VIP (Victim Improvement Package) Trial: helping older victims of crime with chronic symptoms of depression and or anxiety using a therapist delivered victim improvement package

The VIP trial: a randomised controlled trial of the clinical and cost effectiveness of a Victim Improvement Package (VIP) for the reduction of chronic symptoms of depression or anxiety in older victims of common crime

Status

Active, not recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Interventional

Source

ISRCTN

Registry ID

ISRCTN16929670

Enrollment

226

Registered

2016-08-03

Start date

2017-02-01

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2025-09-08

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Conditions

Depression and anxiety in older victims of crime Mental and Behavioural Disorders Depression, anxiety

Interventions

Three months post crime, a web-based randomisation by an independent clinical trials unit will allocate participants to either Treatment as Usual (TAU) or TAU plus up to 10 sessions of a CBT informed

guided discovery to challenge beliefs about crime, personal vulnerability and safety

behavioural experiments to challenge unhealthy avoidance Sessions 9-10: Relapse prevention Participants will be assessed at 6 months (post intervention) and 9 months (follow-up) post crime.

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

All

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: 1. Aged 65 years and over 2. Living in participating London boroughs 3. A MINI (Sheehan et al., 1998) DSM-IV diagnosis of depression (with or without anxiety) or anxiety attributed to the crime

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: 1. MINI diagnosis of schizophrenia, bipolar disorder and/or alcohol or drug dependency 2. Receipt of CBT in the last 6 months 3. Inability to participate in CBT because of language difficulties and/or Mini Mental State Score of <24 (significant cognitive impairment)

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
1. Depression is measured using the Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II) at baseline (3 months post crime), 6 and 9 months post-crime 2. Anxiety is measured using the Beck Anxiety Inventory (BAI) at baseline (3 months post crime), 6 and 9 months post-crime	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
1. Presence of a diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety is measured at baseline (3 months post crime), 6 months post-crime (post intervention) 2. Social functioning is measured using the Euroqol 5-D at baseline (3 months post crime), and post intervention and followup (6 and 9 months post-crime) respectively 3. Economic measures are collected using a modified Client Services Receipt Inventory (CSRI) will be collected at baseline (3 months post crime), and post intervention and followup (6 and 9 months post-crime) respectively	—

Measure

Time frame

1. Presence of a diagnosis of depression and/or anxiety is measured at baseline (3 months post crime), 6 months post-crime (post intervention) 2. Social functioning is measured using the Euroqol 5-D at baseline (3 months post crime), and post intervention and followup (6 and 9 months post-crime) respectively 3. Economic measures are collected using a modified Client Services Receipt Inventory (CSRI) will be collected at baseline (3 months post crime), and post intervention and followup (6 and 9 months post-crime) respectively

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Countries

England, United Kingdom

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ISRCTN (via WHO ICTRP) · Data processed: Feb 18, 2026