change in trust achieved by the program with participants, measured using participants' self-rated trust in program rated from 1 to 5, with higher scores indicating higher trust and comparing baseline to 12 months post-baseline

  Baseline (6 weeks post-enrollment) & 12 months

• Safety in Care Encounters at Baseline

  Self-reported safety in clinical care encounters over the past three months using rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  Baseline (6 weeks post-enrollment)

• Safety in Care Encounters at 3 months

  Self-reported safety in clinical care encounters over the past three months using rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  3 months post-baseline

• Safety in Care Encounters at 6 months

  Self-reported safety in clinical care encounters over the past three months using rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  6 months post-baseline

• Safety in Care Encounters at 9 months

  Self-reported safety in clinical care encounters over the past three months using rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  9 months post-baseline

• Safety in Care Encounters at 12 months

  Self-reported safety in clinical care encounters over the past three months using rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  12 months post-baseline

• Safety in Home Setting at Baseline

  Self-reported safety in current home setting for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  Baseline (6-weeks post-enrollment)

• Safety in Home Setting at 3 months

  Self-reported safety in current home setting for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  3 months post-baseline

• Safety in Home Setting at 6 months

  Self-reported safety in current home setting for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  6 months post-baseline

• Safety in Home Setting at 9 months

  Self-reported safety in current home setting for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  9 months post-baseline

• Safety in Home Setting at 12 months

  Self-reported safety in current home setting for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  12 months post-baseline

• Safety in Community Setting at Baseline

  Self-reported safety in community for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  Baseline (6-weeks post-enrollment)

• Safety in Community Setting at 3 months

  Self-reported safety in community for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  3 months post-baseline

• Safety in Community Setting at 6 months

  Self-reported safety in community for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  6 months post-baseline

• Safety in Community Setting at 9 months

  Self-reported safety in community for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  9 months post-baseline

• Safety in Community Setting at 12 months

  Self-reported safety in community for the previous three months using a rating of 1 to 5 with higher scores being higher safety

  12 months post-baseline

Secondary Outcomes (8)

• Priorities achieved at 3 months

  3 months

• Priorities achieved at 6 months

  6 months

• Priorities achieved at 9 months

  9 months

• Priorities achieved at 12 months

  12 months

• Priorities achieved at 15 months

  15 months

Study Arms (1)

STRENGTH Outreach Intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants enrolled in STRENGTH intervention elements

Behavioral: STRENGTH Outreach Intervention

Interventions

STRENGTH Outreach Intervention BEHAVIORAL

The STRENGTH outreach intervention is a community-led, strengths-based, and trauma- and violence-informed program to support self-identifying women who experience interpersonal and structural gender-based violence. The outreach intervention aims to support individuals to achieve self-identified priorities.

STRENGTH Outreach Intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Self-identifying women
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Self-identify as a woman, therefore the study is trans-inclusive
• Have some degree of English proficiency in understanding and communication
• Live and/or spend significant time for work and/or health and social services in the service area of one of the participating community organizations
• Age 18 or over

You may not qualify if:

• In addition, women already enrolled in another program with wrap-around supports and who are able to independently navigate health and social care will not be eligible to participate in the outreach program intervention.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of British Columbia: lead
• Inner-City Women's Initiatives Society: collaborator
• Social Sciences and Humanities Research Council of Canada: collaborator
• Michael Smith Foundation for Health Research: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

University of British Columbia

Vancouver, British Columbia, V6T2B5, Canada

Location

Study Officials

• Vicky Bungay, PhD

  Professor

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 22, 2022
• First Posted: October 4, 2022
• Study Start: October 5, 2022
• Primary Completion: August 30, 2023
• Study Completion: August 30, 2023
• Last Updated: November 18, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-11

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

CA (1)