Clinical trial NCT06208111: A Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression, Stigmatization, Excessive Worries, and Emotional Management Among Women Facing Partner Violence
Official title: A Clinical Trial of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression, Stigmatization, Excessive Worries, and Emotional Management Among Women Facing Partner Violence
Study type: INTERVENTIONAL
Overall status: ACTIVE_NOT_RECRUITING
Phase: NA
Conditions: Cognitive Behaviour Therapy
Keywords: Depression Worries Stigma Emotion Cognitive behavior therapy
Lead sponsor: Government College University Faisalabad
Sponsor class: OTHER
First posted: 2024-01-17
Enrollment: 180
Sex: FEMALE
Minimum age (years): 18
Maximum age (years): 45
Standard ages: ADULT
Accepts healthy volunteers: yes
Allocation: RANDOMIZED
Intervention model: PARALLEL
Intervention model description: A randomized control trial design will be used in this study. it would be two arm study and there would be two groups an experimental and a waitlist control group. The experimental group will receive intervention and another group will be placed on the waitlist. in this research parallel group design would be used. we will give treatment to all participants in a parallel way. The allocation ratio and framework would be equivalency i.e, the treatment group and control group be equal number of participants
Primary purpose: PREVENTION

Brief summary: 1. Aim to investigate the effectiveness of Cognitive Behavior Therapy for Depression, Stigmatization, Excessive Worries, and Emotional Management among Women Facing Partner Violence
2. To explore the effectiveness of CBT in managing depressive symptoms, stigma, worries, and emotional disturbance among women facing partner violence.

Detailed description: In this Randomized control trial, N=180 participants would be enrolled for eligibility assessment from different shelter homes in the cities of Punjab after the eligibility assessment and screening 108 participants would be allocated to experimental and waitlist treatment conditions. Participants will be allocated through matchable group characteristics. Participant's age range would be between 18 to 45 years. Each of the group will be comprised of the same number of participants. Both groups will be pre-tested and results will be recorded. A cognitive behavior therapy-based treatment plan will be formulated to address Depression, Stigmatization, Excessive Worries, and Emotional Management among Women Facing Partner Violence. 8-10 CBT-based therapeutic sessions with 60 minutes will be conducted with the participant in a one-on-one setting.

Eligibility criteria: Inclusion Criteria:

* Women living in the institutions for at least 2 weeks because of partner violence
* Second eligibility criteria would be women with a minimum of 1 year of marital relationship will be included.
* The age range would be 18 -48 years.
* Women whose scores are above average on the partner violence scale would be included in the study

Exclusion Criteria:

* Women greater than 48 years and less than 18 years will be excluded.
* Women with medical and psychiatric comorbidities will be excluded.

Primary outcomes:
measure: Eligibility Assessment:
timeFrame: 2-4 weeks
measure: Depression:
timeFrame: after allocation 1 week
measure: Stigmatization:
timeFrame: after allocation 1 week
measure: Excessive Worries:
timeFrame: after allocation 1 week
measure: Emotional Management:
timeFrame: after allocation 1 week
measure: Partner Violence:
timeFrame: after allocation 1 week
Secondary outcomes:
measure: Duration of illness
timeFrame: at the time of pre assessment (1week)
measure: HISTORY Of Domestic violence
timeFrame: after allocation at pre assessment (1week)
Other outcomes:
Locations:
city: Faisalābad
country: Pakistan
facility: Qasir Abbas
state: Punjab
Study officials:
affiliation: Government College University Faisalabad
name: Qasir Abbas, PHD
role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
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