Partner Violence and Anger Management

Domestic Violence Clinical Trial

Official title:

Partner Violence and Anger Management: a Randomised Controlled Study of the Effectiveness of Cognitive Behavioral Therapy

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01653860
• Other study ID #: 2012/683
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: July 2012
• Est. completion date: May 4, 2018

Study information

• Verified date: November 2020
• Source: Norwegian University of Science and Technology
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to investigate the effectiveness of the Brøset anger management model in reducing violent behavior amongst clients who are violent in intimate partnerships and who voluntarily seek help. Violence in intimate partnerships constitutes a serious problem worldwide and there is reason to believe that cognitive behavior therapy has some effect on the reduction of violent behavior. However, there are currently too few randomized controlled studies to conclude about the effectiveness of cognitive behavior therapy for this client group.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 185
• Est. completion date: May 4, 2018
• Est. primary completion date: May 4, 2018
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Male
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• fluent in Norwegian language
• is in a partner relationship at inclusion. Partner relationship is defined by having an intimate partner at present, or being in regular contact with a former intimate partner so that violence is possible (e.g. they have children)
• admits being violent to his partner (physical, mental and/or sexual)

Exclusion Criteria:

• psychosis
• alcohol- or drug addiction to a level that hinders group participation free from intoxication.

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Domestic Violence
• Spouse Abuse

Intervention

Behavioral:
• The Brøset anger management model
manualised structured cognitive treatment program 15 weeks (30 hours)
• Ordinary group treatment
group treatment 8 weeks (16 hours)

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
Norway	St Olavs University Hospital, Division of Psychiatry, Centre for research and education in forensic psychiatry Brøset	Trondheim

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Norwegian University of Science and Technology	Karolinska Institutet, St. Olavs Hospital

Country where clinical trial is conducted

Norway, 

References & Publications (2)

Nesset MB, Bjørngaard JH, Whittington R, Palmstierna T. Does cognitive behavioural therapy or mindfulness-based therapy improve mental health and emotion regulation among men who perpetrate intimate partner violence? A randomised controlled trial. Int J N — View Citation

Nesset MB, Lara-Cabrera ML, Bjørngaard JH, Whittington R, Palmstierna T. Cognitive behavioural group therapy versus mindfulness-based stress reduction group therapy for intimate partner violence: a randomized controlled trial. BMC Psychiatry. 2020 Apr 19; — View Citation

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	violent behaviour, reported by partner and client	measured by using the Conflict Tactics Scale Revised (CTS2), instrument for measuring violence in intimate partnerships(10), which consists of 78 questions (0-7) about different aspects of violence (frequence of physical, psychological, sexual and material violence)	3 months between assessments, 1 year duration, i.e. baseline and 4 follow-up assessments. In accordance with the original Norwegian protocol.
Secondary	The client's and their partner's mental health	measured by using the Hopkins Symptoms Check List (HSCL-25, with 25 questions about the presence and intensity of anxiety and depression symptoms, and symptoms of somatoform character)	3 months between assessments, 1 year duration, i.e. baseline and 4 follow-up assessments. In accordance with the original Norwegian protocol.
Secondary	The client's and their partner's health service use and absence due to sickness		3 months between assessments, 1 year duration, i.e. baseline and 4 follow-up assessments. In accordance with the original Norwegian protocol.
Secondary	Changes in emotional dysregulation	Emotional regulation will be assessed by the Difficulties in Emotion Regulation Scale (DERS, Gratz & Roemer, 2004).	3 months between assessments, 1 year duration, i.e. baseline and 4 follow-up assessments. In accordance with the original Norwegian protocol.