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NCT Number: NCT01054898

Effectiveness of a Telephone Intervention to Improve the Mental Health of Abused Women

The purpose of this study is to determine if a telephone social support and empowerment intervention is more effective than usual community services in improving the mental health of community-dwelling women abused by their intimate partners.

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Key information

Conditions

Battered Women Behavior Behavioral Symptoms Depression

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Hong Kong SKH Lady MacLehose Centre

Hong Kong, China

About this study

Depression is one of the most common mental health sequelae of intimate partner violence (IPV). Although a range of interventions have been tried to improve the mental health of women survivors of IPV, the results are inconclusive. In this trial, a 12-week advocacy intervention consisting of empowerment and telephone social support is provided to abused Chinese women in a community setting. Usual community services provide the control condition.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

  • Chinese women 18 years of age or older
  • Self-report of psychological, physical or sexual abuse by their current or former intimate partner in the previous 12 months
  • Live or work in a community within the catchment area of a community centre designated for the proposed study

Exclusion criteria

  • Perpetrator is not an intimate partner

Treatment and study plan

advocacy intervention

Behavioral

A 12-week telephone social support and empowerment intervention consisting of empowerment training, scheduled weekly telephone calls, and 24-hour access to a hotline for abused women

usual community services

Behavioral

standard care for abused women in the community

Primary outcomes

  1. depression

    Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. perceived social support

    Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

  2. health-related quality of life

    Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

  3. intimate partner violence

    Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

  4. safety behaviors

    Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

  5. utilization of health services

    Time frame: On completion of intervention and six months post-intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

The University of Hong Kong

Other

Registry information

Official study title

A RCT to Test the Effectiveness of a Telephone Intervention to Improve the Mental Health of Community Dwelling Women Abused by Their Intimate Partners

Important dates

Study start
2007
Primary completion
2008
Study completion
2009
First posted
Jan 22, 2010
Registry last updated
May 28, 2015

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This listing is for discovery and informational purposes only. It is not medical advice, does not guarantee that a study is recruiting, and does not determine eligibility. Contact the study team and a qualified healthcare professional when considering participation.

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