The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up Engages Adult Men Concerned About Their Abusive Behavior and Alcohol or Drug Use

Substance Abuse Clinical Trial

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Official title:

Stage 1B Study Motivating Substance Abusing Batterers to Seek Treatment.

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01621334
• Other study ID #: 37863-C
• Secondary ID: R01DA017873
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 1
• First received: August 16, 2011
• Last updated: June 13, 2012
• Start date: September 2009
• Est. completion date: May 2012

Study information

• Verified date: June 2012
• Source: University of Washington
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This research is a stage 1b developmental trial evaluating an intervention called "The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up" with adult men abusing their intimate partners and also struggling with alcohol or drug use.

Description:

One hundred and forty adult men concerned about their substance use and behaviors toward intimate partners, recruited in Washington State, will be enrolled in the trial. Participants are recruited through print and radio ads. Following a baseline assessment, participants are then randomly assigned to receive one of two interventions:

• The experimental intervention is a two-session motivational enhancement treatment. A personalized feedback report, containing information from the participant's assessment as well as normative comparison data, is reviewed, with the counselor employing motivational interviewing strategies intended to impact study outcomes.

• The comparison condition involves an educational brochure focusing on the legal, health and behavioral effects of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV risky behaviors.

Following the two interventions, participants are reassessed at 1 week, 1 month, and 4 months following either intervention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 140
• Est. completion date: May 2012
• Est. primary completion date: May 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• age (18 years and older)

• gender (male)

• self-reported abusive behaviors

• concerned about alcohol or drug use

Exclusion Criteria:

• not fluent in English

• they have a thought disorder that precludes full participation

• they refuse to accept randomization to condition

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Domestic Violence
• Substance Abuse

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Motivational Enhancement Therapy
Two personal feedback sessions with counselor using motivational interviewing strategies.
• Educational information
Educational brochure about legal, health and behavioral effects of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV risky behaviors

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Innovative Programs Research Group, School of Social Work, University of Washington	Seattle	Washington

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of Washington	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	treatment seeking		4 months	No
Secondary	self-report of intimate partner violence and substance use		4 months	No