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The Primary Prevention of Intimate Partner Violence

India1,700 participantsStarted 2026-10

Plain-language summary

This is a cluster randomized trial for newly married dyads, that seeks to quantify the impact of GBE's (Ghya Bharaari Ekatra's) intervention on intimate partner violence (IPV) and downstream outcomes, mental health and reproductive autonomy, examine its mechanism of action, contexts in which it may need modification, and factors associated with its future successful adoption and implementation.

Who can participate

Age range18 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * couples wherein both members are age ≥18 years, * married ≤ 1 year, in their first marriage, married to only one individual, cohabiting in a slum in Mumbai or Pune India, and * fluent in Marathi and/or Hindi * Both members of the couple must meet eligibility criteria and be present at the session for the couple to participate. Exclusion Criteria: * As GBE was designed for primary IPV prevention, couples in which the female member screens positive for physical and/or sexual IPV (using the modified Conflict Tactics Scale (CTS-2)) at baseline will be excluded (and referred to support services) * those in the 3rd trimester of pregnancy (as women traditionally return to their natal home during this perinatal period).

What they're measuring

Intimate Partner Violence (IPV) Experience

Timeframe: 12 months post intervention

Trial details

NCT IDNCT06811922

SponsorEmory University

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeINTERVENTIONAL

Primary completion2027-10

Contact for this trial

Ameeta Kalokhe, MD

404-712-1924 akalokh@emory.edu

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