RECRUITING

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

Study Overview

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Description

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.

Official Title

Recovering From IPV Through Strengths and Empowerment (RISE) Versus Advocacy-based Enhanced Care as Usual for Patients Experiencing IPV

Quick Facts

Study Start:2025-09-15
Study Completion:2030-01
Study Type:Not specified
Phase:Not Applicable
Enrollment:Not specified
Status:RECRUITING

Study ID

NCT06906302

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. * patients receiving care at an enrolled site/affiliated Community-Based Outpatient Clinic (CBOC)
  2. * report experience of past-year physical, psychological, and/or sexual IPV on an established screening tool used to detect IPV in VHA, and
  3. * be able to provide informed consent including permission to have intervention sessions recorded
  1. * severe cognitive impairment,
  2. * suicide or homicide intent with a specific plan
  3. * untreated or unstable symptoms of mania or psychosis

Contacts and Locations

Study Contact

Katherine M Iverson, PhD
CONTACT
857-364-2066
Katherine.Iverson@va.gov
Julianne Brady
CONTACT
Julianne.Brady@va.gov

Principal Investigator

Katherine M Iverson, PhD
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
V Boston Healthcare System, BU CASchool Medicine Psychiatry
Melissa Dichter, PhD MSW
PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
VA Philadelphia Healthcare System

Study Locations (Sites)

VA Boston Healthcare System
Boston, Massachusetts, 02130
United States
VA Minneapolis Healthcare System
Minneapolis, Minnesota, 55417
United States
VA Philadelphia Healthcare System
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104
United States

Collaborators and Investigators

Sponsor: Boston University

  • Katherine M Iverson, PhD, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, V Boston Healthcare System, BU CASchool Medicine Psychiatry
  • Melissa Dichter, PhD MSW, PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR, VA Philadelphia Healthcare System

Study Record Dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Registration Dates

Study Start Date2025-09-15
Study Completion Date2030-01

Study Record Updates

Study Start Date2025-09-15
Study Completion Date2030-01

Terms related to this study

Keywords Provided by Researchers

  • RISE
  • Enhanced Care as Usual (ECAU)
  • Healthcare patients
  • Self-efficacy
  • Depression
  • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorders (PTSD)

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

  • Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)