Evaluating Trauma-Informed, Evidence-Informed Interventions for Latino Families Experiencing Domestic Violence

NCT ID: NCT03041558

Last Updated: 2021-05-25

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: COMPLETED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 64 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2013-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2020-06-30

Brief Summary

This project will evaluate the implementation and efficacy of a domestic violence intervention module for parents receiving child welfare home visitation services.

Detailed Description

The ultimate goal of this proposed project is the provision of culturally-relevant, trauma-informed services leading to a reduction of family violence, and a resultant increase in family stability, improved communication, and a healthy home environment for children in Latino families with co-occurring domestic violence (DV) and child abuse/neglect (CAN). The Administration for Children, Youth and Families (ACYF) funded project and evaluation will be layered onto the existing UC San Diego's NIH-funded R01 research (NIH R01 MH092950) on scale-up of SafeCare (SC) across the entire San Diego Child Welfare System. In the first phase of this project, the community and academic partners will collaborate to develop a detailed evaluation plan by collecting formative qualitative data via focus groups with active CW clients with domestic violence (DV) histories and community child welfare and DV service providers. The second phase of this project will begin with the implementation of SafeCare+ (SC+), an evidence-based training curriculum for parents referred for child maltreatment, coupled with the Healthy Relationships (HR) module for Latino families with co-occurring child maltreatment and domestic violence experiences. SafeCare® (SC) has been shown to be widely accepted among the Latino community and the HR module has been specifically adapted for and successfully utilized with Latino populations. As part of the expansion of the original research study, 80 clients who will be recruited into the existing study will also be randomly assigned to receive the additional HR module.

Conditions

Interpersonal Relations

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Primary Study Purpose: HEALTH_SERVICES_RESEARCH
• Blinding Strategy: SINGLE

Study Groups

SafeCare+ (SC+)

SafeCare intervention with the additional Healthy Relationships (HR) module

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

SafeCare+ (SC+)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

SafeCare intervention with the additional Healthy Relationships (HR) module

SafeCare (SC)

SafeCare intervention as usual

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

SafeCare (SC)

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

SafeCare intervention as usual

Interventions

SafeCare+ (SC+)

SafeCare intervention with the additional Healthy Relationships (HR) module

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

SafeCare (SC)

SafeCare intervention as usual

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• Service providers (CWS and DV) and active CW clients with DV histories will be recruited via random selection to participate in focus groups during the planning year of the project.
• Latino families are eligible for the RCT based on the following criteria: (a) being identified as an appropriate family for SafeCare; and (b) by having at least one, qualifying DV experience, which will be determined during the baseline needs assessment.

Exclusion Criteria

• A client will be excluded if he/she indicates to the service provider that they are unable to comprehend the written questionnaire and cannot obtain outside assistance in understanding and completing the questionnaire.
• Clients under the age of 18 will able be excluded because they cannot provide informed consent.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 80 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

South Bay Community Services

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Southern California

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

San Diego County Child Welfare Services

UNKNOWN

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of Oklahoma

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

Children's Bureau - Administration for Children and Families

OTHER

Sponsor Role: collaborator

University of California, San Diego

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Gregory Aarons

Professor

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Locations

UC San Diego

La Jolla, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Fettes DL, Aarons GA, Brew V, Ledesma K, Silovsky J. Implementation of a trauma-informed, evidence-informed intervention for Latinx families experiencing interpersonal violence and child maltreatment: protocol for a pilot randomized control trial of SafeCare+(R). Pilot Feasibility Stud. 2020 Oct 8;6:153. doi: 10.1186/s40814-020-00681-3. eCollection 2020.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 33062294 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

20140475

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id