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NCT05783336
Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus Pilot
NA trial testing Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus (SSCF+) in Intimate Partner Violence in 323 participants. Completed in 28 November 2023.
28 November 2023
Quick facts
| Lead sponsor | University of Exeter |
|---|---|
| Phase | NA |
| Status | Completed |
| Study type | INTERVENTIONAL |
| Allocation | randomized |
| Design | parallel |
| Masking | none |
| Primary purpose | prevention |
| Enrollment | 323 |
| Start date | 24 May 2023 |
| Primary completion | 28 November 2023 |
| Estimated completion | 28 November 2023 |
| Sites | 1 location across South Africa |
Drugs / interventions tested
- Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus (SSCF+)
Conditions studied
- Intimate Partner Violence — all drugs for Intimate Partner Violence →
- Poverty — all drugs for Poverty →
Sponsor
University of Exeter
Who can join
Adults 18 to 30, any sex, with Intimate Partner Violence or Poverty. Patients with the condition only — healthy volunteers not accepted.
Sponsor's own description
The goal of this randomised controlled clinical trial is to test the Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus (SSCF+) intervention, in young (18-25 years) people living in urban informal settlements in Durban and rural communities in KwaZulu-Natal, South Africa. The main questions it aims to answer are: * Is the intervention acceptable and feasible * What is the potential effect size on key outcomes of intimate partner violence Participants will be randomised (1:1) to compare SSCF+ and a control arm to see if there are differences between the two on intimate partner violence.
Publications & conference data
3 peer-reviewed publications reference this trial (live from Europe PMC):
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Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus: A pilot randomised controlled trial of a co-developed intervention with young South Africans.
Gibbs A, Washington L, Mkhwanazi S, Chirwa E, et al · · 2025 · cited 3× · PMID 40267104 · DOI 10.1371/journal.pgph.0004494 -
Pilot cluster randomised controlled trial of Stepping Stones and Creating Futures Plus to reduce emotional dysregulation among young men in rural areas and urban informal settlements in KwaZulu-Natal Province, South Africa.
Nyoni P, Tomita A, Mkhwanazi S, Gibbs A. · · 2025 · cited 1× · PMID 39723636 · DOI 10.1177/00207640241306062 -
The relationship between emotional dysregulation and, HIV acquisition risk behaviours and intimate partner violence perpetration among young men in rural areas and urban informal settlements in South Africa.
Nyoni P, Gibbs A, Mkhwanazi S, Tomita A. · · 2026 · PMID 41772846 · DOI 10.1080/13548506.2026.2635751
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Verify against primary sources
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- Sponsor press releases (Google)
- Trial protocol + status: ClinicalTrials.gov NCT05783336 (US National Library of Medicine, public domain)
- Publications: Europe PMC API search by NCT ID, retrieved 10 June 2026
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- Sponsor: as reported to ClinicalTrials.gov by University of Exeter
- Last refreshed: 8 May 2024
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