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NCT number NCT00070863
Other study ID # R21MH064562
Secondary ID R21MH064562DSIR
Status Completed
Phase Phase 1
First received October 8, 2003
Last updated October 30, 2017
Start date June 2002
Est. completion date December 2005

Study information

Verified date October 2017
Source University of Maryland, Baltimore County
Contact n/a
Is FDA regulated No
Health authority
Study type Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This study will develop an individual behavior therapy for men who are violent toward their partners and will compare the therapy to standard group treatment.


Description:

To date, treatment interventions for domestic abuse perpetrators have been conducted almost exclusively in groups. However, the efficacy of such treatments relative to no treatment has not been thoroughly evaluated. Evidence suggests that individual treatments may be more effective than group treatments. This study will combine motivational enhancement therapy with cognitive and behavior change techniques to treat men who abuse their partners.

This study will be conducted in two phases. In Phase 1, an individual cognitive behavior therapy (ICBT) manual will be constructed. During Phase 2, participants will be randomly assigned to receive either 16 sessions of ICBT or 16 sessions of standard group therapy. Data on abusive behavior outcomes and secondary treatment targets will be collected from participants and their partners every 3 months for 1 year after the study.


Recruitment information / eligibility

Status Completed
Enrollment 60
Est. completion date December 2005
Est. primary completion date December 2005
Accepts healthy volunteers Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Gender Male
Age group 18 Years and older
Eligibility Inclusion Criteria:

- Involved in male-to-female physical aggression in the past 12 months or has a history of severe male-to-female aggression in a relationship

- Current involvement in a primary intimate relationship (cohabiting, dating, or married) for at least 6 months, with partner contact at least once per week

- Willingness to provide written consent for partner contact

- Partner provides verbal assent for the use of information during an initial phone interview and agrees to be re-contacted for scheduled follow-up interviews

Exclusion Criteria:

- Psychotic symptoms or severe mood disorder

- Mental retardation, autism, dementia, delirium, catatonia, or other severe cognitive disorders

- Severe head trauma in the past two years

- Seizure disorder

- Current diagnosis of alcohol dependence or drug dependence. Participants must be in remission for at least 6 months if a past diagnosis is present.

Study Design


Related Conditions & MeSH terms


Intervention

Behavioral:
Individual Cognitive Behavioral Therapy


Locations

Country Name City State
United States Domestic Violence Center of Howard County Columbia Maryland

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor Collaborator
University of Maryland, Baltimore County National Institute of Mental Health (NIMH)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type Measure Description Time frame Safety issue
Primary Individual Versus Group Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy for Partner-Violent Men study of physical assault, emotional abuse, and injury as reported by the male participant and his relationship partner Physical assault, emotional abuse, and injury as reported by the male participant and his relationship partner Three month intervals for one year after the initiation of treatment
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