Impact of Family-Centered Care for Intimate Partner Violence (IPV)

Yale University

Status: Active, not recruiting

Conditions: Intimate Partner Violence

Treatments: Behavioral: CCC; Behavioral: FCC

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06071299

1K23HD107178-01A1 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

2000035185

Details and patient eligibility

About

The purpose of the study will be to determine how participation in Family-Centered Care (FCC) compared to Child-centered care (CCC) will affect caregiver engagement in IPV-based community services, caregiver perceptions of empowerment and survivor-defined practice, and clinical outcomes for children exposed to IPV.

Full description

The study population includes victims of intimate partner violence whose children < 5-years old have been referred to Child Protective Services due to exposure to IPV and who have agreed to a medical evaluation for the child(ren) in the child advocacy center or the SCAN clinic and don't already have a connection to an IPV advocate. The study population will include adults who are primarily English or Spanish Language preferring. For professionals, the target audience will be local CPS investigators in the New Haven and Hartford CPS office, IPV advocates at the New Haven Umbrella Center for Intimate Partner Violence Services and The Hartford Interval House and child abuse pediatricians at Yale University School of Medicine and at the Connecticut Childrens Medical Center.

Enrollment: 200 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: Under 3 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Have a child < 5-years-old who been reported to Child Protectives Services for IPV exposure
• Parent > 18 years old who has agreed to a medical evaluation for the child at the child advocacy center
• Does not already have a connection to an IPV advocate
• Able to speak English or Spanish fluently
• Not a ward of department of children and families

Exclusion criteria

• Ward of the state
• Language preference other than English or Spanish

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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200 participants in 2 patient groups

FCC model

Experimental group

Description:

Participants will receive family-focused care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: FCC

CCC model

Active Comparator group

Description:

Participants will receive the usual child-focused care.

Treatment:

Behavioral: CCC