Tell Us - experiencing intimate partner violence

Tell Us - experiencing intimate partner violence - Tell Us Study

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

DRKS

Registry ID

DRKS00032517

Enrollment

400

Registered

2023-08-21

Start date

2023-06-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-10-06

For informational purposes only — not medical advice. Sourced from public registries and may not reflect the latest updates. Terms

Conditions

Survivors of intimate partner violence (affected within the last 12 months)

Interventions

Group 1: Individuals who have been affected by intimate partner violence (physical, sexual, psychological, or economic, as well as controlling behavior) within the past 12 months will be questioned ab

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: a) survivors of intimate partner violence (within the last 12 months) b) Sufficient knowledge of the German language c) Informed consent

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: none

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Stigmazation in survivors of intimate partner violence. The first german adaptions of the "Intimate Partner Violence Stigma Scale (IPVSS, Crowe et al., 2021)" and the "Trauma-Related Shame Inventory - Short Form" (TRSI-SF, Grau et al., 2022) will be validated in this study.	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Various indicators of psychological distress are assessed with validated questionnaires. Trauma symptomatology according to DSM-5 is assessed by means of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5, Krüger-Gottschalk et al., 2017), complex traumatization by means of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ, Christen et al., 2021), suicidality by means of the Suicidal Experiences and Behavior Scale (SSEV, Teismann et al., 2021), psychological distress using the K10 Screening Scale (Giesinger et al., 2008), anxiety symptoms using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale - 7 (GAD-7, Spitzer et al., 2006), and depression symptoms using the depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, Martin et al., 2006). Furthermore, help-seeking behaviour, sociodemographic characteristics and partnership characteristics were assessed.	—

Measure

Time frame

Various indicators of psychological distress are assessed with validated questionnaires. Trauma symptomatology according to DSM-5 is assessed by means of the Posttraumatic Stress Disorder Checklist (PCL-5, Krüger-Gottschalk et al., 2017), complex traumatization by means of the International Trauma Questionnaire (ITQ, Christen et al., 2021), suicidality by means of the Suicidal Experiences and Behavior Scale (SSEV, Teismann et al., 2021), psychological distress using the K10 Screening Scale (Giesinger et al., 2008), anxiety symptoms using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder Scale - 7 (GAD-7, Spitzer et al., 2006), and depression symptoms using the depression module of the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9, Martin et al., 2006). Furthermore, help-seeking behaviour, sociodemographic characteristics and partnership characteristics were assessed.

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Countries

Germany

Contacts

Public ContactAnette Kersting

Universität Leipzig, Klinik und Poliklinik für Psychosomatische Medizin und Psychotherapie

MB-PSOM-Sekretariat@medizin.uni-leipzig.de0049 341 9718850

Outcome results

None listed

Source: DRKS (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026