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2024-05-06 @ 11:18 AM
Last Modification Date:
2024-10-26 @ 12:43 PM
Study NCT ID:
NCT03488927
Status:
COMPLETED
Last Update Posted:
2020-10-19
First Post:
2018-03-29
Brief Title:
Development and Pilot Trial of an Intervention to Reduce Disclosure Recipients Negative Social Reactions and Victims Psychological Distress and Problem Drinking
Sponsor:
University of New Hampshire
Organization:
University of New Hampshire
Study Overview
Official Title:
Development and Pilot Trial of an Intervention to Reduce Disclosure Recipients Negative Social Reactions and Victims Psychological Distress and Problem Drinking
Status:
COMPLETED
Status Verified Date:
2020-09
Last Known Status:
None
Delayed Posting:
No
If Stopped, Why?:
Not Stopped
Has Expanded Access:
False
If Expanded Access, NCT#:
N/A
Has Expanded Access, NCT# Status:
N/A
Acronym:
None
Brief Summary:
The purpose of this randomized controlled trial is to evaluate an intervention Supporting Survivors and Self An Intervention for Social Supports of Survivors of Partner Abuse and Sexual Aggression SSS SSS trains potential recipients of IPV or SA disclosure on the best methods of responding to a victims disclosure Consenting college students will be randomized into the SSS intervention or a wait-list control condition Evaluation data will be multi-informant ie data from both informal supports and victims and multi-method ie qualitative and quantitative The investigators hypothesize that individuals receiving the SSS intervention compared to individuals in the wait-list control condition will provide less negative and more positive social reactions to victims disclosure
Detailed Description:
Intimate partner violence IPV and sexual assault SA are public health issues that impact the vast majority of college students in some capacity as a victim andor disclosure recipient Most 75 victims disclose to informal supports such as friends Unfortunately over 80 of victims disclosures are met with negative social reactions eg blame from informal supports used interchangeably with disclosure recipients Negative social reactions predict deleterious psychological eg posttraumatic stress disorder and behavioral eg problem drinking health outcomes in victims Although recent research has shed light on the factors eg victim attributions that predict informal supports negative eg egocentric and blaming statements and positive eg providing emotional support social reactions there is no intervention to date that targets potential recipients of IPV and SA disclosure to inform these individuals of the best methods of responding to an IPV or SA disclosure This type of intervention if effective in reducing negative social reactions in informal supports could reduce problem drinking and related outcomes in victims
Thus in the current study the investigators evaluate an intervention ie Supporting Survivors and Self SSS created for potential informal support disclosure recipients College students are the target population for the initial version of the SSS intervention given the high rates of SA IPV and alcohol misuse among this demographic The interactive two-session intervention teaches potential disclosure recipients what to say and not to say and ways to promote healthy coping and discourage unhealthy coping in victims The role of alcohol in risk for and outcomes associated with IPV and SA as well as alcohol-specific social reactions are addressed in the SSS intervention because alcohol is involved in most situations of IPV and SA among college students and drinking to cope is common among victims
This study is a small-scale yet rigorous initial evaluation of the SSS intervention that includes a prospective ie intervention prior to potential disclosure and experimental ie randomized control trial methodology Outcome data will be multi-informant ie data from both informal supports and victims and multi-method ie qualitative and quantitative The investigators will
1 Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the SSS intervention compared to a wait-list control condition among potential informal supports Hypothesis 1a Individuals receiving the SSS intervention N450 compared to individuals in the wait-list control condition N450 will report fewer IPV and SA rape myths as well as greater intentions to provide positive social reactions and fewer intentions to provide negative social reactions Hypothesis 1b Individuals who receive SSS intervention and are subsequent disclosure recipients n100 will report providing less negative social reactions and more positive social reactions than individuals in the control condition who are subsequent disclosure recipients n100 mediators eg low victim blame and moderators eg victim alcohol use at time of assault of outcomes will be examined Hypothesis 1c Individuals who receive the SSS intervention and are subsequent victims of IPV andor SA n60 will report less self-blame PTSD depression drinking to cope and problem drinking compared to individuals in the control condition who are subsequent victims of IPV andor SA n60 mediators eg engagement in healthy coping and moderators eg gender will be explored Methodology A random sample of college students from a public university will be invited to participate in a pre-test all participants SSS intervention only participants randomly assigned to this condition and six-month post-test all participants A subsample of disclosure recipients in the SSS intervention condition will be invited to participate in a qualitative exit interviews after the post-test to enrich findings and inform SSS revisions
2 Determine the feasibility in recruiting victims who disclosed to individuals in the SSS and control conditions to complete outcome surveys and gather preliminary effectiveness data on the SSS intervention Hypothesis 2a Victims who disclose to an individual in the SSS intervention n50 will report trends towards receiving more positive social reactions to disclosure less negative social reactions to disclosure and fewer symptoms of PTSD depression drinking to cope and negative alcohol-related consequences compared to individuals who disclose to an individual in the control condition n50
Thus in the current study the investigators evaluate an intervention ie Supporting Survivors and Self SSS created for potential informal support disclosure recipients College students are the target population for the initial version of the SSS intervention given the high rates of SA IPV and alcohol misuse among this demographic The interactive two-session intervention teaches potential disclosure recipients what to say and not to say and ways to promote healthy coping and discourage unhealthy coping in victims The role of alcohol in risk for and outcomes associated with IPV and SA as well as alcohol-specific social reactions are addressed in the SSS intervention because alcohol is involved in most situations of IPV and SA among college students and drinking to cope is common among victims
This study is a small-scale yet rigorous initial evaluation of the SSS intervention that includes a prospective ie intervention prior to potential disclosure and experimental ie randomized control trial methodology Outcome data will be multi-informant ie data from both informal supports and victims and multi-method ie qualitative and quantitative The investigators will
1 Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of the SSS intervention compared to a wait-list control condition among potential informal supports Hypothesis 1a Individuals receiving the SSS intervention N450 compared to individuals in the wait-list control condition N450 will report fewer IPV and SA rape myths as well as greater intentions to provide positive social reactions and fewer intentions to provide negative social reactions Hypothesis 1b Individuals who receive SSS intervention and are subsequent disclosure recipients n100 will report providing less negative social reactions and more positive social reactions than individuals in the control condition who are subsequent disclosure recipients n100 mediators eg low victim blame and moderators eg victim alcohol use at time of assault of outcomes will be examined Hypothesis 1c Individuals who receive the SSS intervention and are subsequent victims of IPV andor SA n60 will report less self-blame PTSD depression drinking to cope and problem drinking compared to individuals in the control condition who are subsequent victims of IPV andor SA n60 mediators eg engagement in healthy coping and moderators eg gender will be explored Methodology A random sample of college students from a public university will be invited to participate in a pre-test all participants SSS intervention only participants randomly assigned to this condition and six-month post-test all participants A subsample of disclosure recipients in the SSS intervention condition will be invited to participate in a qualitative exit interviews after the post-test to enrich findings and inform SSS revisions
2 Determine the feasibility in recruiting victims who disclosed to individuals in the SSS and control conditions to complete outcome surveys and gather preliminary effectiveness data on the SSS intervention Hypothesis 2a Victims who disclose to an individual in the SSS intervention n50 will report trends towards receiving more positive social reactions to disclosure less negative social reactions to disclosure and fewer symptoms of PTSD depression drinking to cope and negative alcohol-related consequences compared to individuals who disclose to an individual in the control condition n50
Study Oversight
Has Oversight DMC:
None
Is a FDA Regulated Drug?:
False
Is a FDA Regulated Device?:
False
Is an Unapproved Device?:
None
Is a PPSD?:
None
Is a US Export?:
None
Is an FDA AA801 Violation?:
None