Family ViolenceNCT06630598
Impacts of the VEGA Family Violence Education Resources for Psychology Trainees
A study testing Online Family Violence Education Resource in people with Family Violence, run by University of Ottawa at 1 site in Canada.
Trial summary
The current research project aims to assess the effectiveness of the ©Violence, Evidence, Guidance, and Action (VEGA) Family Violence Education Resources (VEGA Project, 2019) in improving the knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical responses of clinical psychology doctoral students to family violence in clinical… Read more about this study
- Who is it for?
- Ages 18 years and olderHealthy volunteers can take part
- Conditions the study is for
- Family Violence
- What is being tested?
- Online Family Violence Education Resource
- Type of treatment
- Lifestyle or therapy programme
- Could I receive a placebo?
- No, everyone receives an active treatment
- How many people
- 90 participants
- Where
- 1 siteCanada
- Study dates
- 30 Oct 2024to Mar 2025
- Phase
- Interventional
- Are there results?
- Not yet: the study is under way
Key requirements
Who can take part, as listed by the sponsor. Only the study team can confirm whether you are eligible, so take this list to your doctor.
- Ages 18 years and older
- All sexes
- Healthy volunteers accepted
- Adult, Older adult
Who may be able to join
- Be a student in the Clinical Psychology graduate program of a Canadian university.
- Be engaged in clinical work as part of program requirements
- Speak and read English
- Have internet access
Who cannot join
- -Currently participating in any other training relating to child maltreatment or intimate partner violence outside of mandatory or elective course material.
Trial locations and contacts
1 site in 1 country. Contact the study team or a site near you to ask about taking part.
Canada1 site, 1 recruiting
- Recruiting
University of Ottawa - Child Wellbeing Lab
Ottawa, Ontario, K1N 6N5
Carl Newton, M.A., 1-613-562-5800, cnewt058@uottawa.ca
About this study
Official title: The Effects of the ©Violence, Evidence, Guidance, and Action (VEGA) Family Violence Education Resources on Canadian Clinical Psychology Students' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviours
The current research project aims to assess the effectiveness of the ©Violence, Evidence, Guidance, and Action (VEGA) Family Violence Education Resources (VEGA Project, 2019) in improving the knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical responses of clinical psychology doctoral students to family violence in clinical settings. The VEGA on-line training is a collection of family violence online education resources designed to inform health and social service practitioners about family violence in a Canadian context, including definitions of family violence, mandatory reporting duties, effective responding to survivors, and more. Participants in this trial will be doctoral students recruited from accredited Clinical Psychology programs across Canada. Participants will be assigned to an intervention or wait-list control group, and the outcome measures consist of knowledge and attitudes about family violence, as well as measures of skills relevant to appropriately responding to survivors in clinical settings. Further, participants will be invited to complete a qualitative interview after the intervention to discuss overall impressions of the training and other ways the training changed their perspectives, if at all, on family violence.
Read the detailed description
The goal of the current research is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the ©Violence, Evidence, Guidance, and Action (VEGA), Family Violence Education Resources (VEGA Project, 2019) among a sample of clinical psychology graduate students across Canadian universities to assess whether it is effective in improving responses to child maltreatment and intimate partner violence (IPV) (collectively referred too throughout as "family violence") in clinical settings. For this study, students belonging to accredited Clinical Psychology doctoral programs from Canadian universities will be randomized into either (a) an intervention group that will complete the online VEGA Family Violence Education Resources, OR (b) a control group who will not complete the training (but who will have the opportunity to do so following the completion of outcome data collection ; wait-list control). Throughout this evaluation study, a variety of pre- and post-training outcome measures will be administered participants; these measures are intended to assess reactions to the training, changes in family violence knowledge, changes in attitudes toward IPV and child maltreatment, and clinically relevant behaviours in responding to suspicions and disclosures of family violence by clients/patients in clinical practice settings. After completing the measures and the training, a subset of randomly selected students from the intervention group will be invited to participate in a one-on-one qualitative interview with a member of the research team via Zoom, during which they will be asked to share their perspectives on the training and how it impacted/may impact their work (or not) with clients who have experienced IPV and/or child maltreatment. Information provided from the quantitative measures and qualitative interviews will allow us to answer the following questions: (1) Was the training engaging and relevant to clinical psychology students? (2) Was the training able to improve the knowledge and self-efficacy of students regarding family violence? (3) Was the training able to change behaviours and improve the response of clinical psychology students to clients (or future clients) experiencing family violence in their professional training settings? Note: Used with permission from © 2020 VEGA Project, McMaster University. All rights reserved. All questions regarding the use and evaluation of the VEGA Family Violence Education Resources, or the VEGA Project more generally, should be directed to Dr. Melissa Kimber at vega@mcmaster.ca
- Conditions
- Family Violence
- Being tested
- Online Family Violence Education Resource
- Keywords
- Intimate Partner Violence, Child Maltreatment, Family Violence, Health Professions Education
What participants receive
What participants receive. In a randomised study each person is assigned to one group by chance.
Online Family Violence Education ResourceBehavioural
The VEGA Family Violence Education Resources (© 2020 VEGA Project, McMaster University) is an on-line suite of educational resources that target professionals who are likely to encounter survivors of family violence in professional and clinical settings. The resources provide information about family violence, appropriate clinical responses, legal obligations, and more. The resources are broken down into several training modules and include three interactive learning scenarios. The training modules include:
Know About Family Violence in Canada Creating Safety Recognizing and Responding Safely to Child Maltreatment Recognizing and Responding Safely to Intimate Partner Violence Voices of those with Lived Experiences of Family Violence
| Study group | Role | What they receive |
|---|---|---|
| VEGA Family Violence Education Resources | Experimental | Students in this arm will receive access to the online VEGA Family Violence Education Resources and will be asked to complete modules covering information about family violence in Canada, creating safety for survivors in clinical settings, recognizing and responding to child maltreatment and intimate partner violence, three interactive learning scenarios, and voices of those with lived experiences of family violence. Receives: Behavioral: Online Family Violence Education Resource |
| No Training | No intervention | Students in this arm will not receive access to the training until the end of the pre- and post-training data collection for the Arm 1 group. |
What is being measured
The primary outcome is the main question the study is designed to answer.
Changes in perceived knowledge and preparedness, and opinions about family violence as measured by the Modified Provider Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey Items (Modified PREMIS)
Changes in self-rated Knowledge/Preparation and Opinions about intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. Perceived preparedness to manage intimate partner violence and child maltreatment (14 items, 7-point Likert scale ranging from \"Not Prepared\" to \"Quite Well Prepared\"). Perceived Knowledge about intimate partner violence and child maltreatment (22 items, 7-point Likert scale ranging from \"Nothing\" to \"Very Much\"). Opinions about intimate partner violence and child maltreatment (47 items, 4-point Likert scale, ranging from \"Strongly Agree\" to \"Strongly Disagree\").
Measured: Week one (pre-training), and again Week four (post-training)
Reactions - Interest and Relevancy of Intervention Material
Measurement of participant reactions to training contents, specifically in terms of the learning objectives and relevancy of each individual training module in order to examine engagement and interest. Agreement on whether training modules met their learning objectives, and whether training module content was relevant is measured on a 7-point scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree.
Measured: During Weeks two through three - completed during training period
Changes in VEGA content knowledge
Changes in knowledge regarding family violence content in VEGA modules. Content knowledge measure contains 34 multiple choice questions about the VEGA Family Violence Education Resources. Each question has a maximum score of 1, and minimum score of 0, for a total range of 0 to 34.
Measured: Week one (pre-training), and again Week four (post-training)
Performing relevant clinical behaviours in clinical settings with clients, as measured by a Behavioural Checklist
A checklist of a variety of clinically-relevant behaviours that are recommended and suggested as best practice when working with a survivors of family violence. Participants indicate whether or not they have engaged in certain behaviours. Participants may also indicate if they have not had the opportunity to engage in selected behaviours. The checklist covers 72 clinical actions relating to the VEGA family violence resources, with participants being able to select \"Yes\", \"No\", or \"N/A\" for each action performed in the previous 30 days.
Measured: One month post-training.
Secondary outcomes (2)
Changes in attitudes towards evidence-based practice and interventions as measured by the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS)
Changes ttitudes toward utilizing evidence-based interventions and their importance in professional and clinical settings. Measured with the EBPAS (Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale) - fifteen items across four subscales (Requirements, Appeal, Openness, and Divergence) measured on four-point Likert scales (\"Not at All\" to \"To a Very Great Extent\").
Measured: Week one (pre-training), and again Week four (post-training)
Interview on experiences with the VEGA family resources
A randomly selected subset of participants will be invited to participate in an interview one month after the training to discuss their opinions on the VEGA Family Violence Education Resources, what they learned (if anything), and how their clinical approaches have changed.
Measured: One month post-training.
Timeline
From the start of the study to its completion; the mark is today. Estimated dates are the sponsor’s plan.
- First posted8 Oct 2024
- Study start30 Oct 2024
- Primary completionMar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completionMar 2025 (estimated)
Resources
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govThe registry entry this page is built from, with its full change history.
- Other trials for Family ViolenceStudies of the same condition, open and under way.
- What the trial phases meanHow a treatment moves from first tests in people to approval.
More details
For doctors and researchers: how the study is designed, who runs it, and its registry IDs.
Study design
- Study type
- Interventional
- Phase
- Phase N/A
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Model description
- Participants will be randomly assigned to a training group or a wait-list control group.
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (estimated)
Sponsor and investigators
- Lead sponsor
- University of Ottawa
- Sponsor type
- University, hospital or other
- Responsible party
- Principal investigator, Elisa Romano, University of Ottawa
- Investigators
- Elisa Romano, PhD, Clinical Psychology, Principal investigator, University of Ottawa
IDs, dates and publications
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06630598
- Sponsor's protocol ID
- H-06-24-10490
- Status last verified
- Nov 2024
- First submitted
- 30 Sep 2024
- Last updated
- 26 Nov 2024
- Results posted
- No
- Data monitoring committee
- No
- FDA-regulated drug
- No
- FDA-regulated device
- No
- Individual data sharing
- No
Study at a glance
From the registry record, last updated by the sponsor on 26 Nov 2024. Recruitment status is as the sponsor reported it: confirm with the study team.
- Official title
- The Effects of the ©Violence, Evidence, Guidance, and Action (VEGA) Family Violence Education Resources on Canadian Clinical Psychology Students' Attitudes, Knowledge, and Behaviours
- ClinicalTrials.gov ID
- NCT06630598
- Acronym / sponsor ID
- H-06-24-10490
- Conditions
- Family Violence
- Keywords
- Intimate Partner Violence, Child Maltreatment, Family Violence, Health Professions Education
- Study type
- Interventional
- Recruitment status
- Recruiting
- Enrolment
- 90 participants (estimated)
- Lead sponsor
- University of OttawaUniversity, hospital or other
- Study start
- 30 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Primary completion
- Mar 2025 (estimated)
- Study completion
- Mar 2025 (estimated)
- First posted
- 8 Oct 2024 (actual)
- Results
- Not posted in the source record
Clinical summary
The research question as the sponsor registered it. This describes what the study plans to test, not what it found.
The current research project aims to assess the effectiveness of the ©Violence, Evidence, Guidance, and Action (VEGA) Family Violence Education Resources (VEGA Project, 2019) in improving the knowledge, self-efficacy, and clinical responses of clinical psychology doctoral students to family violence in clinical settings. The VEGA on-line training is a collection of family violence online education resources designed to inform health and social service practitioners about family violence in a Canadian context, including definitions of family violence, mandatory reporting duties, effective responding to survivors, and more. Participants in this trial will be doctoral students recruited from accredited Clinical Psychology programs across Canada. Participants will be assigned to an intervention or wait-list control group, and the outcome measures consist of knowledge and attitudes about family violence, as well as measures of skills relevant to appropriately responding to survivors in clinical settings. Further, participants will be invited to complete a qualitative interview after the intervention to discuss overall impressions of the training and other ways the training changed their perspectives, if at all, on family violence.
Detailed description
The goal of the current research is to conduct a randomized controlled trial of the ©Violence, Evidence, Guidance, and Action (VEGA), Family Violence Education Resources (VEGA Project, 2019) among a sample of clinical psychology graduate students across Canadian universities to assess whether it is effective in improving responses to child maltreatment and intimate partner violence (IPV) (collectively referred too throughout as "family violence") in clinical settings. For this study, students belonging to accredited Clinical Psychology doctoral programs from Canadian universities will be randomized into either (a) an intervention group that will complete the online VEGA Family Violence Education Resources, OR (b) a control group who will not complete the training (but who will have the opportunity to do so following the completion of outcome data collection ; wait-list control). Throughout this evaluation study, a variety of pre- and post-training outcome measures will be administered participants; these measures are intended to assess reactions to the training, changes in family violence knowledge, changes in attitudes toward IPV and child maltreatment, and clinically relevant behaviours in responding to suspicions and disclosures of family violence by clients/patients in clinical practice settings. After completing the measures and the training, a subset of randomly selected students from the intervention group will be invited to participate in a one-on-one qualitative interview with a member of the research team via Zoom, during which they will be asked to share their perspectives on the training and how it impacted/may impact their work (or not) with clients who have experienced IPV and/or child maltreatment. Information provided from the quantitative measures and qualitative interviews will allow us to answer the following questions: (1) Was the training engaging and relevant to clinical psychology students? (2) Was the training able to improve the knowledge and self-efficacy of students regarding family violence? (3) Was the training able to change behaviours and improve the response of clinical psychology students to clients (or future clients) experiencing family violence in their professional training settings? Note: Used with permission from © 2020 VEGA Project, McMaster University. All rights reserved. All questions regarding the use and evaluation of the VEGA Family Violence Education Resources, or the VEGA Project more generally, should be directed to Dr. Melissa Kimber at vega@mcmaster.ca
Study design
- Primary purpose
- Health services research
- Allocation
- Randomised
- Intervention model
- Parallel groups
- Masking
- None (open label)
- Number of arms
- 2
- Model description
- Participants will be randomly assigned to a training group or a wait-list control group.
| Arm | Type | Receives |
|---|---|---|
| VEGA Family Violence Education Resources | Experimental | Behavioral: Online Family Violence Education ResourceStudents in this arm will receive access to the online VEGA Family Violence Education Resources and will be asked to complete modules covering information about family violence in Canada, creating safety for survivors in clinical settings, recognizing and responding to child maltreatment and intimate partner violence, three interactive learning scenarios, and voices of those with lived experiences of family violence. |
| No Training | No intervention | –Students in this arm will not receive access to the training until the end of the pre- and post-training data collection for the Arm 1 group. |
Who may qualify
- Ages
- 18 years and older
- Sex
- All
- Healthy volunteers
- Accepted
- Age groups
- Adult, Older adult
Key inclusion criteria (4 listed)
- Be a student in the Clinical Psychology graduate program of a Canadian university.
- Be engaged in clinical work as part of program requirements
- Speak and read English
- Have internet access
Key exclusion criteria (1 listed)
- -Currently participating in any other training relating to child maltreatment or intimate partner violence outside of mandatory or elective course material.
Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening; this overview does not establish that a patient qualifies. Full inclusion and exclusion criteria.
Interventions
| Intervention | Type | Arms |
|---|---|---|
| Online Family Violence Education ResourceThe VEGA Family Violence Education Resources (© 2020 VEGA Project, McMaster University) is an on-line suite of educational resources that target professionals who are likely to encounter survivors of family violence in professional and clinical settings. The resources provide information about family violence, appropriate clinical responses, legal obligations, and more. The resources are broken down into several training modules and include three interactive learning scenarios. The training modules include: Know About Family Violence in Canada Creating Safety Recognizing and Responding Safely to Child Maltreatment Recognizing and Responding Safely to Intimate Partner Violence Voices of those with Lived Experiences of Family Violence | Behavioural | VEGA Family Violence Education Resources |
Primary outcome
Changes in perceived knowledge and preparedness, and opinions about family violence as measured by the Modified Provider Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey Items (Modified PREMIS)
Time frame: Week one (pre-training), and again Week four (post-training)
Changes in self-rated Knowledge/Preparation and Opinions about intimate partner violence and child maltreatment. Perceived preparedness to manage intimate partner violence and child maltreatment (14 items, 7-point Likert scale ranging from \"Not Prepared\" to \"Quite Well Prepared\"). Perceived Knowledge about intimate partner violence and child maltreatment (22 items, 7-point Likert scale ranging from \"Nothing\" to \"Very Much\"). Opinions about intimate partner violence and child maltreatment (47 items, 4-point Likert scale, ranging from \"Strongly Agree\" to \"Strongly Disagree\").
Reactions - Interest and Relevancy of Intervention Material
Time frame: During Weeks two through three - completed during training period
Measurement of participant reactions to training contents, specifically in terms of the learning objectives and relevancy of each individual training module in order to examine engagement and interest. Agreement on whether training modules met their learning objectives, and whether training module content was relevant is measured on a 7-point scale from Strongly Agree to Strongly Disagree.
Changes in VEGA content knowledge
Time frame: Week one (pre-training), and again Week four (post-training)
Changes in knowledge regarding family violence content in VEGA modules. Content knowledge measure contains 34 multiple choice questions about the VEGA Family Violence Education Resources. Each question has a maximum score of 1, and minimum score of 0, for a total range of 0 to 34.
Performing relevant clinical behaviours in clinical settings with clients, as measured by a Behavioural Checklist
Time frame: One month post-training.
A checklist of a variety of clinically-relevant behaviours that are recommended and suggested as best practice when working with a survivors of family violence. Participants indicate whether or not they have engaged in certain behaviours. Participants may also indicate if they have not had the opportunity to engage in selected behaviours. The checklist covers 72 clinical actions relating to the VEGA family violence resources, with participants being able to select \"Yes\", \"No\", or \"N/A\" for each action performed in the previous 30 days.
2 secondary outcomes
Changes in attitudes towards evidence-based practice and interventions as measured by the Evidence-Based Practice Attitude Scale (EBPAS)
Time frame: Week one (pre-training), and again Week four (post-training)
Interview on experiences with the VEGA family resources
Time frame: One month post-training.
Results and safety
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
Research links
- Official record on ClinicalTrials.govLast updated by the sponsor 26 Nov 2024.
- Individual participant dataSharing planned: No
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Referral and contact
AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals. Contact the study team or a site listed below; they decide who can take part.
Elisa Romano, PhD, Clinical Psychology principal investigator
University of Ottawa
1 site in 1 country: see every site and its status.
Questions about this trial
What is this clinical trial studying?
A study testing Online Family Violence Education Resource in people with Family Violence, run by University of Ottawa at 1 site in Canada.
The full registered description is in the About this study section and the official record.
Who may be eligible to take part?
The sponsor lists 4 inclusion and 1 exclusion criteria. Eligibility is decided by the study team after screening, so read the full criteria and contact a listed site.
Is this clinical trial currently recruiting?
The record says: looking for participants now, as of the sponsor's last update on 26 Nov 2024. Status can change between updates, so confirm with the study contact before making plans.
Where is the study taking place?
The record lists 1 site in Canada. Whether a site is taking part right now should be confirmed with that site. See every site.
What are the possible benefits and risks?
They depend on the study and the treatment, and no study can promise a benefit. The study team explains the known risks during informed consent, before anyone joins; the record itself does not list them.
Are results available for this study?
This study is still under way. Results are not available in the source record yet.
How can a doctor refer a patient or contact the research team?
Contact Carl Newton, M.A., Applied Psychology (1-613-562-5800, cnewt058@uottawa.ca), or a site near the patient. AzTrials does not enrol participants or take referrals.
What does the primary outcome measure?
Changes in perceived knowledge and preparedness, and opinions about family violence as measured by the Modified Provider Readiness to Manage Intimate Partner Violence Survey Items (Modified PREMIS) (time frame: Week one (pre-training), and again Week four (post-training)). The study lists 4 primary outcomes in all. It is what the study was designed to measure, not a finding.
Where can I read the original study information?
Does a listing mean the treatment is approved or proven to work?
No. A listing means the study is registered. It does not show that the treatment is safe, works, or is approved by a regulator.
How often is this information updated?
AzTrials copies changed records from ClinicalTrials.gov every night and reloads the whole registry every week. The sponsor last updated this record on 26 Nov 2024.