Intervention for Abused Chinese Immigrant Women
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ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: NCT01503138 |
Recruitment Status
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Completed
First Posted
: January 2, 2012
Last Update Posted
: December 3, 2014
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Condition or disease | Intervention/treatment | Phase |
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Mental Health Wellness 1 Domestic Violence | Behavioral: Purpose-built intervention | Not Applicable |
Study Type : | Interventional (Clinical Trial) |
Actual Enrollment : | 250 participants |
Allocation: | Randomized |
Intervention Model: | Parallel Assignment |
Masking: | Single (Outcomes Assessor) |
Primary Purpose: | Supportive Care |
Official Title: | The Effect of a Purpose-built Intervention on Mental Health in Mainland Chinese Immigrant Women Survivors of Intimate Partner Violence: A Randomized Controlled Trial |
Study Start Date : | December 2011 |
Actual Primary Completion Date : | March 2014 |
Actual Study Completion Date : | March 2014 |

Arm | Intervention/treatment |
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Experimental: Purpose-built intervention
A purpose-built intervention consists of: (i) Empowerment; (ii) Parenting workshops; and (iii) Telephone social support and Peer support.
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Behavioral: Purpose-built intervention
A purpose-built intervention consists of: (i) Empowerment; (ii) Parenting workshops; and (iii) Telephone social support and Peer support.
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No Intervention: Standard community health education program
The community health education programme consists of two group sessions with one on the topic of osteoporosis and one on dietary therapy based on the concepts of Chinese medicine.
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- Change from baseline in depressive symptoms at 6-month post-intervention [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6-month post-intervention ]The Beck Depression Inventory version II is used to assess depressive symptoms at baseline and also at 6-month post-intervention
- Change from baseline in parenting stress at 6-month post-intervention [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6-month post-intervention ]The Parenting Stress Index is used to measure paretning stress at baseline and also at 6-month post-intervention
- Change from baseline in perceptions of social support at 6-month post-intervention [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6-month post-intervention ]The 12-item Interpersonal Support Evaluation List is used to assess perceptions of social supportat baseline and also at 6-month post-intervention
- Change from baseline in health-related quality of life at 6-month post-intervention [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6-month post-intervention ]The SF-12 Health Survey is used to assess health-related quality of life at baseline and also at 6-month post-intervention
- Change from baseline in intimate partner violence at 6-month post-intervention [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6-month post-intervention ]The Revised Conflict Tactics Scales is used to measure the type and frequency of behaviors used by the perpetrator during partner conflict at baseline and also at 6-month post-intervention.
- Change from baseline in safety behaviors at 6-month post-intervention [ Time Frame: Baseline and 6-month post-intervention. ]The Safety Assessment Checklist is used to to measure the safety behaviours used by abused women to avert intimate partner violence at baseline and also at 6-month post-intervention.

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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:
- Mainland Chinese immigrant women,
- 18 years of age or older,
- holding a one-way or two-way permit,
- have settled in Hong Kong with their intimate partners for less than seven years,
- have at least one child under 18 years of age,
- residing in the Kwai Chung, Tsuen Wan or Tsing Yi districts, and
- assessed to be abused by an intimate partner, based on the Abuse Assessment Screen.
Exclusion Criteria:
- participated in our positive parenting program or advocacy intervention previously, or
- will not be in Hong Kong during the intervention/standard health education program or the follow-up telephone interview, or
- is abused by someone who is not her intimate partner, or
- is unable to communicate in Cantonese or Putonghua.

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Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier (NCT number): NCT01503138
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HKSKH Lady MacLehose Center | |
Hong Kong, China |
Principal Investigator: | Agnes Tiwari, PhD | The University of Hong Kong |
Publications:
Responsible Party: | TIWARI, Agnes, Professor and Head, The University of Hong Kong |
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier: | NCT01503138 History of Changes |
Other Study ID Numbers: |
UW 11-051 |
First Posted: | January 2, 2012 Key Record Dates |
Last Update Posted: | December 3, 2014 |
Last Verified: | December 2014 |
Keywords provided by TIWARI, Agnes, The University of Hong Kong:
Intimate Partner Violence Depressive Symptoms Intervention Randomized Controlled Trial |
Mainland Chinese Immigrants Women |