Reducing Self-Stigma Among Individuals with History of Childhood Maltreatment: a Cross-Cultural Lens

NCT06159075 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 8453a
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 964
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Individuals who report experiencing any kind of abuse during childhood report shame and self-blame, often leading to self-stigma and a reluctance to reveal their experiences and seek help. Such stigma may aggravate the mental health consequences of child maltreatment (CM). The investigators hypothesize that:

1. 1.The brief video-based intervention will have the immediate and repeated effect of reducing self-stigma among CM survivors compared with the control condition.
2. 2.The brief video-based intervention will increase seeking treatment compared with the control condition.
3. 3.The brief video-based intervention will show similar effects in reducing self-stigma across multiple countries.

Conditions

Stigma, Social; Child Abuse; Child Neglect; Help-Seeking Behavior

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (4)

• Self-Stigma Questionnaire - Post-Intervention

  Change in stigma items from baseline - higher score indicates higher stigma (range of 15 to 60)

  Immediately post-intervention

• Self-Stigma Questionnaire - Follow-Up

  Change in stigma items from baseline - higher score indicates higher stigma (range of 15 to 60)

  30 days post-intervention

• Help Seeking Intentions - Post-Intervention

  Change in treatment-seeking intentions from baseline - higher score indicates higher help-seeking intentions (range of 3 to 12)

  Immediately post-intervention

• Help Seeking Intentions - Follow-Up

  Change in treatment-seeking intentions from baseline - higher score indicates higher help-seeking intentions (range of 3 to 12)

  30 days post-intervention

Study Arms (2)

Video with Childhood Maltreatment-Related Content

EXPERIMENTAL

Participants will view a video of an actor describing the story of an individual who experienced childhood maltreatment and how they overcame its effects on their life.

Behavioral: Video

Control Video

NO INTERVENTION

Participants in this arm will view a same-length video with the same actor, but without a personal narrative of CM experience.

Interventions

Video BEHAVIORAL

A short video aimed at reducing self-stigma among individuals with a history of childhood maltreatment and increasing their help seeking intentions (if needed).

Video with Childhood Maltreatment-Related Content

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 80 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Age 18-80
• US resident
• Individuals who endorse yes to one of the following items: physical aggression in family or household, emotional or verbal abuse in family or household, sexual abuse or inappropriate sexual experiences, negligence - physical or emotional, mental illness or substance abuse at home, incarceration of family member
• Fluent in English and able to give informed consent

You may not qualify if:

• \- N/A

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Research Foundation for Mental Hygiene, Inc.: lead
• Columbia University: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

New York State Psychiatric Institute

New York, New York, 10032, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Social Stigma; Help-Seeking Behavior

Interventions

Videotape Recording

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Social Behavior; Behavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Tape Recording; Audiovisual Aids; Educational Technology; Technology; Technology, Industry, and Agriculture; Television

Study Officials

• Yuval Neria, PhD

  NYSPI and Columbia University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: OTHER
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Professor, and Director of PTSD at Columbia University

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 28, 2023
• First Posted: December 6, 2023
• Study Start: January 1, 2024
• Primary Completion: April 1, 2024
• Study Completion: April 1, 2024
• Last Updated: February 13, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-02

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)