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Confidential IPV Screening Tool

Not Applicable
Completed
Conditions
Violence, Domestic
Registration Number
NCT06284148
Lead Sponsor
Medical University of South Carolina
Brief Summary

Intimate partner violence (IPV) against women in the US is a serious public health problem and a human rights issue. Our research team has developed confidential screening tools using exam-room computer for intimate partner violence to be used in primary care.

Detailed Description

The objective of this study was to develop and evaluate an integrated suite of electronic health record (EHR) tools that automates "best practices" from Northern California Kaiser Permanente for screening and intervention for IPV identified within clinical settings. The goal of the intervention goes beyond mere screening of patients for IPV and includes tools for assessment of IPV risk, for documentation of IPV care, and support for a warm hand-off during the primary care visit to a national IPV hotline resource. Importantly, the study includes work to keep notes documenting IPV and billing for IPV care confidential, segmenting this care in a secure segment of the electronic health record.

Recruitment & Eligibility

Status
COMPLETED
Sex
All
Target Recruitment
19655
Inclusion Criteria
  • Being an Medical University of South Carolina patient at primary care clinics (family medicine)
  • Women 18-49 years of age inclusive
  • Reported yes to wanting to be contacted for a follow-up research study
  • English-speaking
Exclusion Criteria
  • No exclusion criteria

Study & Design

Study Type
INTERVENTIONAL
Study Design
SEQUENTIAL
Primary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
IPV positive (Yes/No)29 months

Depending on patient's answers to screening questions, they are flagged as either IPV positive or negative

Screening completed (Yes/No)29 months

Whether the assigned screening was completed during patient visit

Secondary Outcome Measures
NameTimeMethod
Physician compliance with IPV management tools29 months

Measured as the rate of completion of follow-up decision templates, and the rate of referrals for post-visit counseling to a national hotline (a share from screened positive patients

Severity of risk29 months

using Danger 5 risk assessment, ranging from 0 to 5

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Biomedical Informatics Center

🇺🇸

Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Biomedical Informatics Center
🇺🇸Charleston, South Carolina, United States

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