Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Forensic Setting

Substance Abuse Clinical Trial

Official title:

Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Forensic Setting

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Active, not recruiting

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00847548
• Other study ID #: 2008-KP-463
• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• First received: February 18, 2009
• Last updated: September 16, 2013
• Start date: September 2010
• Est. completion date: April 2014

Study information

• Verified date: September 2013
• Source: VU University of Amsterdam
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: Netherlands: Independent Ethics Committee
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

Intimate partner violence is a significant societal problem. However, treatment of IPV perpetrators is far from effective, which may be partly due to the fact that the role of substance abuse is not taken into account. There is considerable evidence that a strong relationship between the use of alcohol and other drugs and intimate partner violence exists. Besides, a few studies indicate that reducing substance use may have a positive impact on IPV. Therefore, in this study, perpetrators of intimate partner violence with substance use disorders enrolled in domestic violence treatment will be randomly assigned to either standard treatment for offenders of domestic violence or a combination of the latter treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse (combined treatment).

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Active, not recruiting
• Enrollment: 100
• Est. completion date: April 2014
• Est. primary completion date: April 2014
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• A history of perpetration of intimate partner violence

• Current alcohol, cannabis and/or cocaine abuse or dependence

• Still in an intimate relationship with the victim

Exclusion Criteria:

• Not sufficient fluency in Dutch to complete treatment and measures

• (ab)use of crack cocaine and/or heroin

• In need of clinical detoxification

• Severe mental disorders, such as psychosis

• Severe cognitive disorders, such as Korsakoff's syndrome

• In treatment for other mental health problems

• Abuse of children

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Domestic Violence
• Substance Abuse
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• substance abuse/domestic violence treatment
This intervention is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy. 8 sessions are addressing partner violence and 8 sessions are addressing substance abuse.
• CBT addressing partner violence
This treatment is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Netherlands	De Waag Amsterdam & Rijnmond	Amsterdam / Rotterdam

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
VU University of Amsterdam

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Netherlands, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Quick Drinking Screen (QDS)		pretest, posttest, 6 & 12 months follow-up	No
Primary	Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)		pretest, halfway treatment, posttest, 6 & 12 months follow-up	No
Primary	Timeline Followback interview	Assesses daily substance use in the past 4 months	pretest, posttest	No
Secondary	Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)	Assesses general psychological complaints	pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 moths follow-up	No
Secondary	Maudsly Marital Questionnaire (MMQ)	Assesses marital satisfaction	pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 months follow up	No