NCT00798044

Brief Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine if a semi-automated quality improvement system that provides addiction counselors with feedback on their average treatment satisfaction and therapeutic alliance (as rated by patients currently in treatment) is superior to no feedback in 32 community-based outpatient addiction treatment clinics.

Trial Health

87
On Track

Trial Health Score

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

Enrollment
118

participants targeted

Target at P50-P75 for not_applicable

Timeline
Completed

Started Nov 2006

Typical duration for not_applicable

Geographic Reach
1 country

2 active sites

Status
completed

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

November 1, 2006

Completed
2 years until next milestone

Primary Completion

Last participant's last visit for primary outcome

November 1, 2008

Completed
23 days until next milestone

First Submitted

Initial submission to the registry

November 24, 2008

Completed
1 day until next milestone

First Posted

Study publicly available on registry

November 25, 2008

Completed
4 months until next milestone

Study Completion

Last participant's last visit for all outcomes

April 1, 2009

Completed
Last Updated

January 20, 2012

Status Verified

January 1, 2012

Enrollment Period

2 years

First QC Date

November 24, 2008

Last Update Submit

January 18, 2012

Conditions

Keywords

quality improvementfeedbacksubstance use disorders

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

  • clinician average weekly caseload patient-rated therapeutic alliance

    12 weeks

Study Arms (2)

Feedback to counselors

EXPERIMENTAL

substance abuse counselors received feedback reports on their average performance and on the average performance of the clinic as a whole. Feedback reports contained information on average alliance, treatment satisfaction, and drug/alcohol use.

Behavioral: Other: quality improvement feedback systemBehavioral: Patient Feedback

Treatment as Usual

NO INTERVENTION

No feedback reports were provided in this arm.

Interventions

Surveys patients regarding treatment experiences.

Feedback to counselors

Weekly feedback reports provided to counselors

Feedback to counselors

Eligibility Criteria

Age18 Years+
Sexall
Healthy VolunteersNo
Age GroupsAdult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

  • program: adult, outpatient, non-methadone maintenance substance abuse treatment programs
  • clinician: must be leading at least one weekly group with minimum of 5 patients
  • must be working at least 20% time at facility

You may not qualify if:

  • clinics with fewer than 5 clinicians who conduct weekly group counseling
  • clinics in which fewer than 50% of clinicians agree to participate

Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Study Sites (2)

New York University School of Medicine

New York, New York, 10010, United States

Location

University of Pennsylvania

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19104, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced DisordersMental Disorders

Study Officials

  • Paul Crits-Christoph, Ph.D.

    University of Pennsylvania

    PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

Study Type
interventional
Phase
not applicable
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Masking
NONE
Intervention Model
PARALLEL
Sponsor Type
OTHER
Responsible Party
PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
PI Title
Professor of Psychology in Psychiatry

Study Record Dates

First Submitted

November 24, 2008

First Posted

November 25, 2008

Study Start

November 1, 2006

Primary Completion

November 1, 2008

Study Completion

April 1, 2009

Last Updated

January 20, 2012

Record last verified: 2012-01

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