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Creating VIP Corps to Reduce Maternal Deaths

No phase Interventional Maternal Morbidity and Mortality

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What is being studied
The protocol lists: The Big 3, Implementation and Effectiveness of VIP Corps Training.
Who it may be relevant to
Registry conditions: Maternal Morbidity and Mortality. Basic parameters: 18 years — 30 years · All.
What needs checking
Age, condition and sex are only basic indicators. Prior treatment, laboratory values and other mandatory requirements appear in the eligibility criteria below.
Where it takes place
United States
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Official title

Violence Intervention and Prevention (VIP) Corps to Reduce Maternal Injuries and Deaths Due to Violence

Overview

The goal of this observational study is to create and rigorously evaluate a violence intervention and prevention corps (VIP Corps) training using a randomized controlled trial among undergraduate and professional students; and to develop a novel maternal injury surveillance system (MISS) to complement an existing maternal violent death registry in Kentucky.

Detailed description

The participant population defined in this study are undergraduate and professional students within their last educational year in a helping professionals program at the University of Kentucky, ages 18-30. This study will permit the creation of effective programming to train the next generation of health and social service professionals prepared to help reduce Kentucky's maternal mortality and injury rates over time with implementation.

Aim 1:

1. Create and rigorously evaluating Violence Intervention and Prevention Corps (VIP Corps) training using a randomized controlled trial among undergraduate and professional students. 2. Develop a novel maternal injury surveillance system (MISS) as a complement to an existing maternal violent deaths registry to accurately and reliably enumerate maternal injuries and deaths due to violence.

Aim 2:

1. Determine the effectiveness of complementary intervention and prevention strategies to increase interpersonal violence, substance use/disorder (IPV, SU/D), depression or anxiety screening. 2. Reduce symptoms among those who screen positive, and ultimately reduce maternal injuries and deaths due to violence. 3. Prospectively evaluate the effectiveness of a novel VIP training as the intervention condition relative to an attention control (SU/D and IPV awareness), to increase knowledge of the effects of intimate partner violence (IPV) on health outcomes, report intimate partner violence (IPV) screening behaviors, intimate partner violence (IPV) detection, and to reduce intimate partner violence (IPV) frequency among patients and clients over time.

Interventions

  • Behavioral The Big 3
    Our research team has developed an online, interactive learning management system (LMS) training. This training seeks to provide helping professionals with information and resources to identify, intervene, and prevent maternal injuries from interpersonal violence, substance use/disorder (IPV and SU/D). This training will provide healthcare professionals with the knowledge, skills, and efficacy to intervene and build capacity for prevention of maternal injuries and death due to violence.
  • Behavioral Implementation and Effectiveness of VIP Corps Training
    Implement and evaluate the effectiveness of VIP Corps training aimed at students enrolled in helping professions in their last program year. intervention efficacy to change in students' knowledge, attitudes, and practices of intimate partner violence (IPV) screening, detection, and referrals; participant practices will be the primary, longer-term outcome; while changes in knowledge and attitudes will be short-term outcomes. Secondary outcomes will include changes in detecting symptoms of a) SU/D

Primary outcome measures

  • Knowledge and attitudes toward intimate partner violence (IPV) among pregnant and postpartum people. [Time frame: Year 2 - Year 4]
  • Knowledge and attitudes toward substance use among pregnant and postpartum people. [Time frame: Year 2 - Year 4]
  • Knowledge and attitudes toward anxiety or depression among pregnant or postpartum people. [Time frame: Year 2 - Year 4]
Secondary outcome measures (1)
  • Participants' (care provider) self-report of asking pregnant or postpartum people about intimate partner violence (IPV), substance use, and anxiety or depression. [Time frame: Year 3 - Year 5]

Eligibility criteria

Inclusion criteria

  • Students enrolled in a helping professions program
  • 18 years of age through 30 years of age
  • Students whom will have direct interaction with patients or clients that may experience interpersonal violence (IPV)

Exclusion criteria

  • Students not enrolled in a helping professions program
  • Students under age 18 or over age 30
  • Students with no direct interaction with patients or clients

Criteria are shown verbatim from the registry (in English). Final eligibility is always assessed by the study center.

Healthy volunteers: Yes

Study design

Allocation
Randomized
Model
Parallel assignment
Masking
Open label
Primary purpose
Prevention

Study locations

United States · 1 center
  • University of Kentucky — Lexington

Identifiers

NCT: NCT06089109 · 77241 · 5 ASTWH210102-02-00

Primary sources (government registries)

View this study on ClinicalTrials.gov ↗