Intimate Partner Violence and Pregnancy, a Perinatal Care Intervention Study

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Intimate Partner Violence

• 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

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)

OLV Ziekenhuis Aalst; 🇧🇪 Aalst, Belgium

UZA; 🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

ZNA Middelheim Antwerpen; 🇧🇪 Antwerp, Belgium

AZ Sint-Jan Brugge; 🇧🇪 Brugge, Belgium

AZ Monica Deurne; 🇧🇪 Deurne, Belgium

ZOL Genk; 🇧🇪 Genk, Belgium

AZ Jan Palfijn Gent; 🇧🇪 Gent, Belgium

Ghent University Hospital; 🇧🇪 Ghent, Belgium

Virga Jesse Hasselt; 🇧🇪 Hasselt, Belgium

AZ Groeninge Kortrijk; 🇧🇪 Kortrijk, Belgium

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