Status:
RECRUITING
Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent IPV
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Alcohol Use and Intimate Partner Violence
Eligibility:
All Genders
18+ years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
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...
Detailed Description
Veterans exposed to trauma are at elevated risk for perpetration of intimate partner violence (IPV) and for the development of alcohol-related problems. Despite commonly found associations between alc...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- All Veteran participants must meet the following 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
Exclusion
- None
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
September 1 2023
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ESTIMATED
End Date :
September 30 2028
Estimated Enrollment :
300 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT05287711
Start Date
September 1 2023
End Date
September 30 2028
Last Update
November 20 2025
Active Locations (3)
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1
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130-4817
2
VA Ann Arbor Healthcare System, Ann Arbor, MI
Ann Arbor, Michigan, United States, 48105-2303
3
Minneapolis VA Health Care System, Minneapolis, MN
Minneapolis, Minnesota, United States, 55417-2309