Recruiting

Occupational Therapy

Sponsor:

Loma Linda University

Code:

NCT06808828

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Interventions

Health and coping skills

Study Details

Brief summary:

The purpose of this graduate student research study is to understand the effectiveness of an occupational therapy program in a domestic violence shelter. It is expected that participation will last about 6 weeks. Subjects will complete pretests involving lifestyle assessments and a coping scale and then participate in 8 occupational therapy sessions during the 4 weeks of program implementation. The occupational therapy sessions will last approximately 90 minutes. After the program is completed, subjects will complete the posttests.

Procedures and Activities. You will be asked to:

Complete a series of questionnaires about your health, well-being, and daily activities.

Participate in 8 OT sessions that may include activities such as journaling, positive self-talk, coping skills methods, and grounding exercises.

Complete the posttests.

Conditions

Domestic Violence

Study ID

NCT06808828

Start date

Feb 3, 2025

Status verified date

Jul, 2026

Completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Primary completion date

Dec, 2026

Anticipated

Eligibility Criteria

Eligibility Criteria

Sex: All

Age: 18 - 70

Healthy Volunteers: Not accepted

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Male or Female 18 years of age or older receiving services from a domestic violence organization

Exclusion Criteria:

  • None

Study Design

Enrollment

25 participants

Anticipated

Intervention Model

Single group

Primary purpose

Treatment

Interventions and Outcome Measures

Arms

experimental: Health and coping skills

Subjects will complete an 8-item occupational therapy lifestyle medicine checklist at each session. The subjects will participate in eight sessions receiving education on health topics of sleep hygiene, physical activity, healthy cooking, self-management, coping skills, self-esteem, mindfulness, and goal setting.

Interventions

Health and coping skills

An occupational therapist and occupational therapy graduate capstone student will lead in-person sessions. Subjects will participate in an occupational therapy program that meets 2x/week x 4 weeks for eight sessions. Topics will include sleep hygiene, physical activity, healthy cooking, self-management, coping skills, self-esteem, mindfulness, and goal setting. Subjects will receive education as well as actively engage in activities related to the topic. Subjects will be provided with a personal journal to complete homework involving reflections on the topics discussed in the sessions.

Primary outcome measure

  • Improvement in Healthy Lifestyle [ Time Frame: Change between baseline assessment at initial enrollment and completion of Session 8 at 8 weeks post-enrollment. ]
  • Improvement in Quality of Life [ Time Frame: Change between the baseline assessment and post-test at study completion, up to 9 weeks post-enrollment ]
  • Improvement in Coping Skills [ Time Frame: Change between the baseline assessment and post-test at study completion, up to 9 weeks post-enrollment. ]

Central Contacts and Locations

Central contacts

Heather Javaherian, OTD

9095584628hjavaherian@llu.edu

Leticia Guerrero, BA

909-558-4628letguerrero@llu.edu

Locations

Loma Linda University Health

Recruiting

Loma Linda, California, United States, 92350

Contacts

Heather Javaherian, PhD

909-558-4628hjavaherian@llu.edu

More Information

Sponsor

Loma Linda University

Last update posted

Aug 4, 2026

Last verified

Jul, 2026

Keywords

  • domestic violence
  • intimate partner violence
  • occupational therapy

Trial information was received from ClinicalTrials.gov and was last updated on 2026-09-10. This information was provided to ClinicalTrials.gov by Loma Linda University on 2026-08-04.