Trial of a group programme intervention for men who are concerned about their behaviour

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Domestic violence and abuse; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN71797549
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol

Brief Summary

2024 Results article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/38678198/ (added 02/05/2024)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Completion: 2018-10-31
• Study Start: 2022-05-27
• Last Update Posted: 13 May 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 51

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for male participants:
1. >21 years of age
2. Using violence/abuse in their relationship to women partner(s) or ex-partner(s) and concerned about that behaviour
3. Ability to read and complete outcome questionnaires

Inclusion criteria for partners/ex-partners:
1. Female partners or ex-partners of men using violence/abuse in their relationships
2. >18 years
3. Ability to read and complete outcome questionnaires

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for male participants:
1. Men who do not have a female partner or ex-partner
2. Court mandated referral to perpetrator programme
3. Men who are high risk perpetrators of DVA as assessed by the intervention group co-ordinator
4. Men who are deemed by the intervention group coordinator not willing to engage with the intervention
5. Participants who cannot understand the English language sufficiently well to give informed consent and to complete the questionnaires
6. Participants with a diagnosis of a mental illness that will prevent them from programme
engagement, e.g. active psychosis
7. Participants with current unstable use/misuse of drugs or alcohol

Exclusion criteria for partners/ex-partners:
1. Participants who cannot understand English sufficiently well to give informed consent and to complete the questionnaires
2. Women who are deemed by the DVA support worker to be put at greater risk if they take part in the study
3. Women who are incapacitated by substance abuse or serious mental illness at time of seeking consent

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified