Using Telephone Technology to Prevent Relapse After Alcoholism Treatment
ATIVR
Therapeutic IVR to Augment CBT in Alcohol Dependence
2 other identifiers
interventional
158
1 country
1
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a telephone based self-help program will prevent relapse among individuals undergoing standard substance abuse treatment.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for phase_2
Started May 2005
Longer than P75 for phase_2
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
May 1, 2005
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
August 19, 2005
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
August 22, 2005
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
December 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
July 1, 2010
CompletedJune 21, 2012
June 1, 2012
4.6 years
August 19, 2005
June 20, 2012
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Amount of alcohol and use
drinks per day, drinks per drinking day, percent days abstinent, heavy drinking days
4 months and one year
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Utilization of the telephone system components during the study
4 months and one year
Study Arms (2)
1 Therapeutic Phone System
EXPERIMENTALpatients assigned to this condition will have unlimited access to the therapeutic telephone system for 4 months.
2 Standard care
ACTIVE COMPARATORStandard post-CBT care (i.e., no formal relapse prevention or professional treatment).
Interventions
Comparison(s): patients completing group CBT for substance abuse will be randomly assigned to two conditions. In one condition, patients will have unlimited access to the therapeutic telephone system for 4 months. The other condition is standard care (i.e., no formal relapse prevention).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Meets current DSM-IV criteria for alcohol dependence
- Active drinking during the three months prior to entry into treatment
- Minimum age of 19
- Minimum sixth grade reading level.
You may not qualify if:
- Meets criteria for a current psychotic illness
- Imminent plans to move or be incarcerated
- Presence of such severe hearing, visual, or cognitive deficit(s) that participation in CBT or use of an Interactive Voice Response (IVR) system are not possible
- Inability to identify at least one "locator" person to assist in tracking for follow-up assessments
- Does not have telephone service within the home
- Incarceration while in active protocol in the study
- Attendance of less than 8 of 12 CBT sessions
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
UVM Health Behavior Research Center
Burlington, Vermont, 05403, United States
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MeSH Terms
Conditions
Interventions
Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
John E. Helzer, MD
University of Vermont
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- phase 2
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- NONE
- Purpose
- PREVENTION
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
- Responsible Party
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
- PI Title
- Professor of Psychiatry
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
August 19, 2005
First Posted
August 22, 2005
Study Start
May 1, 2005
Primary Completion
December 1, 2009
Study Completion
July 1, 2010
Last Updated
June 21, 2012
Record last verified: 2012-06