Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Substance Abuse Treatment Facility

Treatment of Intimate Partner Violence and Substance Abuse in a Substance Abuse: a Randomized Controlled Trial

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00847873

Enrollment

100

Registered

2009-02-19

Start date

2009-10-31

Completion date

2013-06-30

Last updated

2013-11-05

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Conditions

Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse

Keywords

intimate partner violence, domestic violence, alcohol abuse, alcohol dependence, drug abuse, drug dependence, addiction

Brief summary

Intimate partner violence is a significant societal problem. There is considerable evidence that a strong relationship between the use of alcohol and other drugs and intimate partner violence exists. Besides, a few studies indicate that reducing substance use may have a positive impact on IPV. Therefore, in this study, patients in substance abuse treatment for the use of alcohol, cannabis or cocaine who also admit to perpetrating intimate partner violence will be randomly assigned to either cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse combined with treatment for offenders of intimate partner violence or substance abuse treatment alone.

Detailed description

Intimate partner violence is a significant societal problem. However, treatment of IPV perpetrators is far from effective, which may be partly due to the fact that the role of substance abuse is not taken into account. There is considerable evidence that a strong relationship between the use of alcohol and other drugs and intimate partner violence exists. Besides, a few studies indicate that reducing substance use may have a positive impact on IPV. Therefore, in this study, patients in substance abuse treatment for the use of alcohol, cannabis or cocaine who also admit to perpetrating intimate partner violence will be randomly assigned to either cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse combined with treatment for offenders of intimate partner violence or substance abuse treatment alone.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALsubstance abuse/domestic violence treatment

This intervention is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy. 8 sessions are addressing partner violence and 8 sessions are addressing substance abuse

BEHAVIORALCognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse

This intervention is comprised of 16 sessions of cognitive behavioral therapy addressing substance abuse.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Perpetration of intimate partner violence in the past year * Substance abuse or dependence (current) * Currently in a relationship

Exclusion criteria

* Not sufficient fluency in Dutch to complete treatment and measures * (Ab)use of crack cocaine and/or heroin * Psychosis * Psychopathy

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Substance use: Timeline followback interview (TLFB)	pretest, posttest, 6 & 12 months follow-up
IPV: Conflict Tactics Scale 2 (CTS2)	pretest, halfway treatment, posttest, 6 and 12 months follow-up

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Brief Symptom Inventory (BSI)	pretest, posttest
Substance use: Quick drinking and drug use screen	Pretest, halfway treatment, posttest, 6 and 12 months follow-up
Maudsley Marital Questionnaire (MMQ)	Pretest, posttest, 6 and 12 months follow-up
Treatment Satisfaction Questionnaire	posttest

Countries

Netherlands

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026