Drum-Assisted Therapy for Native Americans

NCT01356667 | Terminated Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: DARTNA
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 10
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA) is an R-21 NIH/NCCAM-funded study aimed to complete the development and pilot a new substance abuse treatment protocol utilizing drumming for American Indians/Alaska Natives with substance use disorders. The study includes activities to complete the protocol, followed by a randomized-controlled clinical trial.

Conditions

Substance Use Disorders

Keywords

American Indians; Native Americans; substance abuse; culture

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Drug and Alcohol Use as a Measure of Treatment Effectiveness

  Urine drug screens and breathalyzers will be obtained from patients in order to determine their recent drug and alcohol use.

  Change from Baseline in Drug and Alcohol use at 6 months

Secondary Outcomes (2)

• Knowledge of Alcoholics Anonymous Concepts as a Measure of Protocol Comprehension

  Change from Baseline in Knowledge of Alcoholics Anonymous at 12 weeks

• Mental Health and Psychosocial Characteristics as Measured by the Addiction Severity Index, Native American Version and Brief Symptom Inventory.

  Change from Baseline in Mental Health and psychosocial characteristics at 6 months

Study Arms (2)

Treatment-As-Usual

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

Substance Abuse treatment typically received

Behavioral: Treatment-As-Usual

DARTNA

EXPERIMENTAL

12-week DARTNA program

Behavioral: DARTNA

Interventions

DARTNA BEHAVIORAL

3-hour protocol provided 2x/week over 12 weeks

DARTNA

Treatment-As-Usual BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive typical substance abuse behavior treatment interventions typically provided to patients including individual counseling, group therapy, and standard culturally-based interventions.

Treatment-As-Usual

Eligibility Criteria

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

You may qualify if:

• meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria of current alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
• self-identifying as at least ¼ American Indian/Alaska Native heritage
• seeking treatment for alcohol or drug abuse
• being at least 18 years old. Clients will be assessed for suitability for outpatient treatment.

You may not qualify if:

• have a psychiatric conditions that is not suitable for outpatient treatment (e.g., if they require inpatient rehabilitation treatment, have significant psychiatric disorders, require medical detoxification, or have significant medical problems)
• have a current suicidal ideation/plan as assessed by the ASI or BSI
• are mandated by the court to obtain treatment for substance abuse where such mandate requires the results of urine toxicology tests to be reported to the court
• expectation that the participant will fail to complete the study protocol due to probable incarceration or relocation from the clinic area.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of California, Los Angeles: lead

Study Sites (1)

United American Indian Involvement, Inc.

Los Angeles, California, 90017, United States

Location

Related Publications (1)

• Dickerson DL, D'Amico EJ, Klein DJ, Johnson CL, Hale B, Ye F. Mental Health, Physical Health, and Cultural Characteristics Among American Indians/Alaska Natives Seeking Substance Use Treatment in an Urban Setting: A Descriptive Study. Community Ment Health J. 2021 Jul;57(5):937-947. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00688-3. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

  PMID: 32720004 DERIVED

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Daniel Dickerson
• Organization: UCLA, Integrated Substance Abuse Programs

daniel.dickerson@ucla.edu

562-277-0310

Study Officials

• Daniel L Dickerson, D.O., M.P.H.

  University of California, Los Angeles

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: Yes

Study Design

• Study Type: interventional
• Phase: not applicable
• Allocation: RANDOMIZED
• Masking: NONE
• Purpose: TREATMENT
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
• PI Title: Assistant Research Psychiatrist

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: April 26, 2011
• First Posted: May 19, 2011
• Study Start: September 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: August 1, 2012
• Study Completion: August 1, 2012
• Last Updated: June 28, 2018
• Results First Posted: December 12, 2014

Record last verified: 2018-05

Locations

US (1)