NCT01709552

Brief Intervention for Substance Use and Partner Abuse Among Females in the ER

A Computer-based Intervention for Women With Substance Use and Intimate Partner Violence in the Emergency Department

• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 40 (actual)
• Sponsor: Rhode Island Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years – 65 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The purpose of this study is to target co-occurring problems of substance use and intimate partner violence (IPV) using a computer-based intervention, B-SAFER (Brief intervention for Substance use and partner Abuse for Females in the Emergency Room). This project will develop and test the computer-based intervention, examining primary outcomes of substance use and utilization of relationship safety resources.

Conditions

• Substance Related Disorders
• Domestic Violence

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
BEHAVIORAL	Computer Intervention	Patients randomized to the computer intervention will complete the B-SAFER computer program during their emergency department visit.
BEHAVIORAL	Control	Patients randomized to the control arm will receive a time-equivalent computer-based program unrelated to substance use or partner violence.

Timeline

• Start date: 2012-03-01
• Primary completion: 2014-11-01
• Completion: 2014-11-01
• First posted: 2012-10-18
• Last updated: 2015-05-22

Locations

1 site across 1 country: United States