Effects of Physical Exercise Versus Group Therapy on Self-esteem Among Domestic Violence Victims

Université de Reims Champagne-Ardenne36 enrolled

Overview

The current study is a randomized controlled trial comparing the effects of 6 weeks of physical exercise training versus group therapy on self-esteem as well as on the various subdomains of physical self-esteem among women who have experienced domestic violence within the last two months at the time of data collection

The present study design includes three arms (two intervention arms): Physical Exercise (Group A), Counseling/Support Group (Group B), and No Intervention (Control, Group C). Random allocation to each group was done in a 1:1:1 ratio at the end of an initial telephone interview by one of the authors. A permutated block design with a block size of three was used. For each participant in Groups A and B, the assigned intervention was started the week following the initial interview, and lasted 6 weeks.

Study Type

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Purpose

SUPPORTIVE_CARE

Masking

NONE

Enrollment

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Interventions

Counseling/support group therapyBEHAVIORAL

6 weeks of counseling group therapy; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with a psychologist and two former victims

Physical ExerciseBEHAVIORAL

6 weeks of physical exercise training; 2 sessions of 30 min each week, with an instructor

Eligibility

Sex: FEMALEMin age: 18 YearsMax age: 65 YearsHealthy volunteers:

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Inclusion Criteria: * having experienced domestic violence at some time in the past 2 months Exclusion Criteria: * not being physically active on a regular basis (less than 20 min of moderate-vigorous physical activity per day during the last year) * absence of medical contraindication to exercise

Locations (1)

CIDFF-51

Châlons-en-Champagne, France

Outcomes

Primary Outcomes

Change score for each of the physical and global self esteem subscales from the Inventaire du Soi Physique (ISP-25). This instrument has 25 items each with a 6-point Likert response scale. Higher scores indicate greater self-esteem (physical or global)

magnitude of change in global and physical self-esteem from pre- to post-study. Minimum = -150; Maximum = +150

Time frame: baseline (pre-): the day before intervention implementation; post-study: the day following cessation of intervention, 6 weeks from baseline

Data from ClinicalTrials.gov

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