Group Therapies for Reducing HIV-risk Behavior in Women Who Have Survived Childhood Sexual Abuse
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT00220597 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: September 22, 2005
Last Update Posted
: December 3, 2013
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Alcoholism Child Abuse, Sexual Sexual Abuse Sexual Behavior Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral | Behavioral: Trauma-focused group therapy | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 171 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Factorial Assignment |
Masking: | None (Open Label) |
Primary Purpose: | Treatment |
Official Title: | Group Interventions to Prevent HIV in High Risk Women |
Study Start Date : | September 1999 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | December 2004 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | December 2004 |

- Rates of using of drugs or alcohol
- Sexual revictimization rates
- Rates of engaging in risky sex
- Trauma symptoms

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Ages Eligible for Study: | 18 Years and older (Adult, Senior) |
Sexes Eligible for Study: | Female |
Accepts Healthy Volunteers: | Yes |
Inclusion Criteria:
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1. Female. 2. 18 years of age or older. 3. English-speaking. 4. Has at least two explicit memories of sexual abuse that involved genital contact.
5. At least two sexual abuse events occurred when the survivor was between 4 and15 years of age.
6. The perpetrator was at least 5 years older than the survivor. 7. The survivor knew the perpetrator prior to the sexual abuse. 8. The survivor has discussed or attempted to discuss details of the sexual abuse previously with another person (e.g., family member, friend, or therapist) at least 6 months prior to being interviewed for the study.
9. Meets DSM-IV criteria for current PTSD. 10. Provides informed consent.
And at least one of the following:
11. Has been sexually revictimized within the previous year. 12. Has engaged in risky sexual behavior within the previous year. 13. Meets DSM-IV criteria for substance abuse
Exclusion Criteria:
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Criteria for exclusion includes any of the following:
- Diagnosed as meeting one of the following diagnostic categories: schizophrenia and other psychotic disorders; dementia and delirium and amnestic or other cognitive disorders.
- Reports ritual abuse.
- Is currently receiving psychotherapy (including individual or group psychotherapy).
- Individuals who are alcohol or drug dependent as defined by the DSM-IV.
- Individuals who are currently suicidal (i.e. within the last month)

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT00220597
United States, California | |
Dept. of Psychiatry, Stanford University | |
Stanford, California, United States, 94305 |
Principal Investigator: | David Spiegel, M.D. | Stanford University | |
Study Director: | Catherine C. Classen, Ph.D. | Stanford University |
Responsible Party: | David Spiegel, Jack, Lulu & Sam Willson Professor, Stanford University |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT00220597 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
R01MH060556 ( U.S. NIH Grant/Contract ) DAHBR AZ-Q |
First Posted: | September 22, 2005 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 3, 2013 |
Last Verified: | December 2013 |
Keywords provided by David Spiegel, Stanford University:
group therapy sexual revictimization risky sex addiction |
Additional relevant MeSH terms:
Alcoholism Sexually Transmitted Diseases Virus Diseases Sexually Transmitted Diseases, Viral Alcohol-Related Disorders Substance-Related Disorders |
Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Infection Genital Diseases, Male Genital Diseases, Female |