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Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Forensic Setting

Primary Purpose

Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse

Status

Unknown status

Phase

Not Applicable

Locations

Netherlands

Study Type

Interventional

Intervention

substance abuse/domestic violence treatment

CBT addressing partner violence

About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Domestic Violence focused on measuring intimate partner violence, domestic violence, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, addiction

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesDoes not accept healthy volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

A history of perpetration of intimate partner violence
Current alcohol, cannabis and/or cocaine abuse or dependence
Still in an intimate relationship with the victim

Exclusion Criteria:

Not sufficient fluency in Dutch to complete treatment and measures
(ab)use of crack cocaine and/or heroin
In need of clinical detoxification
Severe mental disorders, such as psychosis
Severe cognitive disorders, such as Korsakoff's syndrome
In treatment for other mental health problems
Abuse of children

Sites / Locations

De Waag Amsterdam & Rijnmond

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm Type

Experimental

Active Comparator

Arm Label

combined treatment

control condition

Arm Description

A combined treatment containing cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence and cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse

Cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Quick Drinking Screen (QDS)

Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)

Timeline Followback interview

Assesses daily substance use in the past 4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

Assesses general psychological complaints

Maudsly Marital Questionnaire (MMQ)

Assesses marital satisfaction

Full Information

NCT ID

NCT00847548

First Posted

February 18, 2009

Last Updated

September 16, 2013

Sponsor

VU University of Amsterdam

1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number

NCT00847548

Brief Title

Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Forensic Setting

Official Title

Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Forensic Setting

Study Type

Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date

September 2013

Overall Recruitment Status

Unknown status

Study Start Date

September 2010 (undefined)

Primary Completion Date

April 2014 (Anticipated)

Study Completion Date

April 2014 (Anticipated)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title

Principal Investigator

Name of the Sponsor

VU University of Amsterdam

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee

5. Study Description

Brief Summary

Intimate partner violence is a significant societal problem. However, treatment of IPV perpetrators is far from effective, which may be partly due to the fact that the role of substance abuse is not taken into account. There is considerable evidence that a strong relationship between the use of alcohol and other drugs and intimate partner violence exists. Besides, a few studies indicate that reducing substance use may have a positive impact on IPV. Therefore, in this study, perpetrators of intimate partner violence with substance use disorders enrolled in domestic violence treatment will be randomly assigned to either standard treatment for offenders of domestic violence or a combination of the latter treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse (combined treatment).

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study

Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse

Keywords

intimate partner violence, domestic violence, substance abuse, alcohol abuse, drug abuse, addiction

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose

Treatment

Study Phase

Not Applicable

Interventional Study Model

Factorial Assignment

Masking

None (Open Label)

Allocation

Randomized

Enrollment

100 (Anticipated)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title

combined treatment

Arm Type

Experimental

Arm Description

A combined treatment containing cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence and cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse

Arm Title

control condition

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Arm Description

Cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

substance abuse/domestic violence treatment

Intervention Description

This intervention is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy. 8 sessions are addressing partner violence and 8 sessions are addressing substance abuse.

Intervention Type

Behavioral

Intervention Name(s)

CBT addressing partner violence

Intervention Description

This treatment is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence.

Primary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Quick Drinking Screen (QDS)

Time Frame

pretest, posttest, 6 & 12 months follow-up

Title

Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)

Time Frame

pretest, halfway treatment, posttest, 6 & 12 months follow-up

Title

Timeline Followback interview

Description

Assesses daily substance use in the past 4 months

Time Frame

pretest, posttest

Secondary Outcome Measure Information:

Title

Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)

Description

Assesses general psychological complaints

Time Frame

pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 moths follow-up

Title

Maudsly Marital Questionnaire (MMQ)

Description

Assesses marital satisfaction

Time Frame

pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 months follow up

10. Eligibility

Sex

All

Minimum Age & Unit of Time

18 Years

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria: A history of perpetration of intimate partner violence Current alcohol, cannabis and/or cocaine abuse or dependence Still in an intimate relationship with the victim Exclusion Criteria: Not sufficient fluency in Dutch to complete treatment and measures (ab)use of crack cocaine and/or heroin In need of clinical detoxification Severe mental disorders, such as psychosis Severe cognitive disorders, such as Korsakoff's syndrome In treatment for other mental health problems Abuse of children

Overall Study Officials:

First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree

Paul M.G. Emmelkamp, PhD.

Organizational Affiliation

University of Amsterdam

Official's Role

Principal Investigator

Facility Information:

Facility Name

De Waag Amsterdam & Rijnmond

City

Amsterdam / Rotterdam

ZIP/Postal Code

1018AJ

Country

Netherlands

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