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Clinical Trial to Reduce Perinatal Intimate Partner Violence

University of Pittsburgh · with National Institute of Nursing Research (NINR) · NCT07165860

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Key facts

Compensation
Not posted. Ask the study team before screening.
Who can join
Ages 18+ · Women only
Healthy volunteers
Accepted
Study type
Interventional · Not applicable
Target enrollment
250
US sites recruiting
2
Study start
November 1, 2025
Record last updated
April 16, 2026

Status re-checked against ClinicalTrials.gov within the last 12 hours.

What the study is about

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

Being studied: Doulas; Thrive

Conditions: Domestic Violence; Perinatal Problems

Eligibility criteria

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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 meet inclusion criteria
  • Cannot provide safe contact information or take a study cell phone
  • Incarcerated

Recruiting US locations

  • The Midwife Center

    Pittsburgh, PA 15222

    Site contact: Emily McGahey · (412) 321-6880 · e.mcgahey@midwifecenter.org

  • Family Medicine Department

    Pittsburgh, PA 15260

    Site contact: Stacy Bartlett · 412-383-2377 · bartlettsj2@upmc.edu

Study contacts (from the official record)

  • Maya Ragavan · 4126926545 · ragavanm@chp.edu
  • Maya Ragavan · 16506449954 · ragavanm@chp.edu
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