NCT00847873

Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Substance Abuse Treatment Facility

Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Substance Abuse: a Randomized Controlled Trial

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 100 (estimated)
• Sponsor: VU University of Amsterdam · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

Intimate partner violence is a significant societal problem. There is considerable evidence that a strong relationship between the use of alcohol and other drugs and intimate partner violence exists. Besides, a few studies indicate that reducing substance use may have a positive impact on IPV. Therefore, in this study, patients in substance abuse treatment for the use of alcohol, cannabis or cocaine who also admit to perpetrating intimate partner violence will be randomly assigned to either cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse combined with treatment for offenders of intimate partner violence or substance abuse treatment alone.

Detailed description

Intimate partner violence is a significant societal problem. However, treatment of IPV perpetrators is far from effective, which may be partly due to the fact that the role of substance abuse is not taken into account. There is considerable evidence that a strong relationship between the use of alcohol and other drugs and intimate partner violence exists. Besides, a few studies indicate that reducing substance use may have a positive impact on IPV. Therefore, in this study, patients in substance abuse treatment for the use of alcohol, cannabis or cocaine who also admit to perpetrating intimate partner violence will be randomly assigned to either cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse combined with treatment for offenders of intimate partner violence or substance abuse treatment alone.

Conditions

• Domestic Violence
• Substance Abuse

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	substance abuse/domestic violence treatment	This intervention is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy. 8 sessions are addressing partner violence and 8 sessions are addressing substance abuse
BEHAVIORAL	Cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse	This intervention is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse.

Timeline

• Start date: 2009-10-01
• Primary completion: 2012-12-01
• Completion: 2013-06-01
• First posted: 2009-02-19
• Last updated: 2013-11-05

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Netherlands