Aftercare for Adolescents Treated for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

NCT00561041 | Completed Phase 2

• 2 other identifiers: NIAAA_KAM_012187NIH grant number RO1-AA012187
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 177
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

The study examines the relative efficacy of two active aftercare interventions (i.e., face-to-face , brief phone) with no-active aftercare for adolescents who completed outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorders(AUD)

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder

Keywords

alcohol; alcohol use disorder; cognitive-behavioral therapy; brief phone aftercare intervention; individual aftercare therapy

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Alcohol use (days of use and days of heavy drinking)

  3, 6, and 12 months post aftercare condition completion

Secondary Outcomes (1)

• Drug use according to primary outcome timeframe

  3, 6, and 12 months post aftercare condition completion

Study Arms (3)

1

EXPERIMENTAL

Brief phone aftercare intervention composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement Therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule

Behavioral: Brief phone aftercare intervention

2

EXPERIMENTAL

Individual aftercare therapy - composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement Therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule

Behavioral: individual aftercare therapy

3

NO INTERVENTION

No intervention

Interventions

Brief phone aftercare intervention BEHAVIORAL

Interventions is composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule

1

individual aftercare therapy BEHAVIORAL

composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement Therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule

2

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 13 Years - 18 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Child (0-17), Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adolescents between the ages of 13-18 years
• Meeting criteria for DSM-IV alcohol use disorders
• Able to comprehend and read English at the 5th grade level
• Participant and family member are willing to provide a locator information.
• Not planning to move out of state during the next 12 months

You may not qualify if:

• Meet any substance dependence criteria other than nicotine or cannabis
• Meet life time diagnosis of schizophrenia
• Reported a suicidal ideation with a plan, suicidal attempt, or self-injurious behavior in the last 30 days
• Having a medical condition that may prevent them from consistently attending and constructively participating in treatment and aftercare

Sponsors & Collaborators

• National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA): lead

Study Sites (1)

University of Connecticut Health Center

Farmington, Connecticut, 06030, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Alcoholism

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

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

Study Officials

• Yifrah Kaminer, MD

  UConn Health

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: phase 2
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: FACTORIAL
• Sponsor Type: NIH

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 19, 2007
• First Posted: November 20, 2007
• Study Start: November 1, 2005
• Study Completion: November 1, 2006
• Last Updated: November 20, 2007

Record last verified: 2007-11

Locations

US (1)