Phase 3 N=1,351 Randomized Prevention

Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Intervention Trial

IPV · Sexual Violence

Bottom Line

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Enrolled (actual)

1,351

Serious AEs

0.4%

Results posted

Jun 2020

Primary outcome: Primary: Any Past Year Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women) — 134; 86; 155; 118 Participants — p==0.686

Study Design & Population

Study type: Interventional
Phase: Phase 3
Interventions: Stepping Stones and Creating Futures (Behavioral)
Age: Adult · 18+ yrs
Sex: All
Sponsor: University of KwaZulu
Primary completion: Oct 2018

Outcome Measures

Outcome	Result	p-value
PRIMARY Any Past Year Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women)	134; 86; 155; 118	=0.686
PRIMARY Any Past Year Sexual Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women)	86; 52; 101; 73	0.555
PRIMARY Past Year Severe Sexual and/or Physical Intimate Partner Violence Perpetration (Men) and Experience (Women)	151; 99; 171; 135	0.672
PRIMARY Controlling Behaviours	9.75; 9.96; 9.70; 9.96	0.984
PRIMARY Earnings in Past Month	565; 988; 385; 817	<0.0001 sig
SECONDARY Gender Attitudes	21.98; 24.99; 21.65; 25.15	0.718
SECONDARY Depressive Symptomology	21.95; 19.26; 23.11; 20.35	0.067
SECONDARY Number of Participants Reporting Suicidal Ideation	83; 49; 72; 65	0.228
SECONDARY Life Circumstances	10.28; 10.59; 9.88; 10.03	0.679
SECONDARY Problem Alcohol Use	4.27; 6.81; 4.62; 7.97	0.810
SECONDARY Number of People Quarreling With Partner About Alcohol Use	39; 54; 47; 79	0.635
SECONDARY Last Sexual Partner of Participant is the Main Partner	185; 138; 182; 159	0.526
SECONDARY Transactional Sex Past Year	111; 138; 118; 146	0.691
SECONDARY Shame About Lack of Work	10.3; 10.7; 10.7; 10.9	0.137
SECONDARY Stress About Lack of Work	12.0; 11.8; 12.1; 12.0	0.332
SECONDARY Individual's Ability to Mobilise Money in an Emergency	27; 37; 30; 31	0.174
SECONDARY Stolen Because of Hunger in Past Month	88; 91; 84; 105	0.174

Summary

This study evaluates whether the behavioural/structural interventions of Stepping Stones and Creating Futures can reduce the incidence of intimate partner violence in urban informal settlements amongst young people. Half the participants will receive the interventions, while the other half will be in a control wait-list, only receiving the intervention after final data collection.

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

Normally resident in informal settlement cluster
Not formally employed
Able to communicate in main study languages (English, isiZulu, iXhosa)

Exclusion Criteria

Under 18
Mental deficit (learning difficulty, mental illness or substance abuse)

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Data sourced from ClinicalTrials.gov (NCT03022370). Outcome figures and adverse-event rates are extracted automatically from the registry's posted results and are provided for clinician reference, not as a substitute for the primary publication.