MISC-IPV: a Community-Based Intervention for Children Traumatized by Intimate Partner Violence
Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age7-65
SponsorUniversity of Houston
About this trial
This study adapts and evaluates preliminary outcomes of the Mediational Intervention for Sensitizing Caregivers (MISC) for women and children of color who have survived domestic violence.
Eligibility criteria
This trial accepts healthy volunteersQualifiers
Enrolled in Harris County Domestic Violence rehousing program
Fluency in English
Disqualifiers
Active suicidality
Intellectual disability
Active psychotic disorder
Exposure to domestic violence
Trial design
Design model
Parallel
Treatments tested in this trial
MISC intervention
BehavioralMISC is a semi-structured, participatory caregiver intervention following these steps: (1) Identify the mother's personal and cultural characteristics, which include a respectful discussion around the mother's child-rearing views, objectives, needs and expectations. (2) Create a baseline through videotaped interactions. (3) Create caregivers' personal interaction profile on the basis of videotaped interaction. The caseworker builds on the initial videotaped interaction and uses subsequent bi-weekly videotaped interactions to give feedback to mothers on the frequency of mediational behaviors thereby quantifying the quality of mother-child interactions. Interactional characteristics are jointly identified and conceptualized according to MISC principles. The mother learns to understand both her own and the child's behavior within a meaningful framework, enhancing reflection of caregiving practices. (4) In-service training (once a month). (5) Re-evaluate training efficacy.
Treatment as Usual (TAU)
BehavioralTAU consists of supportive services including trauma informed, client-centered, and strength-based case management and advocacy. All services are focused on the mother and do not include any child-focused intervention. Instead, staff provide in-home intensive case management services to assess and provide safety planning, assess other social service needs, link abused mothers to community resources, and assist clients in rehousing. TAU direct contact with the mother consists of bi-weekly contact, which matches the contact frequency for the intervention group. However, MISC mothers will be receiving TAU+MISC-IPV (2 hours bi-weekly contact) compared with TAU only (30 minutes biweekly contact).
Treatment groups
132 Participants
are divided into 2 treatment groupsGroup A: MISCExperimental treatment 1 intervention
Group B: Treatment as UsualActive comparator 1 intervention
Trial outcomes
Primary outcomes
1
Mental health problems
The primary outcome measure is change in mental health outcomes as assessed through by the Strengths and Difficulties Questionnaire (SDQ). The SDQ total score indexes the overall level of mental health problems a child is experiencing with a minimum score of 0 and a maximum score of 60. A higher the score indicates higher the levels of mental health problems.
Time frame
Baseline, six, 12, and 18 months.2
Sensitive caregiving
Change in sensitive caregiving is a primary outcome that will be assessed with an observational tool named the Observing Mediational Interaction (OMI) tool. The measure codes the frequency of caregiving behaviors that are sensitive to the child's needs. It has a minimum of 0, but has no maximum as any frequency of behaviors may be observed. A higher score indicates more sensitive caregiving.
Time frame
Baseline, six, 12, and 18 months.Sponsors and contacts
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University of Houston
Lead sponsor
Texas Women's University
Collaborator
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