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Evaluation of a Male-focused Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in a Conflict-affected Setting

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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01803932
Recruitment Status : Completed
First Posted : March 4, 2013
Last Update Posted : March 4, 2013
Sponsor:
Collaborator:
International Rescue Committee
Information provided by (Responsible Party):
Mazeda Hossain, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine

Study Description
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Brief Summary:
Cluster randomized controlled trial to evaluate a male-focused primary prevention programme which used a men's only group discussion format to prevent intimate partner violence against women & girls through fostering knowledge and behaviour changes by: (1) increasing men's knowledge on the impact of violence against women; (2) promoting gender equitable beliefs/behaviours within relationships; and (3) developing anger management techniques.

Condition or disease Intervention/treatment Phase
Domestic Violence Behavioral: Male-focused group violence prevention intervention Not Applicable

Study Design
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Study Type : Interventional  (Clinical Trial)
Actual Enrollment : 601 participants
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Single Group Assignment
Masking: None (Open Label)
Primary Purpose: Prevention
Official Title: Evaluation of a Male-focused Primary Prevention Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence in a Conflict-affected Setting: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial in Cote d'Ivoire
Study Start Date : September 2008
Actual Primary Completion Date : November 2010
Actual Study Completion Date : March 2012

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Arms and Interventions
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Arm Intervention/treatment
Experimental: Behavioral intervention
Male-focused group violence prevention intervention
 Behavioral: Male-focused group violence prevention intervention
No Intervention: Control communities
Communities in which male-focused group prevention activities will not be conducted


Outcome Measures
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Primary Outcome Measures :
  1. Past 12 months victimisation/perpetration of physical or sexual intimate partner violence [ Time Frame: 1 year after intervention completion ]

Eligibility Criteria
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Ages Eligible for Study:   15 Years and older   (Child, Adult, Older Adult)
Sexes Eligible for Study:   All
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:   Yes
Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

  • 15+ years old
  • males: participant in group intervention or selected as control
  • females: female intimate partner of males in intervention or selected as control
  • capable of completing face-to-face interview independently and without causing undue psychological distress

Exclusion Criteria:

  • lack of informed consent
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Locations
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Côte D'Ivoire
International Rescue Committee
Abidjan, Côte D'Ivoire
Sponsors and Collaborators
London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
International Rescue Committee
Investigators
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Principal Investigator: Mazeda Hossain LSHTM
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Responsible Party: Mazeda Hossain, Principal Investigator, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01803932    
Other Study ID Numbers: InterveneDV-CI
First Posted: March 4, 2013    Key Record Dates
Last Update Posted: March 4, 2013
Last Verified: March 2013
Keywords provided by Mazeda Hossain, London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine:
intimate partner violence
gender
primary prevention intervention
 conflict
Cote d'Ivoire
Ivory Coast