A combined psychological therapies (motivational interviewing and behavioral couples) intervention to reduce intimate partner violence and alcohol use in South India.

Not Applicable

Conditions: Health Condition 1: F101- Alcohol abuse

Registration Number: CTRI/2022/09/045513

Lead Sponsor: ational Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

Brief Summary: Not available

Detailed Description: Not available

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status: Open to Recruitment

Sex: Not specified

Target Recruitment: 0

Inclusion Criteria

1) married with both spouses age =18;

2) living within the catchment area of the PHC;

3) speaking Kannada or Hindi;

4) wife reporting any physical or sexual IPV in the past 12 months (note exclusion for severe IPV below); and

5) the husband having AUD (AUDIT-C =4).

Exclusion Criteria

1) husband has severe alcohol dependence (per Severity of Alcohol Dependence Questionnaire, SADQ = 31) or is at risk of severe withdrawal symptoms (Clinical Institute Withdrawal Assessment for Alcohol Scale–Revised - CIWA-AR);

2) significant medical problems that will make the couple unable to participate in the intervention sessions;

3) cognitive problems, (Short-Blessed Cognitive Test score =7; previously adapted for India);

4) past year history of IPV severe enough to result in hospitalization (per an adapted version of the International Violence Against Women Survey - IVAWS), or

5) wife screens positive for AUD (AUDIT-C =4).

Study & Design

Study Type: Interventional

Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) mean scores on the Indian Family Violence and Control Scale (IFVCS) <br/ ><br>2) number of days (0-7) with a negative breathalyzer test over a 1-week period. <br/ ><br>Time points: baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12mo follow-up <br/ ><br> <br/ ><br>Timepoint: baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12mo follow-up <br/ ><br>

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
1) Communications Patterns Questionnaire. 35 items for couple’s behavior patterns during and after conflict interactions. <br/ ><br>2) Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) <br/ ><br>Timepoint: baseline, 3, 6, 9, 12mo follow-up <br/ ><br>