Improving Substance Abuse Counseling Adherence Using Web-based Videoconferencing

NCT01142609 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 1RC1DA028189-01
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 85
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

This research is being done to compare the effectiveness of standard on-site, in-person counseling with Internet web-based videoconferencing (e-therapy) in drug-dependent patients in opioid-agonist treatment programs. The study is looking to see if there are any differences in satisfaction or in treatment outcome if counseling sessions are given by e-therapy compared to standard, in-person counseling given in the clinic. The e-therapy happens in real time- it works very much like standard therapy in the clinic except that the patient is in his or her own home (or other convenient location outside the clinic) and talks to and sees the therapist through an Internet connection on the computer (the therapist will usually be at the clinic).

Conditions

Substance Abuse Disorder

Keywords

Web based videoconferencing; methadone; substance abuse counseling

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Counseling efficacy

  Attendance to individual counseling sessions, both online and on-site will be tracked weekly for the duration of the study.

  Weekly for 12 weeks

• Reinforcement value (eGetgoing)

  Subjects will complete monthly surveys to evaluate the reinforcement value of eGetgoing using a multiple choice design that will compare its perceived value to other aspects of routine treatment (e.g., take-home medications).

  Monthly for 3 months

• Reinforcement value (on-site)

  Subjects will complete a survey to evaluate the reinforcement value of eGetgoing using a multiple choice design that will compare its perceived value to other aspects of routine treatment (e.g., take-home medications).

  Baseline

Secondary Outcomes (3)

• Program Satisfaction

  Baseline and monthly for 3 months

• Treatment cost

  Baseline and Month 3

• Therapeutic relationship

  Baseline and monthly for 3 months

Study Arms (2)

Internet (eGetgoing)

EXPERIMENTAL

Subjects will assigned to use an accredited web-based platform (eGetgoingTM, CRC Health Group, Inc.) to deliver routine substance abuse counseling.

Behavioral: eGet

Routine on-site

NO INTERVENTION

Subjects will attend routine face-to-face individual counseling sessions.

Interventions

eGet BEHAVIORAL

eGet individual counseling sessions from home will be scheduled weekly for 12 weeks.

Internet (eGetgoing)

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 65 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Access to a computer with Internet capability
• Full adherence to their routine counseling schedule over the previous 30-days
• Negative urine specimens over the previous 30-days
• Patient at ATS for 90 days

You may not qualify if:

• No access to a computer with Internet capability

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Johns Hopkins University: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Addiction Treatment Services

Baltimore, Maryland, 21224, United States

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Van King, M.D.

  Johns Hopkins University

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Associate Professor

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 10, 2010
• First Posted: June 11, 2010
• Study Start: December 1, 2009
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2012
• Study Completion: August 1, 2012
• Last Updated: April 4, 2013

Record last verified: 2013-04

Locations

US (1)