Reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) for men convicted of IPV who misuse substances Mental and Behavioural Disorders
Conditions
Interventions
Current interventions as of 16/10/2024:
32 probation delivery units (PDU)/Justice Social Work Teams (JSWT) will be randomised (1:1) to deliver ADVANCE-D or usual community justice offender managemen
a welcome-to-group preparation session
6 group sessions [these are the 8 core sessions]
and 12 self-directed website sessions with a digital coach (avatar) to recap and practise skills learned in the group each followed by 1:1 coaching sessions with a facilitator (12 weekly coaching sess
Sponsors
King's College London
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
All
Age
18 Years to 100 Years
Inclusion criteria
Inclusion criteria: Current key inclusion criteria as of 18/11/2025: Inclusion criteria for participants (men): 1. Adult (18+) men serving a community sentence or post imprisonment on license for IPV towards a female current or ex-partner. 2. Drugs or alcohol linked to criminogenic need recorded on OASys (England) or LS/CMI (Scotland). 3. Male participants must have a named current or ex-partner (index victim) whose contact details can be provided by Probation/Justice Social Work or by the male participant. 4. Able to communicate in and understand English for the purpose of research interviews. Exclusion criteria for participants (men): 1. Suitable for or attending an existing probation-based perpetrator intervention. 2. Man involved with the private family law court. 3. Where no contact details are available for the index victim, men will not be eligible to participate in the trial. 4. History of sex offences against children. 5. Answers ‘strongly disagree’ to all 8 items on the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS). 6. Substance use impairs ability to take part in the trial (based on practitioner assessment of frequency/amount of substance use, impact of substance use on daily activities/functioning, and health, social, legal or financial problems as a result of substance use) assessed using the substance use screen (England) or SARA V3 (Scotland). Inclusion criteria for current or ex-partners (women): 1.Adult (18+) women who have a current or ex-partner participating in the trial that was sentenced for IPV towards them. 2.Lives in the UK. 3. Able to communicate in and understand English for the purpose of research interviews. 4. Exclusion criteria for current or ex-partners (women): 5. Current order preventing her from contacting current or ex male partner recruited to the trial. 6. Other safety concerns that may put the male or female partner at risk. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis by Probation/Justice Social Work/the clinical lead e.g. where both participants share a mobile phone number, there are concerns about indirect contact between partners, the female participant has a court case pending for IPV or there are child protection concerns. _____ Previous inclusion criteria as of 03/12/2024: For participants (men): 1. Adult (18+) men serving a community sentence or post imprisonment on license for IPV towards a female current or ex-partner. 2. Drugs or alcohol linked to criminogenic need recorded on OASys (England) or LS/CMI (Scotland). 3. Able to provide contact details for (ex)-partner – victim of index crime will be invited to participate in the trial. 4. Able to communicate in and understand English for the purpose of research interviews. For current or ex-partners (women): 1. Adult (18+) women who have a current or ex-partner participating in the trial that was sentenced for IPV towards them. 2. Lives in the UK. 3. Able to communicate in and understand English for the purpose of research interviews. _____ Previous inclusion criteria as of 16/10/2024: For participants (men): 1. Adult (18+) men serving a community sentence or post imprisonment on license for IPV towards a female current or ex-partner. 2. Drugs and alcohol linked to criminogenic need recorded on OASys (England) or LS/CMI (Scotland). 3. Able to provide contact details for (ex)-partner – victim of index crime will be invited to participate in the trial. 4. Able to communicate in and understand English for the purpose of research interviews. For current or ex
Exclusion criteria
Exclusion criteria: Current exclusion criteria as of 02/12/2024: For participants (men): 1. Suitable for or attending an existing probation-based perpetrator intervention. 2. Man involved with the private family law court. 3. History of sex offences against children. 4. Answers ‘strongly disagree’ to all 8 items on the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS). 5. Substance use impairs ability to take part in the trial (based on practitioner assessment of frequency/amount of substance use, impact of substance use on daily activities/functioning, and health, social, legal or financial problems as a result of substance use) assessed using the substance use screen (England) or SARA V3 (Scotland). For current or ex-partners (women): 1. Current order preventing her from contacting current or ex male partner recruited to the trial. 2. Other safety concerns that may put the male partner at risk. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the research team and the clinical team e.g. where both participants share a mobile phone number, the female participant has a court case pending for IPV or there is a child protection hearing pending. 3. Female partner discloses that there is an order preventing her male current or ex-partner from contacting her (i.e. contradicting what he has said in his screening interview). In such cases the man would not be withdrawn, unless the clinical team felt there was an increased risk to either party in his continuing in the study. _____ Previous exclusion criteria as of 16/10/2024: For participants (men): 1. Suitable for or attending an existing probation-based perpetrator intervention. 2. Man involved with the private family law court. 3. History of sex offences against children. 4. Answers ‘strongly disagree’ to all 8 items on the eHealth Literacy Scale (eHEALS). 5. Alcohol and/or drug use ‘daily’ or ‘almost daily’ in the substance use screen (England) or substance use functional impairment based on the SARA V3 (Scotland). For current or ex-partners (women): 1. Current order preventing her from contacting current or ex male partner recruited to the trial. 2. Other safety concerns that may put the male partner at risk. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the research team and the clinical team e.g. where both participants share a mobile phone number, the female participant has a court case pending for IPV or there is a child protection hearing pending. 3. Female partner discloses that there is an order preventing her male current or ex-partner from contacting her (i.e. contradicting what he has said in his screening interview). In such cases the man would not be withdrawn, unless the clinical team felt there was an increased risk to either party in his continuing in the study. _____ Original exclusion criteria: For participants (men): 1. Suitable for or attending an existing probation-based perpetrator intervention 2. Man involved with the private family law court 3. History of sex offences against children For current or ex-partners (women): 1. Current order preventing her from contacting current or ex male partner recruited to the trial. 2. Other safety concerns that may put the male partner at risk. These will be considered on a case-by-case basis by the research team and the clinical team e.g. where both participants share a mobile phone number,the female participant has a court case pending for IPV or there is a child protection hearing pending. 3. Female partner discloses that there is an order pre
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current primary outcome measure as of 30/07/2024: Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration reduction for men who misuse substances subject to probation/CJSW supervision measured using the (Adapted) Abusive Behavior Inventory (ABI) in the past 4 months at 12 months post-baseline _____ Previous primary outcome measure: Intimate partner violence (IPV) perpetration reduction for men who misuse substances subject to probation/CJSW supervision measured using the Abusive Behavior Inventory (ABI) in the past 4 months at 12 months post-baseline | — |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Current secondary outcome measures as of 16/10/2024: 1. Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimisation, experienced by partners, measured using the (Adapted) Revised Abusive Behavior Inventory (ABI-R) (women only) at 4 and 12 months post-baseline 2. Other IPV outcomes: (Adapted) Revised Controlling Behaviors Scale (CBS-R), technology facilitated abuse, stalking/harassment, locked in, using children against partner, feeling of safety (women only), (Adapted) Intimate Partner Violence Responsibility Attribution Scale (IPVRAS) (men only); well-being: Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9), Generalised Anxiety Disorder symptoms (GAD-7), Primary Care PTSD Screen for DSM-5 (PC-PTSD-5), Propensity for Abusiveness Scale (PAS) [anger subscale] (men only); self-control: Brief Self-Control Scale (BSCS) (men only); substance use: Treatment Outcomes Profile (partial), Alcohol Use Disorder Identification Test (AUDIT), Drug Use Disorder Identification Test (DUDIT); quality of life: EQ-5D-5L for participants and their current or ex-partners. 3. Implementation, mechanisms of impact, and contextual factors of delivering ADVANCE-D measured using a nested process evaluation with participants and practitioners at 4 and 12 months post-baseline 4. Children’s well-being as reported by men and their (ex)-partners at 4 and 12 months post-baseline. 5. Comparison of costs and outcomes of ADVANCE-D with CJOM over and above usual CJOM using cost-consequences analysis at 4 and 12 months post-baseline 6. Health, social services, and criminal justice outcomes between men offered ADVANCE-D with CJOM or usual CJOM and their (ex)-partners measured using data linkage of participants to routine databases and electronic records at 24 months post-baseline _____ Previous secondary outcome measures as of 30/07/2024: 1. Intimate partner violence (IPV) victimisation, experienced by partners, measured using the (Adapted) Revised Abusive Behavior Inventory (ABI-R) (women only) at 4 and 12 months post-baseline | — |
Countries
United Kingdom
Contacts
Public ContactGail Gilchrist
Outcome results
None listed