RISE Versus Advocacy-based Enhanced Care as Usual for Patients Experiencing IPV

Part of paid clinical trials in Boston, Massachusetts.

Sponsor
Boston University
Study ID
NCT06906302
Status
Recruiting
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Conditions

  • Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Eligibility Criteria

Sex
ALL
Age
18 Years - N/A
Healthy Volunteers
Not accepted

Interventions

  • RISE — BEHAVIORAL
    RISE is personalized, trauma-informed, empowerment-oriented and variable-length, consisting of an initial 60-minute session and up to 7 additional 45-minute sessions (1-8 sessions total).
  • Advocacy-based ECAU — BEHAVIORAL
    Advocacy-based ECAU is a single 60-minute trauma-informed counseling intervention that includes supportive education, validating and empathetic statements, safety planning, resource provision and referrals.

Study Details

This study aims to improve treatment for Veterans Health Administration (VHA) patients who experience intimate partner violence (IPV). This study will evaluate two brief counseling interventions for VHA patients who have experienced IPV in the past 12 months: Recovering from IPV through Strength and Empowerment (RISE) and advocacy-based Enhanced Care as Usual (ECAU). The RISE intervention includes up to 8 sessions and includes specific topic areas (e.g., social support, health effects, resources). The other intervention, ECAU, includes a single session that includes supportive education about IPV and health effects, discussion of ways to increase safety, and information about resources. This study will test which approach is better for improving self-efficacy and other aspects of health. Participants will answer surveys about their self-efficacy and other health and safety indicators (e.g., mental health symptoms) right before receiving treatment, approximately 12 weeks later, and then every three months after that for one year. Participation in this research will last about 15 months.

Key Dates

Start date
Sep 15, 2025
Status verified
Oct 2025
Primary completion
Jan 31, 2030
Completion
Jan 31, 2030

Study Design

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

Arms

  • Experimental: RISE (Recovering from Intimate Partner Violence through Strengths and Empowerment)
    Participants randomized to the RISE arm will have 1 or more RISE sessions.
  • Active Comparator: Advocacy-based ECAU (Enhanced Care as Usual)
    Participants randomized to this arm will have a single Advocacy-based ECAU session

Primary Outcome Measure

Self-efficacy [ Time Frame: Baseline, 3 months, 6 months. 9 months, 12 months, 15 months ]

Central Contacts

Locations (3)

FacilityCityStateZIPSite coordinators
VA Boston Healthcare SystemBostonMassachusetts02130
Katherine M Iverson, PhD
VA Minneapolis Healthcare SystemMinneapolisMinnesota55417
Princess Ackland, PhD
VA Philadelphia Healthcare SystemPhiladelphiaPennsylvania19104
Melissa Dichter, PhD

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