Clinical Trial to Reduce Perinatal Intimate Partner Violence

This study is looking at ways to help pregnant people who have experienced intimate partner violence (IPV). It compares two approaches: one where you would be paired with a trained doula (a professional who provides support during pregnancy, birth, and postpartum), and another where you would work with IPV advocates. The goal is to see if these interventions can reduce physical, sexual, or emotional abuse, substance use coercion, and mental health coercion over 12 months. You may be able to join if you are a woman aged 18 or older, no more than 24 weeks and 6 days pregnant, identify as an IPV survivor, and are comfortable completing the study in Spanish or English. The current status of this study is unclear.

Study design
This is a randomized study with 250 participants. It compares two different support methods for survivors of intimate partner violence during pregnancy.
What's involved
You would be enrolled around 22 weeks of pregnancy and have measurements taken at enrollment, and then at 3, 6, and 12 months after enrollment.
Compensation
Not stated in the trial record.
Follow-up
Participants will be followed for 12 months after enrollment to track changes in intimate partner violence and other outcomes.

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NCT07165860

Clinical Trial to Reduce Perinatal Intimate Partner Violence

Recruiting
NAAges 18+InterventionalPrevention
University of Pittsburgh
~250 participants
Updated 2026-04-16 on ClinicalTrials.gov
What's tested:DoulasThrive

At a glance

Recruiting sites
2 of 3 listed sites are recruiting right now
RecruitingSuspended, closed, or not yet open
What they're measuring
Perinatal physical, sexual, or emotional abuse (past 3 months)
Measured over baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months
+7 more outcomes measured
Domestic Violence
Perinatal Problems
3 sites across 1 states
Pennsylvania3
  • Maya I Ragavan · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh
  • Dara Mendez · PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR · University of Pittsburgh

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Eligibility criteria

Inclusion

1\) feel comfortable completing the study in Spanish or English
2\) are age 18 or older
3\) are no more than 24 weeks 6 days gestation (note: participants enrolled earliest at 18 weeks, baseline at 22 weeks with a 3 week window)
4\) identify as an IPV survivor by answering affirmatively to a definition of experiencing IPV
5\) live within a 50 mile radius of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
6\) able to provide safe and complete contact information or take a study cell phone
Cannot provide safe contact information or take a study cell phone
Incarcerated

Exclusion

Unable to consent
  • Perinatal physical, sexual, or emotional abuse (past 3 months)baseline, 3 months, 6 months, 12 months

    15 item Composite Abuse Scale Short form, scale is 0 to 5 and 15 items are added for a summary score, higher number means more IPV

  • Substance use coercion (past 3 month)baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months

    5 item measure answer choices and yes/no

  • Mental health coercion (past 3 month)baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months

    5 item mental health coercion survey with yes and no answer choices

  • Economic Abuse (past 3 month)baseline, 3 month, 6 months, and 12 months

    12 item Revised Scale of Economic Abuse (answer choices yes or no), more yes responses means more experiences of economic abuse

  • Reproductive Coercion (past 3 months)baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months

    9 item reproductive coercion scale (answer choices yes/no). More yes responses means more experiences of reproductive coercion

  • Sleep coercion (past 3 months)baseline, 3 months, 6 months, and 12 months

    1 item sleep coercion measure (investigator developed, yes/no)

  • Past 3-month Digital coercionbaseline, 3, 6, and 12 months

    4 item measure on digital coercion, scored yes or no

  • Past 3 month Health-related coercionbaseline, 3, 6, and 12 months

    3 item measure focused on coercion experienced related to healthcare, health, or medical choices, score yes/no