Problem Management Plus Mindfulness-informed Legal Education for Addressing Gender-based Violence and Improving Parenting (PM+MiLE)

Teesside University

Status: Not yet enrolling

Conditions: Child Behaviour; Trauma; Depression, Anxiety; Parenting Intervention; Woman Abuse; Anxiety; Stress

Treatments: Behavioral: Psychosocial intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT06601023

0000-0003-0516-0313e

PM+MiLE (Other Identifier)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Gender-based violence and, more specifically, domestic violence is a prevalent problem globally and in Nigeria. Its effect significantly impacts women and also the wellbeing of their families. Limited access to support has posed a constraint in effectively addressing the issues suffered by affected victims in Nigeria. In addition, gender-based violence could affect parenting due to factors such as anxiety, trauma, depression, poor social support, limited awareness of legal channels for complaint and harsh parenting to children. The implication is that it could not only have a negative impact on the affected victim but also on their parenting styles or caring responsibilities, which could be detrimental to the child development, wellbeing and the potential subsequent resort to criminal behaviours. In essence, the current study aims to test the feasibility and acceptability of a novel cross disciplinary intervention titled, Problem Management plus Mindfulness-informed Legal Education (PM+MiLE) for addressing gender-based violence and improving parenting in Nigeria in comparison to the waitlist control group for the purposes of improving social cohesion, legal awareness, wellbeing and reducing depression, including trauma and anxiety as a result of experiencing gender-based violence, in Nigeria.

Enrollment: 24 estimated patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• 18 years and above
• Female with child(ren) or with caring responsibilities for child(ren).
• Able to provide full consent for their participation.
• A resident of the study areas (Delta, Jos, Lagos State, etc.)

Exclusion criteria

• Less than 18 years
• Unable to consent
• Currently undergoing severe mental healthtreatment
• Unable to speak the English language fl uently

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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24 participants in 2 patient groups

Problem Management plus Mindfulness-informed LegalEducation (PM+MiLE)

Experimental group

Description:

The PM+MiLE is a six sessions intervention lasting approximately 90 minutes. A session will be delivered weekly for six week.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Psychosocial intervention

Control - Waitlist Group

No Intervention group

Description:

The control group will receive no intervention until after the assessment periods at baseline, end of intervention and 3 months follow up before they will be administered the PM+MiLE.