RECRUITING

Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent IPV

Study Overview

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Description

This is a study to provide much-needed experimental data on the efficacy of a brief alcohol Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) pre-group intervention for Veterans receiving group treatment for IPV perpetration. The investigators will compare those assigned to receive this 2-session MET intervention to those receiving a 2-session Alcohol Education (AE) intervention or a 2-session standard treatment as usual (TAU) telephone monitoring intervention. The investigators will examine whether MET leads to greater reductions in alcohol use problems and IPV perpetration, and increased help-seeking behavior for alcohol use problems. Participants will be 300 Veterans drawn from the Strength at Home IPV intervention program across the entire Veterans Health Administration system.

Official Title

Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence

Quick Facts

Study Start:2023-09-01
Study Completion:2027-09-30
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT05287711

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Ages Eligible for Study:18 Years
Sexes Eligible for Study:ALL
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:No
Standard Ages:ADULT, OLDER_ADULT
Inclusion CriteriaExclusion Criteria
  1. * participant is a Veteran
  2. * minimum age 18
  3. * participant is enrolled in the Strength at Home program following program intake
  4. * participant displays evidence of alcohol-related problems during program intake, as indicated by any of the following:
  5. * a report of physical IPV while under the influence of alcohol in the past year
  6. * a score of 8 or greater on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
  7. * consumption of 6 or more standard drinks per occasion on one or more occasions in the previous 6 months
  8. * average weekly consumption of 14 or more standard drinks in the prior 6 months
  9. * participant provides written consent to participate in the study
  10. * inclusion for this study is broad because this is a population who possesses a number of comorbid problems and exclusion for those based on psychopathology or risk for aggression could potentially lead to a biased sample
  1. * None

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Casey T Taft, PhD
CONTACT
(857) 364-4344
Casey.Taft@va.gov
Samuel F Frank, BA
CONTACT
(617) 821-2591
samuel.frank@va.gov

Principal Investigator

Casey Tyler Taft, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

Study Locations (Sites)

VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, 02130-4817
United States
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, Michigan, 48105-2303
United States
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417-2309
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development

  • Casey Tyler Taft, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA

Study Record Dates

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Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2023-09-01
Study Completion Date2027-09-30

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2023-09-01
Study Completion Date2027-09-30

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • Intimate Partner Violence
  • Alcohol Use

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence