The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up Engages Adult Men Concerned About Their Abusive Behavior and Alcohol or Drug Use

Study Overview
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Brief Summary
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This research is a stage 1b developmental trial evaluating an intervention called The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up with adult men abusing their intimate partners and also struggling with alcohol or drug use.

Detailed Description
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One hundred and forty adult men concerned about their substance use and behaviors toward intimate partners, recruited in Washington State, will be enrolled in the trial. Participants are recruited through print and radio ads. Following a baseline assessment, participants are then randomly assigned to receive one of two interventions: The experimental intervention is a two-session motivational enhancement treatment. A personalized feedback report, containing information from the participant's assessment as well as normative comparison data, is reviewed, with the counselor employing motivational interviewing strategies intended to impact study outcomes. The comparison condition involves an educational brochure focusing on the legal, health and behavioral effects of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV risky behaviors. Following the two interventions, participants are reassessed at 1 week, 1 month, and 4 months following either intervention.

Official Title
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Stage 1B Study Motivating Substance Abusing Batterers to Seek Treatment.

Conditions
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Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse

Intervention / Treatment
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* Behavioral: Motivational Enhancement Therapy
* Behavioral: Educational information


Participation Criteria
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria: age (18 years and older) gender (male) self-reported abusive behaviors concerned about alcohol or drug use Exclusion Criteria: not fluent in English they have a thought disorder that precludes full participation they refuse to accept randomization to condition

Ages Eligible for Study
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Minimum Age: 18 Years

Sexes Eligible for Study
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Male

Accepts Healthy Volunteers
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Accepts Healthy Volunteers

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: None (Open Label)


Arms and Interventions

| Participant Group/Arm | Intervention/Treatment |
| --- | --- |
| Experimental: Motivational Enhancement Therapy<br>Motivational Enhancement Therapy | Behavioral: Motivational Enhancement Therapy<br>* Two personal feedback sessions with counselor using motivational interviewing strategies.<br>|
| Other: Educational brochure<br>Intimate Partner Violence, Substance Abuse, and HIV risky behaviors Education | Behavioral: Educational information<br>* Educational brochure about legal, health and behavioral effects of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV risky behaviors<br>|

What is the study measuring?
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Primary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| treatment seeking |  | 4 months | 

Secondary Outcome Measures

| Outcome Measure | Measure Description | Time Frame |
| --- | --- | --- |
| self-report of intimate partner violence and substance use |  | 4 months |