Being Safe, Healthy, And Positively Empowered (BSHAPE) Intervention Study

Conditions studied

Post Traumatic Stress Disorder, Depression, Violence

About this study

The purpose of the study is to evaluate a trauma informed digital multicomponent intervention design to improve health and safety outcomes for women with lifetime exposures to violence and co-occurring PTSD and/or depression symptoms

Interventions

• Behavioral: BSHAPE — BSHAPE is designed to comprehensively assess cumulative exposures to violence, evaluate current safety needs, and provide components to mitigate trauma-related symptoms (e.g., mental health challenges, HIV/STI risk). It promotes health and resilience through psycho-education, skill-building, and mindfulness-based stress reduction practices.
• Other: Control (general wellness) — The control group will receive nutrition information and exercise guidance as well as a standard list of community resources.

Primary outcomes

• Perceived Stress as Assessed by The Perceived Stress Scale-10 (PSS-10) (Baseline (1st month), 3, 6 and 12 months)
• Depression as Assessed by The Patient Health Questionnaire-9 (PHQ-9) (Baseline (1st month), 3, 6 and 12 months)
• PTSD as Assessed by The PTSD Checklist-Civilian Version (PCL-C) (Baseline (1st month), 3, 6 and 12 months)
• Self-Protection Behavior Checklist (Baseline (1st month), 3, 6 and 12 months)
• Empowerment for Safety as Assessed by The Adapted Measure of Victim Empowerment Related to Safety (MOVERS) (Baseline (1st month), 3, 6 and 12 months)
• Self-Care Behaviors as Assessed by The Mindful Self-Care Scale (MSCS) and The Behavioral Activation for Depression Scale-Short Form (BADS-SF) (Baseline (1st month), 3, 6 and 12 months)

Eligibility information

Study locations

• Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland 21205 United States