Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent IPV

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.

Conditions

Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence

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Study overview

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.

Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence

Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent IPV

Condition
Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence
Intervention / Treatment

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Contacts and Locations

Boston

VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA, Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130-4817

Ann Arbor

VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI, Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105-2303

Minneapolis

Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN, Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417-2309

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.

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Eligibility Criteria

  • * participant is a Veteran
  • * minimum age 18
  • * participant is enrolled in the Strength at Home program following program intake
  • * participant displays evidence of alcohol-related problems during program intake, as indicated by any of the following:
  • * a report of physical IPV while under the influence of alcohol in the past year
  • * a score of 8 or greater on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT)
  • * consumption of 6 or more standard drinks per occasion on one or more occasions in the previous 6 months
  • * average weekly consumption of 14 or more standard drinks in the prior 6 months
  • * participant provides written consent to participate in the study
  • * 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
  • * None

Ages Eligible for Study

18 Years to

Sexes Eligible for Study

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Collaborators and Investigators

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

2027-09-30