An Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing to Increase Compliance in a Probation Setting
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interventional
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Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Motivational Interviewing (MI) on probationer progress over a 6-month period, using probation officers as the MI providers.
Trial Health
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participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Jan 2008
2 active sites
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
First Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
December 6, 2007
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
December 10, 2007
CompletedStudy Start
First participant enrolled
January 1, 2008
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
March 1, 2009
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
October 1, 2009
CompletedDecember 23, 2009
December 1, 2009
1.2 years
December 6, 2007
December 21, 2009
Conditions
Keywords
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (4)
Revocations
6 months
Absconder Status
6 months
Urinalysis (UA) Data
6 months
Arrest Data
6 months
Secondary Outcomes (1)
Officer Responses Questionnaire
9 months
Study Arms (3)
1
EXPERIMENTALProbation officers trained to use Motivational Interviewing while conducting meetings with probationers.
2
NO INTERVENTIONProbation officers who are interested in Motivational Interviewing, but have not yet been trained to use it while conducting meetings with probationers.
3
NO INTERVENTIONTreatment as usual. Regular probation officers conduct standard meetings with probationers.
Interventions
Probation officers trained to use Motivational Interviewing while conducting meetings with probationers.
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Participants must be on felony probation.
- Participants must be English speaking.
- Participants must be classified as medium or high-risk.
- Participants must be placed on a non-specialized caseload.
- Participants must be at least 18 years of age.
You may not qualify if:
- Does not speak English.
- Is less than 18 years old.
- Is not on felony probation.
- Is not classified as medium or high-risk.
- Is placed on a specialized caseload.
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (2)
Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections
Dallas, Texas, 75207, United States
University of Texas School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus
Dallas, Texas, 75390, United States
MeSH Terms
Interventions
Intervention Hierarchy (Ancestors)
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Scott T Walters, PhD
The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- NON RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- PARTICIPANT
- Purpose
- TREATMENT
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- OTHER
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
December 6, 2007
First Posted
December 10, 2007
Study Start
January 1, 2008
Primary Completion
March 1, 2009
Study Completion
October 1, 2009
Last Updated
December 23, 2009
Record last verified: 2009-12