How a Resilience-Focused Intervention is Perceived by Women Subjected to Domestic Violence

NCT07235722 | Recruiting

• 2 other identifiers: EMBER-22025-04335-01
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 30
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

At Uppsala University Hospital, there is an outpatient clinic for women subjected to intimate partner violence. In order to explore how patients experience the biopsychosocial resilience-based intervention in use at the clinic and how well the intervention fits the needs of the patients, 30 patients from different stages of their contact at the clinic and with diverse life situations and background are enrolled. The researchers will carry out individual in-person interviews, each lasting approximately 60 minutes, based on a semi-structured set of questions. The questions concern the participant´s life situation, resilience and self-perceived needs, how well the intervention has met those needs and how it was perceived by the participant. The interviews are audio-recorded and transcribed verbatim for thematic analysis.

Conditions

Shame; Intimate Partner Violence; Domestic Violence Exposure; Resilience, Psychological

Keywords

Qualitative; interview; Intimate Partner Violence; Domestic Violence; domestic violence exposure; gender-based violence; Shame; Resilience, Psychological

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Patient experiences of EMBER

  Interview questions exploring experiences and attitudes regarding the EMBER intervention

  To be conducted at the time of enrollment

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Needs and resilience

  to be conducted at the time of enrollment

Study Arms (1)

EMBER-intervention participants

Women subjected to intimate partner violence at the NCK outpatient clinic

Behavioral: Qualitative interview

Interventions

Qualitative interview BEHAVIORAL

A semi-structured interview

EMBER-intervention participants

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Sex: female
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)
• Sampling Method: Non-Probability Sample

Study Population

The participants are patients at the NCK outpatient clinic at Uppsala University Hospital, due to experiences of being subjected to intimate partner violence. Due to clinic admission criteria, the population is limited to women over 18 of age. Participants are enrolled by strategic sampling to assure a diverse sample across variables of health, age, ethnicity, socio-economy and time enrolled at the clinic.

You may qualify if:

• Enrolled in the EMBER intervention at the NCK outpatient clinic.

You may not qualify if:

• Any situation that, in the opinion of the Investigator, would compromise the safety of the patient or the quality of the data.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uppsala University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala, Uppsala County, 75185, Sweden

RECRUITING

Study Officials

• Carolina Överlien, professor

  The National Centre for Knowledge on Men's Violence Against Women, Uppsala university

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Central Study Contacts

Tove Filén, PhD-student

CONTACT

+46721476848; tove.filen@nck.uu.se

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: OTHER
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 14, 2025
• First Posted: November 19, 2025
• Study Start: April 7, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): November 1, 2026
• Study Completion (Estimated): March 1, 2027
• Last Updated: April 13, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-04

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)