Shame, Resilience and Well-being After Intimate Partner Violence: an Intervention Study With Replicated Single-Subject Design.

NCT07618754 | Not Yet Recruiting

• 1 other identifier: EMBER-4
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 8
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The EMBER protocol is a health care method that is designed to increase resilience, in order to improve well-being and overall health in women who have experienced violence by a partner. This study explores whether the EMBER intervention works in this way. Eight participants will take part in the EMBER program and complete questionnaires every week during the intervention. The researchers will compare the timeline for the intervention to how resilience levels change. They will also check whether changes in resilience are linked to changes in health and well-being.

Conditions

Intimate Partner Violence; Resilience, Psychological

Keywords

Single Case Design; Intimate Partner Violence; Domestic Violence; Domestic Violence and Abuse; Resilience, psychological; Trauma; Well-Being

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Resilience - Psychological Endurance

  The self assessment questionnaire Psychological Endurance Scale (range 6-24, higher value indicates higher endurance) is completed bi-weekly using a mobile application. Data will be analyzed with a combination of visual and statistical analyses.

  Bi-weekly from enrollment 2-6 weeks prior to start of intervention, to completion of the intervention (intervention phase A and/or C). Follow-up 6 weeks post-intervention.

• Resilience - Subjective Social Support

  The Oslo Subjective Social Support Scale - 3 items (range 3-14, higher value indicates higher level of social support) is completed bi-weekly using a mobile application. Data will be processed using a combination of visual and statistical analyses.

  Bi-weekly from enrollment 2-6 weeks prior to start of intervention to completion of the intervention (intervention phase A and/or C). Follow-up 6 weeks post-intervention.

• Resilience - Meaning Making

  The MAPS - Meaningfulness subscale (range 5-25, higher value indicating higher meaningfulness) is completed by the subjects bi-weekly. Data is processed using a combination of statistical and visual analyses.

  Bi-weekly from enrollment 2-6 weeks prior to start of the intervention, to completion of the intervention (intervention phase A and/or C). Follow-up 6 weeks post-intervention.

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Health

  Bi-weekly from enrollment 2-6 weeks prior to the intervention, to completion of the intervention (intervention phase A and/or C). Follow-up 6 weeks post-intervention.

• Shame

  Bi-weekly from enrollment 2-6 weeks prior to start of the intervention, to completion of the intervention (intervention phase A and/or C). Follow-up 6 at weeks post-intervention.

• Well-Being

  Bi-weekly from enrollment 2-6 weeks prior to start of the intervention, to completion of the intervention (intervention phase A and/or C). Follow-up at 6 weeks post-intervention.

Study Arms (1)

EMBER intervention

EXPERIMENTAL

Other: Resilience enhancing intervention, individual format; Other: Resilience enhancing intervention, group format

Interventions

Resilience enhancing intervention, individual format OTHER

A 4-step, Resilience-focused intervention based on the Resilience Portfolio Model, administered in individual format.

Also known as: EMBER Phase A

EMBER intervention

Resilience enhancing intervention, group format OTHER

A 4-step, Resilience-focused intervention based on the Resilience Portfolio Model, administered in group format.

Also known as: EMBER phase C

EMBER intervention

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: CIS-females (biological females identifying as females)
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• subjected to IPV within 2 years prior to enrollment
• capable of completing questionnaires using a mobile phone
• intention to complete intervention
• identifies as female

You may not qualify if:

• ongoing severe IPV
• ongoing severe substance use
• psychosis
• moderate to severe suicidality
• ongoing psychological intervention in other facility

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Uppsala University: lead

Study Sites (1)

Uppsala University Hospital

Uppsala, Uppsala County, 75185, Sweden

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Wounds and Injuries

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

+46186170785; tove.filen@nck.uu.se

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: NA
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: SINGLE GROUP
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Model Details: Single Case Experimental Design (SCED). Baseline 2-6 weeks before the intervention start.

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: May 25, 2026
• First Posted: June 1, 2026
• Study Start: June 1, 2026
• Primary Completion (Estimated): May 1, 2030
• Study Completion (Estimated): June 1, 2030
• Last Updated: June 1, 2026

Record last verified: 2026-05

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

SE (1)