Impact of 'Samalochana' Program on Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Advaita Vedanta and Counselling for Women Who Have Experienced Intimate Partner Violence: Impact on Women's Health

Status

Completed

Phases

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT03813901

Enrollment

102

Registered

2019-01-23

Start date

2018-06-21

Completion date

2018-12-21

Last updated

2019-03-05

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Conditions

Domestic Violence, Intimate Partner Violence

Brief summary

Violence has immediate effects on women's health, which in some cases, is fatal. Physical, mental and behavioural health consequences can also persist long after the violence has stopped. Violence against women and girls occurs in every country and culture and is rooted in social and cultural attitudes and norms that privilege men over women and boys over girls. Research consistently finds that the more severe the abuse, the greater its impact on women's physical and mental health. In addition, the negative health consequences can persist long after abuse has stopped.Present work shares the impact of arsha vidya counselling for women who has been victim of violence.

Interventions

OTHERSamalochana Counselling

Counselling program was individual, based on advaita vedanta and traditional philosophical grounds to answer individual fears, concerns,conflicts and difficulties in order to cope and recover.

OTHERWait list control

Wait list had no intervention offered during the study period. Afterwards, they were offered the counselling for the same duration.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

FEMALE

Age

18 Years to 50 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* Woman * Able to attend regular counselling * Planning to remain in area for next 6 months * have experience intimate partner violence (physical, emotional, psychological, and/or sexual), including coercive control from a current or former partner in the previous 12 months and no later than 3 years.

Exclusion criteria

* Man * Under 19 years of age * Cannot attend at regular basis * Living outside of the selected study sites, or planning to relocate in next 4 months * Separated more than 3 years ago

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Quality of Life	Change from baseline to 12-week	Quality of Life was measured using SF-36 questionnaire

Secondary

Measure	Time frame	Description
Change in Anxiety	Change from Baseline to 12-weeks	Anxiety was measured using Beck Anxiety Inventory

Countries

India

Outcome results

None listed

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