Effectiveness of Empowerment Group Sessions for Treating Suicidal African American Women in Abusive Relationships

Part of paid clinical trials in Atlanta, Georgia.

Sponsor
Emory University
Study ID
NCT00601939
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Battered Women
  • Suicide, Attempted

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
FEMALE
Age
18 Years - 64 Years
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • Psychoeducational intervention (PEI) — BEHAVIORAL
    PEI consists of 10 culturally competent group empowerment psychoeducational sessions. The sessions are directed by a treatment manual and are co-led by two therapists. The sessions are guided by the theory of triadic influence (TTI) model, which incorporates cultural-environmental influences, social-situational influences, and intrapersonal influences into treatment.
  • Enhanced treatment as usual (ETAU) — BEHAVIORAL
    ETAU contains an adherence protocol plus access to weekly support group and a resource room.

Study Details

This study will evaluate the effectiveness of culturally competent psychoeducational empowerment sessions in treating suicidal African-American women who are in abusive relationships.

Key Dates

Start date
Mar 31, 2008
Status verified
Nov 2024
Primary completion
Dec 31, 2028
Completion
Dec 31, 2028

Study Design

Enrollment
397 participants (estimated)
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT

Arms

  • Experimental: Psychoeducational intervention (PEI)
    Culturally competent group empowerment psychoeducational treatment (group intervention that is culturally informed and educational in nature)
  • Active Comparator: Enhanced Treatment as Usual
    Enhanced treatment as usual that includes an adherence protocol (regular care at the hospital plus an adherence protocol)

Primary Outcome Measure

Change in Beck Scale for Suicide Ideation Score [ Time Frame: Baseline, Week 10, Post-treatment Months 6 and 12 ]

Central Contacts

Locations (1)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
Grady HospitalAtlantaGeorgia30303
Nadine J. Kaslow, PhD

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