A Case Management Algorithm for Women Victims of Violence

Launched by UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL, LILLE · Jul 6, 2021

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ClinConnect Summary

This clinical trial is studying a special support program for women who have experienced violence and may be dealing with post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). The researchers want to see if reaching out to these women by phone shortly after their initial medical consultation helps improve their mental health compared to usual follow-up care. Women who join this study will either receive early phone calls from the support team or continue with standard care. The goal is to learn how these different approaches affect their well-being over time.

To be part of this trial, women must be at least 18 years old and have sought help from a medical unit after experiencing violence that caused them serious distress or fear. Participants should be comfortable speaking French and must agree to take part in the study. If a woman joins, she can expect to receive phone calls from the research team three weeks after her first visit, and her progress will be checked again at three months, six months, and one year. Overall, this study aims to find better ways to support women recovering from traumatic experiences.

Gender

FEMALE

Eligibility criteria

• Inclusion Criteria:
• • Women
• • 18 years and older
• • Consultation requested in a clinical forensic medicine unit after being victim of violence
• • The person was exposed to: death, threatened death, actual or threatened serious injury, or actual or threatened sexual violence (PTSD criterion A - DSM -5)
• • With social insurance
• • Consent to participate to the study
• Exclusion Criteria:
• • Do no consent to participate to the study
• • Intrafamilial or intimate partner violence
• • Do not speak french