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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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

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