Effectiveness of Extended Telephone Monitoring

NCT00194103 | Completed Phase 3

• 2 other identifiers: 708753R01AA014850
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 252
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of extended telephone monitoring for alcohol-dependent patients receiving intensive outpatient treatment. It is hypothesized that telephone monitoring will produce better alcohol use outcomes relative to treatment as usual. It is also hypothesized that adaptive telephone monitoring plus brief counseling will produce better alcohol use outcomes over time relative to telephone monitoring plus feedback only.

Conditions

Alcohol Dependence

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• TimeLineFollowBack

  2 years

Study Arms (3)

TAU

NO INTERVENTION

Telephone Monitoring

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Behavioral: Telephone Monitoring and Feedback

Telephone Monitoring and Counseling

EXPERIMENTAL

Behavioral: Telephone Monitoring and Counseling

Interventions

Telephone Monitoring and Feedback BEHAVIORAL

In addition to attending IOP, participants receive phone contact from our counselors but only to receive a monitoring assessment. There is no feedback or counseling from study staff in this condition.

Telephone Monitoring

Telephone Monitoring and Counseling BEHAVIORAL

In addition to attending IOP, participants have phone contact with study counselors, which includes monitoring, feedback, and counseling.

Telephone Monitoring and Counseling

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 70 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• enrolled in Intensive Outpatient substance abuse treatment for at least 2 and no more than 4 weeks at study entry
• qualify for a current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence (during the month prior to entrance into the IOP or detoxification program prior to IOP);
• willingness to participate in research and be randomized;
• th grade reading level (as determined by the Slosson Oral Reading Test; Slosson, 1963);
• able to provide the names of several informants who will know his/her whereabouts during the follow-up period

You may not qualify if:

• acute medical or psychiatric problems that preclude outpatient treatment (e.g., in a psychotic episode and not stabilized on medication);
• IV heroin use during the past year;
• anticipated involvement in other forms of intensive treatment (e.g., inpatient) during the 6-month period after enrollment.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Pennsylvania: lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism

Interventions

Counseling

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Alcohol-Related Disorders; Substance-Related Disorders; Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Mental Health Services; Behavioral Disciplines and Activities; Community Health Services; Health Services; Health Care Facilities Workforce and Services

Study Officials

• James McKay, Ph. D.

  University of Pennsylvania

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 3
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: September 12, 2005
• First Posted: September 19, 2005
• Study Start: May 1, 2004
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2009
• Study Completion: April 1, 2010
• Last Updated: June 28, 2010

Record last verified: 2010-06

Locations

US (1)