Healing Circles: An Intervention for Canadian Indigenous Mothers & Children Affected by IPV

Trial statusRecruiting
Trial phaseNot applicable
Trial typeInterventional
Biological sexAll
Age6-13
SponsorUniversity of Manitoba

About this trial

Evaluation of Mother's Empowerment Program and Kid's Club Program adapted specifically for Indigenous mothers and children affected by intimate partner violence in Canada

Eligibility criteria

This trial accepts healthy volunteers

Qualifiers

mothers self-reported experience of past intimate partner violence, English-speaking, with at least one school-aged child

Disqualifiers

None

Trial design

Design model

Single group

Treatments tested in this trial

  • Indigenous Mother's Empowerment Program & Indigenous Kid's Club Program

    Behavioral

    Weekly groups administered to mothers and children simultaneously but separately for 10 weeks

Treatment groups

160 Participants
are divided into 1 treatment group
Group A: Wait List ControlOther 1 intervention

Trial outcomes

Primary outcomes

1

Maternal Depression

Centers for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D)

Time frame
Measured immediately post-intervention
2

Maternal Depression

Centers for Epidemiological Studies-Depression (CES-D)

Time frame
Measured 6-8 months post-intervention
3

Child Depression

Child Depression Inventory (CDI)

Time frame
Measured Immediately post-intervention
4

Child Depression

Child Depression Inventory (CDI)

Time frame
Measured 6-8 months post-intervention

Secondary outcomes

1

Maternal resilience

Adult Resilience Measure - revised (ARM-R)

Time frame
Measured immediately post-intervention
2

Maternal resilience

Adult Resilience Measure - revised (ARM-R)

Time frame
Measured 6-8 months post-intervention
3

Child resilience

Child \& Youth Resilience Measure - revised (CYRM-R)

Time frame
Measured immediately post-intervention
4

Child resilience

Child \& Youth Resilience Measure - revised (CYRM-R)

Time frame
Measured 6-8 months post-intervention

Other outcomes

Sponsors and contacts

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University of Manitoba

Lead sponsor

Canadian Institutes of Health Research (CIHR)

Collaborator