Empowerment Program for Intimate Partner Violence

(SURE Trial)

Overseen By Caron Zlotnick, PhD

Age: 18 - 65

Sex: Female

Trial Phase: Academic

Sponsor: Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Disqualifiers: Severe IPV, Spyware risk, others

No Placebo Group All trial participants will receive the active study treatment (no placebo)

Compensation: Varies

Number of Visits: 7

Duration: 1 session

186 Participants Needed

What You Need to Know Before You Apply

What is the purpose of this trial?

The objective of this study is to test whether the innovative intervention, "Strength for U in Relationship Empowerment" (SURE), reduces the frequency of IPV more than an attention, time, and information matched control condition in perinatal women seeking mental health care.

Who Is on the Research Team?

Caron Zlotnick, PhD

Principal Investigator

Women and Infants Hospital

Are You a Good Fit for This Trial?

This trial is for pregnant women or those who had a baby in the last year, aged 18-45, seeking mental health care and have experienced partner abuse within the past year. Participants must understand English and be able to consent.

Inclusion Criteria

You have reported experiencing partner abuse within the last year, as determined by the Woman Abuse Screening Tool (WAST).

You are pregnant.

Are in treatment or looking for treatment for mental health at one of the study site clinics

Exclusion Criteria

I am unable to understand and agree to the study's procedures and risks.

I cannot understand English.

Timeline for a Trial Participant

Screening

Participants are screened for eligibility to participate in the trial

2-4 weeks

Treatment

Participants receive the SURE intervention or control condition, including a computer-delivered session and a phone booster

1 session

1 computer-delivered session, 1 phone booster

Follow-up

Participants are monitored for safety and effectiveness after treatment through follow-up assessments

12 months

Follow-up assessments at 6 weeks, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months

What Are the Treatments Tested in This Trial?

Interventions

• Attention, time, and information matched control
• Strength for U in Relationship Empowerment (SURE)

Trial Overview The study tests if 'Strength for U in Relationship Empowerment' (SURE) can better reduce intimate partner violence compared to a control group receiving equal attention and information during perinatal mental health treatment.

How Is the Trial Designed?

Group I: Strength for U in Relationship Empowerment (SURE) Experimental Treatment 1 Intervention

Theory-driven and derived from empirical support

Group II: Attention, time, and information matched control Active Control 1 Intervention

Well-validated

Who Is Running the Clinical Trial?

Women and Infants Hospital of Rhode Island

Lead Sponsor

Trials

119

Recruited

59,200+

Eunice Kennedy Shriver National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)

Collaborator

Trials

2,103

Recruited

2,760,000+