Trauma Screening and Violence Prevention for Women with Substance Use Disorders
This study is looking at a program designed to help women in substance use treatment who have experienced trauma. The program involves screening for posttraumatic stress disorder (PTSD), referring you to resources, and two sessions focused on preventing interpersonal violence. These sessions will teach you skills to protect yourself. Researchers want to see if this program is helpful and possible to deliver. You can join if you are a woman aged 18 or older, currently in substance use treatment, and speak English. The study aims to enroll 60 participants and will track your experiences with trauma and violence over about 3 months.
- Study design
- This is a single-arm study, meaning all 60 participants will receive the intervention. It is a pilot study, which means it's an early look at the program's feasibility and effectiveness.
- What's involved
- You would participate in a PTSD screening, receive resource referrals, and attend two one-hour sessions. You would also complete surveys at the beginning, after the intervention (2 weeks), and at 1-month (6 weeks) and 3-month (18 weeks) follow-ups.
- Compensation
- Not stated in the trial record.
- Follow-up
- Participants will be followed for about 3 months (18 weeks) after the intervention to assess changes over time.
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Trauma Screening/Referral and Interpersonal Violence Prevention for Women with Substance Use Disorders
At a glance
Conditions
Where it's being run
2 sites across 1 statesStudy leadership
- Heidi Zinzow, Ph.D. · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · Clemson University
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What this trial measures
- ARC3 Consent ScaleParticipants complete this measure at baseline, post intervention (2 weeks), 1 month follow-up (6 weeks), and 3 month follow-up (18 weeks).
This self-report scale assesses knowledge and attitudes towards consent in sexual situations. This is a 7-item scale with scores ranging from 7 to 35, with higher scores indicating more accurate perceptions and greater knowledge of consent (Swartout et al, 2019)
- Illinois Rape Myth Acceptance Scale-Short FormParticipants complete this measure at baseline, post intervention (2 weeks), 1 month follow-up (6 weeks), and 3 month follow-up (18 weeks).f
This self-report scale assesses agreement with rape myths. We selected 10 items from the scale, with scores ranging from 10 to 70, with higher scores indicating higher agreement with rape myths. (Payne, Lonsway, \& Fitzgerald, 1999).
- Attitudes Towards Dating ViolenceParticipants complete this measure at baseline, post intervention (2 weeks), 1 month follow-up (6 weeks), and 3 month follow-up (18 weeks).
This self-report scale consists of 3 items assessing agreement with violence-supportive attitudes in dating situations. Scores range from 3 to 15, with higher scores indicating greater agreement with violence-supportive norms. (Price et al., 1999)
- Dating Behavior SurveyParticipants complete this measure at baseline, post intervention (2 weeks), 1 month follow-up (6 weeks), and 3 month follow-up (18 weeks).
This self-report scale consists of 17 items that assess perceived likelihood of engaging in protective behavioral strategies while dating. Scores range from 17 to 102, with higher scores indicating greater likelihood of engaging in protective behavioral strategies. Adapted from Breitenbecher, 2008.
- Coping Responses to Sexual AggressionParticipants complete this measure at baseline, post intervention (2 weeks), 1 month follow-up (6 weeks), and 3 month follow-up (18 weeks).
This self-report scale consists of 16 items assessing perceived likelihood of engaging in various coping strategies to resist sexual aggression. Scores range from 16 to 96, with higher scores indicating higher perceived likelihood of resistance. (Macy, Nurius, \& Norris, 2007).
- Barriers to ResistanceParticipants complete this measure at baseline, post intervention (2 weeks), 1 month follow-up (6 weeks), and 3 month follow-up (18 weeks).
This self-report scale consists of 13 items assessing perceived barriers to resisting sexual aggression. Scores range from 13 to 52, with higher scores indicating higher perceived barriers to resistance (Norris, Nurius, \& Dimeff, 1996).
- Knowledge and Use of ResourcesParticipants complete this measure at baseline, post intervention (2 weeks), 1 month follow-up (6 weeks), and 3 month follow-up (18 weeks).
This self-report scale assesses 1) how aware participants are of various community resources and 2) whether resources have been accessed in the past month. The first 13 item awareness subscale results in total scores ranging from 13 to 65, with higher scores indicating higher levels of awareness. The second subscale results in scores ranging from 0 to 13, with higher scores indicating more resources accessed.