Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy, a Perinatal Care Intervention Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Intimate Partner Violence
• Interventions: Other: no resource card; Other: resource card

• Registration Number: NCT01158690
• Lead Sponsor: University Ghent

Brief Summary

The study composes of two large parts, in particular a large scale prevalence/incidence study and a single-blind randomised controlled trial (RCT). The prevalence/incidence study aims to determine the prevalence/incidence of physical, psychological and sexual violence in a pregnant population. The study population is recruited through the prenatal consultation of more or less 15 hospitals in Belgium. The respondents fill out a questionnaire on the spot minimum one time during pregnancy. Based on this questionnaire, the investigators aim to recruit 150 victims of intimate partner violence (IPV) to participate in the second part of the study. The RCT aims to evaluate if there is a safe and effective way to reduce IPV within the perinatal care setting. The investigators hypothesise that screening pregnant women for violence in combination with handing out a resource card, has the potential of interrupting the IPV and increase help-seeking behaviour.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2010-06
• Study First Submitted: 2010-07-07
• Study First Submitted QC: 2010-07-07
• Study First Posted: 2010-07-08
• Primary Completion: 2012-10
• Study Completion: 2016-09
• Status Verified: 2017-10
• Last Update Submitted: 2017-10-12
• Last Update Posted: 2017-10-13

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: Female
• Target Recruitment: 199

Inclusion Criteria

• Dutch-, French- or English speaking
• Victim of intimate partner violence based on the questionnaire
• Accessible through telephone and no safety problems

Exclusion Criteria

• Not Dutch-, French- or English speaking
• Not a victim of intimate partner violence one year before or during pregnancy
• Not accessible through telephone and/or safety problems

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
control group	no resource card	The control group will receive the same envelop with a gift voucher and a letter of thanks.
resource card group	resource card	The intervention group will receive an envelope with a gift voucher and a resource card (wallet size card with on the one side safety measures and on the other side contact details of resources for violence).

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Impact of the resource card on the evolution of the partner violence within a sample of pregnant victims of partner violence	12 months after the receipt of the resource card

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Impact of a resource card on the evolution of the help-seeking behaviour	12 months after receipt of the resource card

Trial Locations

Locations (12)

AZ Monica Deurne; 🇧🇪 Deurne, Belgium

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent; 🇧🇪 Gent, Belgium

ZOL Genk; 🇧🇪 Genk, Belgium

AZ Groeninge Kortrijk; 🇧🇪 Kortrijk, Belgium

AZ Sint-Augustinus Ziekenhuis Wilrijk; 🇧🇪 Wilrijk, Belgium

OLV van Lourdes ziekenhuis Waregem; 🇧🇪 Waregem, Belgium

OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst; 🇧🇪 Aalst, Belgium

UZA; 🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

AZ Sint-Jan Brugge; 🇧🇪 Brugge, Belgium

ZNA Middelheim Antwerpen; 🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

Ghent University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium

Virga Jesse Hasselt; 🇧🇪 Hasselt, Belgium