NCT00385034

Computer-assisted Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Family Practice

Computer-assisted Screening for Intimate Partner Violence in Family Practice - a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 280 (planned)
• Sponsor: Unity Health Toronto · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Accepted

Summary

This study tested the effectiveness of computer-assisted screening for identifying patients at risk of intimate partner violence (IPV) in a Canadian family practice. It was hypothesized that the use of computer-assisted screening among female patients would lead to higher rates of IPV discussion-opportunity and IPV detection during medical consultations, compared to patients receiving standard medical care.

Conditions

• Screening for Partner Violence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
DEVICE	Interactive computer based health-risk survey before doctor's visit

Timeline

• Start date: 2005-03-01
• Primary completion: 2005-03-01
• Completion: 2005-03-01
• First posted: 2006-10-06
• Last updated: 2015-11-17

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Canada