Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening (PEARL) to Promote Healing Engagement for Survivors of Violence
NCT ID: NCT07277816
Last Updated: 2025-12-23
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Basic Information
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RECRUITING
NA
40 participants
INTERVENTIONAL
2025-12-01
2026-08-01
Brief Summary
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Does PEARL reduce barriers to help-seeking for trauma? Does PEARL improve trauma coping self-efficacy? Does PEARL change post-trauma cognitions and readiness for recovery? Is PEARL feasible and acceptable to survivors of interpersonal violence?
Researchers will compare people who receive PEARL immediately to people on a waitlist (who receive PEARL three months later) to see if PEARL improves healing engagement and help-seeking behaviors.
Participants will:
* Complete baseline surveys about their trauma history, mental health, healing, and help-seeking behaviors
* Be randomly assigned to receive PEARL immediately or after a 3-month wait
* Receive a photography-focusing prompt and create photos over two weeks (those in the immediate group or after the waiting period)
* Participate in a reflective listening interview about their photos
* Complete follow-up surveys immediately after the intervention and one month later
* Participate in a one-month follow-up interview about their experience
Detailed Description
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Randomization and Study Arms:
Interested participants will complete an online baseline questionnaire through Qualtrics and be randomly assigned (1:1) to either:
1. Immediate Intervention Group (n=20): Receives PEARL within two weeks of enrollment
2. Waitlist Control Group (n=20): Receives a resource referral list (standard of care) and completes PEARL three months later
Intervention Protocol:
The PEARL intervention consists of two components:
1. Participants receive a photography-focusing prompt and have two weeks to create photographs
2. Participants complete a reflective listening interview about their photographs
Assessment Schedule:
* Baseline: Demographics, trauma history, and outcome measures
* Post-intervention: Outcome measures completed immediately after the intervention (trauma coping self-efficacy, post trauma cognitions, healing)
* One-month follow-up: Outcome measures and qualitative interview (trauma coping self-efficacy, post trauma cognitions, healing, help-seeking actions, depression, anxiety, PTSD).
The waitlist control group completes an additional baseline survey three months after initial enrollment, which serves as their pre-intervention assessment.
Data Analysis: Feasibility will be assessed through completion rates, and research assistant evaluations. Acceptability will be evaluated through participant surveys and follow-up interviews. Preliminary impact on healing engagement and help-seeking will be analyzed using descriptive statistics and nonparametric tests. Qualitative data from open-ended survey questions, research assistant evaluations, and follow-up interviews will undergo thematic analysis. Quantitative and qualitative findings will be integrated to provide a comprehensive understanding of PEARL's feasibility, acceptability, and potential impact.
Community Engagement: The study incorporates feedback from Community Advisory Board (CAB) and Scientific Advisory Board (SAB) members throughout the research process. Purposive sampling strategies will be employed to achieve maximum diversity in participant age.
Conditions
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Keywords
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Study Design
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RANDOMIZED
CROSSOVER
SUPPORTIVE_CARE
NONE
Study Groups
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Immediate Intervention Group
Participants randomized to this arm receive the PEARL intervention within two weeks of enrollment. They are given a photography-focusing prompt and two weeks to create photographs reflecting their healing journey. After two weeks, they participate in a reflective listening interview about their photographs. Participants complete surveys at baseline, immediately post-intervention, and at one-month follow-up, as well as a qualitative interview at one-month follow-up.
PEARL (Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening)
PEARL is a two-component behavioral intervention designed to promote healing engagement among survivors of interpersonal violence. Participants receive a photography-focusing prompt and are given two weeks to create photographs that reflect their healing journey and experiences. After the two-week photography period, participants engage in a one-on-one reflective listening interview where they discuss the photographs they created and co-create a healing action plan based on these discussions. The interview provides a structured opportunity for participants to explore and articulate their healing process through photo-elicitation, allowing them to express their experiences visually and verbally. The intervention is delivered by trained research assistants with fidelity monitoring through audio recording and independent evaluation of a random sample of sessions.
Waitlist Control Group
Participants randomized to this arm receive a resource referral list (standard of care) and wait three months before receiving the PEARL intervention. They complete baseline surveys at enrollment and again at three months (pre-intervention baseline). After the three-month waiting period, they receive the same PEARL intervention as the immediate group: a photography-focusing prompt, two weeks to create photographs, and a reflective listening interview. They complete post-intervention and one-month follow-up assessments following their intervention.
PEARL (Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening)
PEARL is a two-component behavioral intervention designed to promote healing engagement among survivors of interpersonal violence. Participants receive a photography-focusing prompt and are given two weeks to create photographs that reflect their healing journey and experiences. After the two-week photography period, participants engage in a one-on-one reflective listening interview where they discuss the photographs they created and co-create a healing action plan based on these discussions. The interview provides a structured opportunity for participants to explore and articulate their healing process through photo-elicitation, allowing them to express their experiences visually and verbally. The intervention is delivered by trained research assistants with fidelity monitoring through audio recording and independent evaluation of a random sample of sessions.
Interventions
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PEARL (Photo-experiencing and Reflective Listening)
PEARL is a two-component behavioral intervention designed to promote healing engagement among survivors of interpersonal violence. Participants receive a photography-focusing prompt and are given two weeks to create photographs that reflect their healing journey and experiences. After the two-week photography period, participants engage in a one-on-one reflective listening interview where they discuss the photographs they created and co-create a healing action plan based on these discussions. The interview provides a structured opportunity for participants to explore and articulate their healing process through photo-elicitation, allowing them to express their experiences visually and verbally. The intervention is delivered by trained research assistants with fidelity monitoring through audio recording and independent evaluation of a random sample of sessions.
Other Intervention Names
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Eligibility Criteria
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Inclusion Criteria
* History of interpersonal violence (IV) - identifies as a survivor of interpersonal violence
* Able to complete an interview in English
* Able to provide informed consent
Exclusion Criteria
* Does not identify as a woman (male participants excluded)
* No history of interpersonal violence
* Unable to complete an interview in English
* Unable to provide informed consent
18 Years
ALL
No
Sponsors
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National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR)
NIH
Temple University
OTHER
Responsible Party
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Principal Investigators
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Laura Sinko, PhD, MSHP, RN
Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR
Temple University
Locations
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Women in Transition
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
Countries
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Central Contacts
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Facility Contacts
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Melissa McDermott, MSW
Role: primary
References
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Sinko L, Saint Arnault D. Photo-experiencing and reflective listening: A trauma-informed photo-elicitation method to explore day-to-day health experiences. Public Health Nurs. 2021 Jul;38(4):661-670. doi: 10.1111/phn.12904. Epub 2021 Apr 4.
Other Identifiers
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272926
Identifier Type: -
Identifier Source: org_study_id