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

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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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.

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

Conditions
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Substance Related Disorders, Domestic Violence

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Computer Intervention
* Behavioral: Control


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: ≥18 years of age English or Spanish language proficiency sufficient to understand and complete study procedures moderate drug use in the prior 3 months (by NM-ASSIST) IPV victimization in the prior 6 months (by WAST) access to a phone Exclusion Criteria: Patients who are: intoxicated medically unstable as determined by ED staff suicidal ideation psychosis combative in police custody

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years
Maximum Age: 65 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Female

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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No

Study Plan
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How is the study designed?
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Design Details

Primary Purpose: Treatment
Allocation: Randomized
Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment
Masking: Single


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Computer Intervention<br>Patients randomized to the computer intervention will complete the B-SAFER computer program during their emergency department visit. | Behavioral: Computer Intervention<br>* Patients randomized to the computer intervention will complete the B-SAFER computer program during their emergency department visit.<br>|
| Sham Comparator: Control<br>Patients randomized to the control arm will receive a time-equivalent computer-based program unrelated to substance use or partner violence. | Behavioral: Control<br>* Patients randomized to the control arm will receive a time-equivalent computer-based program unrelated to substance use or partner violence.<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in past-month drug use days | Drug use based on Timeline Followback. | 1 month, 3 month | 
| Change in use of relationship safety behaviors and referral resources for IPV. | Based on Safety Behavior Checklist and Effectiveness in Obtaining Resources scales. | 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| Change in readiness to change drug use. | Based on readiness to change rulers. | 2 week, 1 month, 3 months | 
| Change in readiness to change scale for relationship safety behaviors. | Based on readiness to change rulers. | 2 weeks, 1 month, 3 months |