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NCT Number: NCT04875494

Effects of Physical Exercise Versus Group Therapy on Self-esteem Among Domestic Violence Victims

The current study is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of 6 weeks of physical exercise training versus group therapy on self-esteem as well as on the various subdomains of physical self-esteem among women who have experienced domestic violence within the last two months at the time of data collection

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Key information

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Age range

18 year–65 year

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

CIDFF-51

Châlons-en-Champagne, 51000, France

About this study

The present study design includes three arms (two intervention arms): Physical Exercise (Group A), Counseling/Support Group (Group B), and No Intervention (Control, Group C). Random allocation to each group was done in a 1:1:1 ratio at the end of an initial telephone interview by one of the authors. A permutated block design with a block size of three was used. For each participant in Groups A and B, the assigned intervention was started the week following the initial interview, and lasted 6 weeks.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • having experienced domestic violence at some time in the past 2 months

Exclusion criteria

  • not being physically active on a regular basis (less than 20 min of moderate-vigorous physical activity per day during the last year)
  • absence of medical contraindication to exercise

Treatment and study plan

Counseling/support group therapy

Behavioral

6 weeks of counseling group therapy; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with a psychologist and two former victims

Physical exercise

Behavioral

6 weeks of physical exercise training; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with an instructor

Primary outcomes

  1. Change score for each of the physical and global self esteem subscales from the Inventaire du Soi Physique (ISP-25). This instrument has 25 items each with a 6-point Likert response scale. Higher scores indicate greater self-esteem (physical or global)

    Time frame: baseline (pre-): the day before intervention implementation; post-study: the day following cessation of intervention, 6 weeks from baseline

    magnitude of change in global and physical self-esteem from pre- to post-study. Minimum = -150; Maximum = +150

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Physical Exercise and Self-esteem: a Randomized Controlled Trial in Domestic Violence Victims

Important dates

Study start
2020
Primary completion
2021
Study completion
2021
First posted
May 6, 2021
Registry last updated
May 6, 2021

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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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