Novel Doula Intervention to Leverage Clinic-community Connections to Support Perinatal Intimate Partner Violence Survivors
University of Pittsburgh
Summary
This is a two-armed, fully powered hybrid type 1 trial to test the effectiveness of a doula intervention compared with an active control in reducing intimate partner violence (IPV) among perinatal IPV survivors
Description
The study team will complete a 2-arm randomized clinical trial to test the effectiveness of IPV-trained doulas compared with an active control in reducing IPV among perinatal IPV survivors. Participants randomized into doula group will be paired community doula who will provide full-spectrum doula services prenatally (22 weeks gestation), through the birthing period, to early postpartum (6 months total). Participants randomized to the active two structured intakes from a victim services agency. Participants will be recruited from their prenatal visit at 1 of 3 sites with 125 perinatal people r…
Eligibility
- Age range
- 18+ years
- Sex
- Female
- Healthy volunteers
- Yes
Inclusion Criteria: Perinatal IPV survivors are eligible if they: * 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 Exclusion Criteria: * Unable to consent * Do not…
Interventions
- BehavioralDoulas
The intervention will be pairing intimate partner violence survivors with a trained doula
- BehavioralThrive
The active control arm will include pairing intimate partner violence survivors with IPV advocates
Locations (3)
- Magee Women's HospitalPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- The Midwife CenterPittsburgh, Pennsylvania
- Family Medicine DepartmentPittsburgh, Pennsylvania