The Effect of Biofeedback on Intimate Partner Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial
Recruiting
- Conditions
- ot applicable
- Registration Number
- NL-OMON25289
- Lead Sponsor
- o commercial sponsoring. See funding bodies.
- Brief Summary
Not available
- Detailed Description
Not available
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- Recruiting
- Sex
- Not specified
- Target Recruitment
- 40
Inclusion Criteria
Male, 18+, in treatment for intimate partner violence at the Waag (an outpatient forensic treatment center), lack of self-control as a risk factor and treatment target, being in a romantic relationship and living together or seeing each other at least three times a week, being in possession of a smartphone with iOS 11.2.5 or higher, or Android 6.0 or higher
Exclusion Criteria
stalking is main reason for treatment, medical or other reasons that preclude wearing a chest strap with heart rate sensor, a restraining order that prevents contact with the romantic partner, any reason that supersedes TAU, such as the need for immediate care with regard to suicidality, psychosis or imminent danger for others.
Study & Design
- Study Type
- Interventional
- Study Design
- Not specified
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2) as a measure of frequency of intimate partner violence (measured at the start and end of the study period)
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Bodily signals indicative of arousal, as measured with the Anger Bodily Signals Questionnaire (ABSQ) questionnaire (measured weekly)