The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up Engages Adult Men Concerned About Their Abusive Behavior and Alcohol or Drug Use

Stage 1B Study Motivating Substance Abusing Batterers to Seek Treatment.

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT01621334

Acronym

MDACU

Enrollment

140

Registered

2012-06-18

Start date

2009-09-30

Completion date

2012-05-31

Last updated

2012-06-18

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Conditions

Domestic Violence, Substance Abuse

Brief summary

This research is a stage 1b developmental trial evaluating an intervention called The Men's Domestic Abuse Check-Up with adult men abusing their intimate partners and also struggling with alcohol or drug use.

Detailed description

One hundred and forty adult men concerned about their substance use and behaviors toward intimate partners, recruited in Washington State, will be enrolled in the trial. Participants are recruited through print and radio ads. Following a baseline assessment, participants are then randomly assigned to receive one of two interventions: * The experimental intervention is a two-session motivational enhancement treatment. A personalized feedback report, containing information from the participant's assessment as well as normative comparison data, is reviewed, with the counselor employing motivational interviewing strategies intended to impact study outcomes. * The comparison condition involves an educational brochure focusing on the legal, health and behavioral effects of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV risky behaviors. Following the two interventions, participants are reassessed at 1 week, 1 month, and 4 months following either intervention.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALMotivational Enhancement Therapy

Two personal feedback sessions with counselor using motivational interviewing strategies.

BEHAVIORALEducational information

Educational brochure about legal, health and behavioral effects of intimate partner violence, substance abuse, and HIV risky behaviors

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

MALE

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* age (18 years and older) * gender (male) * self-reported abusive behaviors * concerned about alcohol or drug use

Exclusion criteria

* not fluent in English * they have a thought disorder that precludes full participation * they refuse to accept randomization to condition

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
treatment seeking	4 months

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
self-report of intimate partner violence and substance use	4 months

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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