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NCT Number: NCT01158690

Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy, a Perinatal Care Intervention Study

The study composes of two large parts, in particular a large scale prevalence/incidence study and a single-blind randomised controlled trial (RCT). The prevalence/incidence study aims to determine the prevalence/incidence of physical, psychological and sexual violence in a pregnant population. The study population is recruited through the prenatal consultation of more or less 15 hospitals in Belgium. The respondents fill out a questionnaire on the spot minimum one time during pregnancy. Based on this questionnaire, the investigators aim to recruit 150 victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) to participate in the second part of the study. The RCT aims to evaluate if there is a safe and effective way to reduce IPV within the perinatal care setting. The investigators hypothesise that screening pregnant women for violence in combination with handing out a resource card, has the potential of interrupting the IPV and increase help-seeking behaviour.

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Key information

Conditions

Intimate Partner Violence

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

Female

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst, Aalst, Belgium

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Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Dutch-, French- or English speaking
  • Victim of intimate partner violence based on the questionnaire
  • Accessible through telephone and no safety problems

Exclusion criteria

  • Not Dutch-, French- or English speaking
  • Not a victim of intimate partner violence one year before or during pregnancy
  • Not accessible through telephone and/or safety problems

Treatment and study plan

resource card

Other

the intervention group receives an envelop with resource card

no resource card

Other

the control group receives an envelop without resource card

Primary outcomes

  1. Impact of the resource card on the evolution of the partner violence within a sample of pregnant victims of partner violence

    Time frame: 6 months after receipt of the resource card

  2. Impact of the resource card on the evolution of the partner violence within a sample of pregnant victims of partner violence

    Time frame: 12 months after the receipt of the resource card

Secondary outcomes

  1. Impact of a resource card on the evolution of the help-seeking behaviour

    Time frame: 6 months after receipt of the resource card

  2. Impact of a resource card on the evolution of the help-seeking behaviour

    Time frame: 12 months after receipt of the resource card

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

University Ghent

Other

Collaborators

  • Fund for Scientific Research, Flanders, Belgium
  • International Centre for Reproductive Health, Belgium

Registry information

Official study title

Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy, a Randomised Controlled Trial on the Effect of a Resource Card on the Incidence of Intimate Partner Violence

Acronym: MOM

Important dates

Study start
2010
Primary completion
2012
Study completion
2016
First posted
Jul 8, 2010
Registry last updated
Oct 13, 2017

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