NCT00057187

Brief Summary

Although substance abuse treatment continuing care participation is strongly related to positive treatment outcomes, participation rates are low and few interventions have been developed that improve continuing care adherence and outcome.

Trial Health

80
On Track

Trial Health Score

Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach

Enrollment
157

participants targeted

Target at P75+ for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

1 active site

Status
completed

Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.

Trial Relationships

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Study Timeline

Key milestones and dates

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

March 27, 2003

Completed
4 days until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

March 31, 2003

Completed
1.8 years until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

January 1, 2005

Completed
Last Updated

April 7, 2015

Status Verified

February 1, 2007

First QC Date

March 27, 2003

Last Update Submit

April 6, 2015

Conditions

Study Arms (1)

Arm 1

OTHER
Behavioral: Contracting, Prompting and Reinforcing

Interventions

Eligibility Criteria

Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsChild (0-17), Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • All graduates of the Salem VA's SARRTP who: live within a 60 minute drive of the Salem VAMC, or 1 of our 5 SARRTP outreach clinics; have transportation and a job schedule that allows them to attend outpatient aftercare therapy.

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (1)

Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, VA

Salem, Virginia, 24153, United States

Location

Related Publications (5)

  • Lash SJ, Burden JL, Monteleone BR, Lehmann LP. Social reinforcement of substance abuse treatment aftercare participation: Impact on outcome. Addict Behav. 2004 Feb;29(2):337-42. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2003.08.008.

  • DeMarce JM, Lash SJ, Stephens RS, Grambow SC, Burden JL. Promoting continuing care adherence among substance abusers with co-occurring psychiatric disorders following residential treatment. Addict Behav. 2008 Sep;33(9):1104-12. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2008.02.008. Epub 2008 Feb 23.

  • DeMarce JM, Burden JL, Lash SJ, Stephens RS, Grambow SC. Convergent validity of the Timeline Followback for persons with comorbid psychiatric disorders engaged in residential substance use treatment. Addict Behav. 2007 Aug;32(8):1582-92. doi: 10.1016/j.addbeh.2006.11.015. Epub 2007 Jan 24.

  • Lash J, Burden L, Fearer A. Contracting, Prompting and Reinforcing Substance Abuse Treatment Aftercare Adherence. Journal of Drug Addiction, Education and Eradication. 2007 Jul 1; 2(3/4):455-490.

    RESULT
  • Lash SJ, Stephens RS, Burden JL, Grambow SC, DeMarce JM, Jones ME, Lozano BE, Jeffreys AS, Fearer SA, Horner RD. Contracting, prompting, and reinforcing substance use disorder continuing care: a randomized clinical trial. Psychol Addict Behav. 2007 Sep;21(3):387-97. doi: 10.1037/0893-164X.21.3.387.

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related DisordersPatient Compliance

Interventions

Contracts

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced DisordersMental DisordersPatient Acceptance of Health CareTreatment Adherence and ComplianceHealth BehaviorBehavior

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

JurisprudenceSocial Control, FormalHealth Care Economics and Organizations

Study Officials

  • Steven J Lash, PhD

    Salem VA Medical Center, Salem, VA

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Purpose
TREATMENT
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
FED
Responsible Party
SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

March 27, 2003

First Posted

March 31, 2003

Study Completion

January 1, 2005

Last Updated

April 7, 2015

Record last verified: 2007-02

Locations