NCT04953273

A Case Management Algorithm for Women Victims of Violence

Effectiveness of a Case Management Algorithm on Clinical Outcome After Consultations Requested in a Clinical Forensic Medicine Unit by Female Victims of Violence

• Status: Recruiting
• Phase: N/A
• Study type: Interventional
• Enrollment: 756 (estimated)
• Sponsor: University Hospital, Lille · Academic / Other
• Sex: Female
• Age: 18 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

A considerable body of research has demonstrated that women who are victims of interpersonal violence are at substantially elevated risk for the development of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). In France, victims can request a medico-legal examination in a clinical forensic medicine unit. Although these units are also a place for initial psychological examination, women often don't attend future scheduled appointments. Decision-making algorithm using phone contact are effective in suicide prevention. Our aim is to assess the effectiveness of case management algorithm using early phone contact compared to a control group treated as usual on clinical outcome after consultation requested in a clinical forensic medicine unit by female victims of violence. Method: Prospective, multicenter, open-label, randomized controlled clinical trial, for women victims of violence. Victims randomized in VIGITRAUMA group will be contacted by phone at 3 weeks after the consultation in a clinical forensic medicine unit, and a second phone call can be done. If the subject is not contacted after the second phone call, he will receive a postcard. Control group will benefit from usual follow-up. All the subjects included will be then evaluated at 3 months, 6 months and 1 year during a phone call.

Conditions

• Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder
• Violence-Related Symptom

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Vigitrauma	Case management algorithm using early phone contact

Timeline

• Start date: 2021-07-06
• Primary completion: 2026-07-01
• Completion: 2026-07-01
• First posted: 2021-07-07
• Last updated: 2022-04-12

Locations

8 sites across 1 country: France