Abuse, Violence
Conditions
Keywords
intimate partner violence, reproductive coercion, women's health, relationship abuse
Brief summary
This pilot study will evaluate a computer-based intervention titled Trauma-informed Personalized Scripts (TIPS). The goal of this intervention is to improve patient-provider communication about sensitive topics such as intimate partner violence (IPV) and reproductive coercion (RC). The main aim of this study is to pilot test TIPS in family planning clinics using a randomized study design to compare the basic version of TIPS (a computer-based assessment with provider scripts only) to an enhanced TIPS containing a tailored brief intervention for patients along with provider scripts. The investigators plan to recruit 240 female patients ages 16-29 for this study.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALTIPS-Plus
Patients receive brief psycho-educational messages on a tablet computer following completion of questionnaire about personal experiences of intimate partner violence (IPV), sexual assault (SA), and reproductive coercion (RC). These messages are tailored to each patient and are based on their responses to specific items. The messages serve as prompts to encourage the patient to continue the discussion about various topics (healthy relationships, birth control methods, harm reduction) with their provider during their clinic visit. Simultaneously, providers receive a print out with a series of scripts tailored to the patient's responses to introduce healthy relationships education, brief counseling, and harm reduction.
BEHAVIORALTIPS-Basic
Patients complete tablet questionnaire about personal experiences of IPV/SA/RC and based on responses, providers receive a print out with a series of scripts tailored to the patient's responses to introduce healthy relationships education, brief counseling, and harm reduction.
Sponsors
University of Pittsburgh
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
NONE
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
16 Years to 29 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* Female * age 16-29 * English speaking * Plans to stay in the area for next 6 months
Exclusion criteria
* Female clients not of the specified age range. * Clients who are intoxicated or otherwise not able to provide their own consent will not be eligible to participate. * Clients who are not able to read English will also be excluded from this pilot study as the survey questions presented via the tablet computer have not been validated yet in any other language.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Quality of intervention delivery by provider | Immediately following clinic visit | Assessment of delivery of brief intervention previously tested and found to be helpful in family planning clinic settings (Addressing Reproductive Coercion in Health Settings (ARCHES), NCT01459458). Summary score based on patient responses on an after-visit exit survey inquiring about what elements of the intervention the provider discussed during clinic visit |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Change in self-efficacy to enact harm reduction behaviors (mean score) | Baseline to 4 months | Baseline-adjusted differences in mean post-intervention levels of self-efficacy regarding uptake of harm reduction strategies up to 4 months after baseline clinical encounter |
| Enacting harm reduction behaviors (summary score) | 4 months | Summary score of use of any harm reduction strategies, measured by investigator developed items that include a range of harm reduction strategies that women may employ to increase their safety |
| Difference in pregnancy risk | baseline to 4 months | 2.1 Change in condom use frequency: Assessment of pregnancy risk reduction through change in frequency of self-reported condom use from baseline to follow-up 2.2 Contraceptive use: Assessment of pregnancy risk reduction through differences in contraceptive use from baseline to follow-up |
| Any use of sexual and partner violence related services | 4 months | Any use of sexual violence related services (summary score) at 4 month follow up |
| Change in violence victimization from baseline to follow up | Baseline to 4 months | Among those reporting exposure to violence (IPV/SV/RC) at baseline, summary score of any recent (past 3 months) violence victimization (including IPV/SV/RC), comparing before intervention to after the intervention |
| Change in knowledge of sexual and partner violence related services from baseline to follow up | Baseline to 4 months | Knowing about specified IPV/SV related services comparing baseline and follow up summary scores |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed