Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Forensic Setting

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Domestic Violence; Substance Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: substance abuse/domestic violence treatment; Behavioral: CBT addressing partner violence

• Registration Number: NCT00847548
• Lead Sponsor: VU University of Amsterdam

Brief Summary

Intimate partner violence is a significant societal problem. However, treatment of IPV perpetrators is far from effective, which may be partly due to the fact that the role of substance abuse is not taken into account. There is considerable evidence that a strong relationship between the use of alcohol and other drugs and intimate partner violence exists. Besides, a few studies indicate that reducing substance use may have a positive impact on IPV. Therefore, in this study, perpetrators of intimate partner violence with substance use disorders enrolled in domestic violence treatment will be randomly assigned to either standard treatment for offenders of domestic violence or a combination of the latter treatment with cognitive-behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse (combined treatment).

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2009-02-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-02-18
• Study First Posted: 2009-02-19
• Study Start: 2010-09
• Status Verified: 2013-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2013-09-16
• Last Update Posted: 2013-09-17
• Primary Completion: 2014-04
• Study Completion: 2014-04

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 100

Inclusion Criteria

• A history of perpetration of intimate partner violence
• Current alcohol, cannabis and/or cocaine abuse or dependence
• Still in an intimate relationship with the victim

Exclusion Criteria

• Not sufficient fluency in Dutch to complete treatment and measures
• (ab)use of crack cocaine and/or heroin
• In need of clinical detoxification
• Severe mental disorders, such as psychosis
• Severe cognitive disorders, such as Korsakoff's syndrome
• In treatment for other mental health problems
• Abuse of children

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: FACTORIAL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
combined treatment	substance abuse/domestic violence treatment	A combined treatment containing cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence and cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse
control condition	CBT addressing partner violence	Cognitive behavioral therapy addressing partner violence

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Quick Drinking Screen (QDS)	pretest, posttest, 6 & 12 months follow-up
Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS)	pretest, halfway treatment, posttest, 6 & 12 months follow-up
Timeline Followback interview	pretest, posttest	Assesses daily substance use in the past 4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)	pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 moths follow-up	Assesses general psychological complaints
Maudsly Marital Questionnaire (MMQ)	pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 months follow up	Assesses marital satisfaction

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

De Waag Amsterdam & Rijnmond; 🇳🇱 Amsterdam / Rotterdam, Netherlands