Problem Management Plus Mindfulness-informed Legal Education for Addressing Gender-based Violence and Improving Parenting

NCT06601023 | Not Yet Recruiting DMC

• 2 other identifiers: 0000-0003-0516-0313ePM+MiLE
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 24
• Locations: 0 countries
• Sites: N/A

Brief Summary

Gender-based violence and, more specifically, domestic violence is a prevalent problem globally and in Nigeria. Its effect significantly impacts women and also the wellbeing of their families. Limited access to support has posed a constraint in effectively addressing the issues suffered by affected victims in Nigeria. In addition, gender-based violence could affect parenting due to factors such as anxiety, trauma, depression, poor social support, limited awareness of legal channels for complaint and harsh parenting to children. The implication is that it could not only have a negative impact on the affected victim but also on their parenting styles or caring responsibilities, which could be detrimental to the child development, wellbeing and the potential subsequent resort to criminal behaviours. In essence, the current study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel cross disciplinary intervention titled, Problem Management plus Mindfulness-informed Legal Education (PM+MiLE) for addressing gender-based violence and improving parenting in Nigeria in comparison to the waitlist control group for the purposes of improving social cohesion, legal awareness, wellbeing and reducing depression, including trauma and anxiety as a result of experiencing gender-based violence, in Nigeria.

Conditions

Depression, Anxiety; Trauma; Anxiety; Parenting Intervention; Woman Abuse; Child Behaviour; Stress

Keywords

Depression; Stress; Anxiety; Trauma; Gender-based violence; Parenting; Domestic violence; Women

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Service Satisfaction Scale

  A five item scale that can be used to assess and measure satisfaction, acceptability and quality of the intervention. Higher score denote positive outcomes and acceptability. Lower score denotes poor satisfaction and acceptability.

  6 weeks at the end of intervention

Secondary Outcomes (9)

• Gender-based Violence, Stress and Parenting Scale

  Baseline, end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Post-traumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5)

  Baseline, 6 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Generalised Anxiety Disorder (GAD-7)

  Baseline, 6 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Oslo Social Support Scale (OSSS-3)

  Baseline, 6 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

• Legal-informed Awareness of Complaint Channel Scale (LACCS)

  Baseline, 6 weeks end of intervention and 3 months post intervention.

Study Arms (2)

Problem Management plus Mindfulness-informed LegalEducation (PM+MiLE)

EXPERIMENTAL

The PM+MiLE is a six sessions intervention lasting approximately 90 minutes. A session will be delivered weekly for six week.

Behavioral: Psychosocial intervention

Control - Waitlist Group

NO INTERVENTION

The control group will receive no intervention until after the assessment periods at baseline, end of intervention and 3 months follow up before they will be administered the PM+MiLE.

Interventions

Psychosocial intervention BEHAVIORAL

The PM+MiLE is a low-intensity intervention. The intervention will cover relevant aspects of brief mindfulness, legal education, awareness of human rights and challenges of complaint, including support. The problem management ambit will include understanding adversity, managing stress, managing problems, getting going and keep doing, strengthening social support and staying well and looking forward, including positive behaviour modification.The intervention will also incorporate child development and building positive parenting interactions with children.

Problem Management plus Mindfulness-informed LegalEducation (PM+MiLE)

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• years and above
• Female with child(ren) or with caring responsibilities for child(ren).
• Able to provide full consent for their participation.
• A resident of the study areas (Delta, Jos, Lagos State, etc.)

You may not qualify if:

• Less than 18 years
• Unable to consent
• Currently undergoing severe mental healthtreatment
• Unable to speak the English language fl uently

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Teesside University: lead
• Jos University Teaching Hospital: collaborator
• University of Manchester: collaborator

Related Publications (2)

• Oladepo O, Yusuf OB, Arulogun OS. Factors influencing gender based violence among men and women in selected states in Nigeria. Afr J Reprod Health. 2011 Dec;15(4):78-86.

  PMID: 22571109 BACKGROUND

• Aborisade, R.A., (2024). Violence In A Patriarchal Nigerian Society. Routledge International Handbook of Investigative Interviewing and Interrogation, p.372.

  BACKGROUND

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Depression; Anxiety Disorders; Wounds and Injuries

Interventions

Psychosocial Intervention

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Behavioral Symptoms; Behavior; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Psychotherapy; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities

Central Study Contacts

Tarela J. Ike, Dr

CONTACT

016-423-4231; T.Ike@tees.ac.uk

Dung E Jidong, Dr

CONTACT

Dung.Jidong@manchester.ac.uk

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: SINGLE
• Who Masked: PARTICIPANT
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Senior Lecturer and Principal Investigator

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 14, 2024
• First Posted: September 19, 2024
• Study Start: September 24, 2024
• Primary Completion: May 30, 2025
• Study Completion: June 30, 2025
• Last Updated: September 19, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-08

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share