Clinical Trial to Reduce Perinatal Intimate Partner Violence

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexFemale
Age18+
SponsorUniversity of Pittsburgh

About this trial

This is a two-armed, fully powered hybrid type 1 trial to test the effectiveness of a doula intervention compared with an active control in reducing intimate partner violence (IPV) among perinatal IPV survivors

Eligibility criteria

Qualifiers

1) feel comfortable completing the study in Spanish or English

2) are age 18 or older

3) are no more than 24 weeks 6 days gestation (note: participants enrolled earliest at 18 weeks, baseline at 22 weeks with a 3 week window)

4) identify as an IPV survivor by answering affirmatively to a definition of experiencing IPV

Disqualifiers

Unable to consent

Do not meet inclusion criteria

Cannot provide safe contact information or take a study cell phone

Incarcerated

Trial design

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Doulas
  • Thrive

Treatment groups

250 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groups

Sponsors and collaborators

University of Pittsburgh

Lead sponsor

National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)

Collaborator