Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent IPV
Adjunctive Motivational Alcohol Intervention to Prevent Intimate Partner Violence
Who can join
Ages 18 and older · All sexes
Full eligibility criteria
Inclusion Criteria: All Veteran participants must meet the following eligibility criteria: * participant is a Veteran * minimum age 18 * participant is enrolled in the Strength at Home program following program intake * participant displays evidence of alcohol-related problems during program intake, as indicated by any of the following: * a report of physical IPV while under the influence of alcohol in the past year * a score of 8 or greater on the Alcohol Use Disorders Identification Test (AUDIT) * consumption of 6 or more standard drinks per occasion on one or more occasions in the previous 6 months * average weekly consumption of 14 or more standard drinks in the prior 6 months * participant provides written consent to participate in the study * inclusion for this study is broad because this is a population who possesses a number of comorbid problems and exclusion for those based on psychopathology or risk for aggression could potentially lead to a biased sample Exclusion Criteria: * None
About the study
This is a study to provide much-needed experimental data on the efficacy of a brief alcohol Motivational Enhancement Therapy (MET) pre-group intervention for Veterans receiving group treatment for IPV perpetration. The investigators will compare those assigned to receive this 2-session MET intervention to those receiving a 2-session Alcohol Education (AE) intervention or a 2-session standard treatment as usual (TAU) telephone monitoring intervention. The investigators will examine whether MET leads to greater reductions in alcohol use problems and IPV perpetration, and increased help-seeking behavior for alcohol use problems. Participants will be 300 Veterans drawn from the Strength at Home IPV intervention program across the entire Veterans Health Administration system.
What is being tested
- Motivational Enhancement Therapy (behavioral)
- Alcohol Education Control (behavioral)
- Treatment as Usual (behavioral)
- Strength at Home (behavioral)
Sponsor: VA Office of Research and Development · Participants: 300 · Started: Sep 1, 2023
Contact the study team
- Casey T Taft, PhD · Phone: (857) 364-4344
- Samuel F Frank, BA · Phone: (617) 821-2591
Official record on ClinicalTrials.gov — NCT05287711
Locations in the U.S.
Conditions
From ClinicalTrials.gov, data retrieved Sep 30, 2026. Each study sets its own eligibility; the study team decides who can join.