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NCT Number: NCT00527241

Efficacy Trial of Raices Nuevas

This trial will test the impact of a culturally tailored and theory driven primary intimate partner violence prevention intervention with Spanish speaking Latino men.

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Key information

Conditions

Intimate Partner Violence

Age range

18 year–55 year

Sex eligibility

Male

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 2 / Phase 3

Primary location

Community Health and Social Services Center (CHASS)

Detroit, Michigan, United States

About this study

In this randomized controlled trial, Spanish speaking Latino men will be recruited from community church settings in Southwest Detroit and randomly assigned to: (a) an intimate partner violence prevention intervention or (b) a wait-list control condition. Latino men assigned to the intervention will receive, in a small group setting, an 8-session, primary intimate partner violence prevention intervention based on the Duluth model and culturally and linguistically tailored for Spanish speaking Latino men. Measures will be administered at pre-test, and at three and six months post-intervention.

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Spanish speaking Latino men
  • between the ages of 18 and 55
  • in a stable relationship for at least the past three months

Exclusion criteria

  • severely mentally impaired
  • hearing impaired

Treatment and study plan

Raices nuevas

Behavioral

8 90-minute sessions (once a week) of problem-posing and facilitated discussion on respect, anger, support, trust, negotiating, partnership with your intimate partner.

Primary outcomes

  1. Perpetration of violence towards intimate partner

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months after completion of intervention

Secondary outcomes

  1. intentions to abuse intimate partner

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months after completion of intervention

  2. Beliefs, norms, and perceived self-efficacy

    Time frame: 3 and 6 months after completion of intervention

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Joanne Klevens

Fed

Collaborators

  • The Community Health and Social Services Center, Inc.
  • University of Michigan

Registry information

Important dates

Study start
2006
Primary completion
2009
Study completion
2009
First posted
Sep 10, 2007
Registry last updated
Feb 10, 2012

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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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