MISC-IPV: a Community-Based Intervention for Children Traumatized by Intimate Partner Violence

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: MISC Intervention; Treatment As Usual
• Interventions: Behavioral: MISC intervention; Behavioral: Treatment as Usual (TAU)

• Registration Number: NCT05948631
• Lead Sponsor: University of Houston

Brief Summary

This study adapts and evaluates preliminary outcomes of the Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC) for women and children of color who have survived domestic violence.

Detailed Description

The investigators propose that the adverse effects of Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) trauma on children can be interrupted through an intervention that enhances maternal caregiving capacity delivered by paraprofessional caseworkers. The objective of this application is to adapt an established caregiver intervention program, Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC), for the IPV context (thereafter named MISC-IPV). Guided by an evidence-based framework for adapting caregiver-child training programs, the investigators take a three-phase approach (Adapt, Process Evaluation, Outcome/Mediator Evaluation) with the central hypothesis that acceptability and feasibility of MISC-IPV will be demonstrated and that MISC-IPV will show positive preliminary outcomes through the mechanism of enhanced maternal caregiving. In acknowledgement of significant health disparities faced by IPV-affected African American women, the investigators will conduct our research with African American women and their children. Successful completion of the project will result in a scalable community-based approach to IPV exposure that may provide a model for future integration of child-focused work into existing woman-focused IPV programs.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2023-02-14
• Study First Submitted: 2023-06-16
• Study First Submitted QC: 2023-07-06
• Study First Posted: 2023-07-17
• Status Verified: 2024-12
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-12-04
• Last Update Posted: 2024-12-09
• Primary Completion: 2025-04-30
• Study Completion: 2025-04-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 132

Inclusion Criteria

Not provided

Exclusion Criteria

Not provided

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
MISC	MISC intervention	Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC): a program for mother and children where mothers become sensitized to the impact of their behavior on their children with the aim of improving quality caregiving and child outcomes.
Treatment as Usual	Treatment as Usual (TAU)	Treatment as Usual in the rehousing program. Mothers receive support in a domestic violence rehousing program to find work and housing.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mental health problems	Baseline, six, 12, and 18 months.	The primary outcome measure is change in mental health outcomes as assessed through by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The SDQ total score indexes the overall level of mental health problems a child is experiencing with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 60. A higher the score indicates higher the levels of mental health problems.
Sensitive caregiving	Baseline, six, 12, and 18 months.	Change in sensitive caregiving is a primary outcome that will be assessed with an observational tool named the Observing Mediational Interaction (OMI) tool. The measure codes the frequency of caregiving behaviors that are sensitive to the child's needs. It has a minimum of 0, but has no maximum as any frequency of behaviors may be observed. A higher score indicates more sensitive caregiving.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Houston; 🇺🇸 Houston, Texas, United States