A Brief Intervention
Completed · Not applicable
Conditions studied: Dating Violence, Dating Abuse
In brief
This randomized controlled trial (RCT) study is a small scale test of the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a brief motivational interview-style intervention. The intervention took place in the pediatric emergency departments by a trained interventionist and will followed an intervention algorithm developed by a team of dating abuse and brief intervention experts. The research design is as follows: the investigators will randomize youth ages 12-19 years old to one of two groups: one group who receives the intervention (N=\~18), and the other which does not (N=\~18). The investigators compared changes in outcomes from baseline to 1-month follow-up for those in both groups. The investigators looked at outcomes including dating abuse-related knowledge, attitudes about the use of violence to resolve conflict, and dating abuse behavior (perpetration and/or victimization). Statement of study hypothesis: Youth who receive the intervention will show improvements in dating abuse-related knowledge, attitudes and behavior that are maintained for 1 month, while those in the comparison group will show no similar change.
Key facts
- Study ID
- NCT01632176
- Run by
- Boston University
- People needed
- 36
- Starts
- 2012-07-01
- Expected to finish
- 2014-05-01
- Last updated by the study team
- 2017-03-20
Who can join
Age: 15 and older, up to 19. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.
You may qualify if…
- 15-19 years old
- English-speaking
- Have used at least one form of physical or sexual aggression against a dating or sexual partner in the past three months
You may not qualify if…
- Patient's reason for ED visit is an acute mental health problem (e.g., suicidal ideation or attempt, severe anxiety attack)
- Patient is a prisoner
- Patient is determined to be potentially lethal
- Patient attends batterer intervention classes
Where it is running
- Boston Medical Center — Boston, Massachusetts, United States
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