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Self-Compassion, Health, and Empowerment

Self-Compassion, Health, and Empowerment: A Randomized Controlled Trial for Chinese Immigrant Women Experiencing Intimate Partner Violence

Who can join

As published by the study on ClinicalTrials.gov. "Not stated" means the study hasn't said — ask the study team.

Age
18 Years and older
Sex
Female only
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
Compensation
Not stated

Other requirements are listed under Eligibility below. Only the study team can confirm whether you can join.

What to expect

No one can promise a trial will help you personally — that is what the research is trying to find out.

What participation involves

Not stated in the study description — ask the study team about visits and procedures.

Compensation
Not stated
  • Study-related exams and procedures are typically provided at no cost. This is how many trials work in general — confirm the details for this study with the study team.
  • Participants are monitored closely by the research team throughout the study.
  • Some participants may receive access to an investigational treatment, which is still being studied.
  • Your participation helps researchers learn whether this approach could help future patients.

About this study

In plain language

This study tests whether SHE, a mobile health program made for Chinese immigrant women facing partner abuse, improves mental health and well-being. Women are assigned by chance to SHE or a comparison program and complete study check-ins over 12 months.

Intimate partner violence (IPV) can have serious and lasting effects on women's mental health and well-being. Chinese immigrant women in the United States often face additional barriers to obtaining IPV and mental health support, including language, cultural, and social challenges. There is a need for culturally appropriate interventions that improve access to care and address the mental health needs of this underserved population. The purpose of this study is to evaluate the efficacy of the Self-Compassion, Health, and Empowerment (SHE) intervention, a culturally tailored mobile health (mHealth) program designed for Chinese immigrant women experiencing IPV. Participants will be randomly assigned to either the SHE intervention or an attention control program and will complete study assessments over a 12-month follow-up period. The results of this study will help determine whether the SHE intervention improves mental health and well-being among Chinese immigrant women experiencing IPV and may provide evidence for an accessible, culturally appropriate intervention that can be implemented more broadly.

Compensation is read from the study's own description and may be missing — always confirm with the study team.

Eligibility

Who can join

  • Are age 18 or older.
  • Identify as a woman.
  • Identify as Chinese.
  • Live in the United States.
  • Report physical, emotional, or sexual abuse by a romantic partner in the past year.
  • Report signs of depression, anxiety, or PTSD (lasting stress after a frightening or harmful event).

Who can't join

  • Cannot speak or understand Mandarin or English.
  • Have substance use, such as drug or alcohol use.
  • Have thoughts of suicide or suicidal behavior.
  • Have been in mental health care for a severe mental illness.

Simplified for readability. The official criteria below are what the study team uses.

Official eligibility criteria

Inclusion Criteria: * Age 18 or older; * Self-identify as a woman; * Self-identify as Chinese; * Reside in the U.S.; * Self-report experiences of any physical, emotional, or sexual violence from an intimate partner within the past year; * Self-report symptoms of depression, anxiety, or post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). Exclusion Criteria: * Those who cannot speak or understand Mandarin or English; * Those with substance use, suicidality, or who have been in mental health care for severe mental illness.

Study sites (1)

TX