Randomised controlled trial of a group domestic violence perpetrator programme (DVPP) for men in abusive relationships

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Perpetrators and victims of domestic violence and abuse; Mental and Behavioural Disorders

• Registration Number: ISRCTN15804282
• Lead Sponsor: niversity of Bristol

Brief Summary

2023 Protocol article in https://pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/37770906/ (added 29/09/2023)

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2019-09-30
• Last Update Posted: 18 June 2024
• Study Completion: 2024-06-30

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Ongoing
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 487

Inclusion Criteria

Inclusion criteria for male participants:
1. >21 years of age
2. Use of abusive behaviour in current or previous relationships with women partner(s) or ex-partner(s) and concerned about that behaviour
3. Ability to complete outcome questionnaires with or without the assistance of the researcher
4. Need to be able to understand and participate in an English-speaking group setting
5. Must have contact with an abused partner or ex-partner within the last three months at the time of recruitment

Inclusion criteria for partners or ex-partners:
1. Female partners or ex-partners of men using violence/abuse in their relationships
2. Age > 18 years
3. Ability to complete outcome questionnaires with or without the assistance of the researcher

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria for male participants:
1. Court mandated referral to perpetrator programme
2. Men who are deemed too high risk as assessed by a programme co-ordinator or by the research team
3. Men who are deemed by the programme coordinator as not willing to engage with the intervention.
4. Men with known previous violence or aggression towards professionals
5. Participants who cannot understand the English language sufficiently well to give informed consent and to complete the questionnaires (with or without assistance) or to participate in a group setting.
6. Participants unable to consent to and engage with a group programme (this may include, and is not limited to, persons with a serious mental health difficulty, serious learning disability or unstable substance misuse difficulties)
7. Men who have private court cases ongoing regarding child custody / access
8. Men who have ongoing criminal justice investigations for a DVA incident towards a partner or ex-partner (i.e. waiting to hear if will be going to court or waiting for a court date)
9. Men who are unwilling or unable to provide partner / ex-partner details to enable the research team to contact them.
10. Men who fall outside the catchment areas (for the purposed of collecting data on police records).

Exclusion criteria for partners/ex-partners:
1. Participants who cannot understand English sufficiently well to give informed consent and to complete the questionnaires (with or without assistance).
2. Women who are deemed (by the women’s safety worker, DVPP coordinator or research team) to be put at greater risk if they take part in the study.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified