Development of Coercion Assessment Scale

NCT01482637 | Completed DMC

• 2 other identifiers: #0902R01DA025687
• Study Type: observational
• Target: 228
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

In this study, the investigators seek to further develop the CAS as a comprehensive, reliable, and valid instrument for measuring coercion to participate in research among adult substance abusing offender populations.

Conditions

Coercion to Participate in Research

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (3)

• Expand Scope of CAS Measure

  To expand the scope of the CAS so that it can reliably and validly measure perceived coercion to enter research studies in a wide-range of substance abusing offender populations. The content domain will be expanded to include pressures experienced by individuals who have been arrested but not adjudicated (i.e., drug court clients), offenders who have been adjudicated but are not currently incarcerated (i.e., parolees/probationers) and offenders who are currently incarcerated.

  Months 9-30

• Ensuring CAS Use with Substance Abusing Offenders

  To finalize the development of the CAS by ensuring that the instrument is appropriate for use with substance abusing offenders. Items on the instrument will be evaluated to ensure that they are correctly worded and that their intended meaning is accurately conveyed to participants.

  Months 9-30

• Evaluate Psychometric Properties of CAS

  To evaluate the psychometric properties of the CAS to ensure that it is a reliable and valid measure of perceived coercion to participate in research. The psychometric evaluation will include an examination of test-retest reliability, internal consistency and factor structure, and convergent and discriminant validity.

  Months 9-30

Study Arms (1)

CAS

There are no separate groups. All subjects are being asked to complete the CAS measure.

Other: CAS

Interventions

CAS OTHER

All clients will be asked to complete the CAS instrument.

CAS

Eligibility Criteria

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

Study Population

For Phase 3, a total of 228 clients were drawn from the host study recruiting from a misdemeanor drug court in New Castle County, Delaware and from Miriam Prison in Rhode Island. The sample is representative of the combined demographic characteristics of our host studies with the study participants being 75% male, 75% Caucasian, and 22% African-American in the Wilmington and Rhode Island sites. Our sample of adolescents is representative of the host study with 78% African-American, 8% Caucasian and 13% "Other."

You may qualify if:

• Virtually any defendant admitted to either the misdemeanor drug court of the New Castle County Court of Common Pleas, the 17th Judicial District Drug Court in Union and Snyder Counties, or any research participant in the NITE Study at Miriam Hospital will be eligible to participate.
• The legal criteria for entry into drug court require defendant to (1) be 18 years of age or older; (2)be a resident of or commit their offense in either New Castle County, Delaware or Union and Snyder Counties, respectively; (3) be charged with a misdemeanor drug offense including possession or consumption of cannabis, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of hypodermic syringes, or driving under the influence (DUI); and (4) not have a history of a violent offense involving serious injury to a victim or use of a deadly weapon. Individuals with medical or psychiatric conditions will be eligible to participate in the study so long a they are capable of giving competent, informed consent to research participation.

Sponsors & Collaborators

• Treatment Research Institute: lead
• National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA): collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Treatment Research Institute

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, 19106, United States

Location

Study Officials

• Karen Dugosh, Ph.D.

  Treatment Research Institute

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

• Study Type: observational
• Observational Model: CASE ONLY
• Time Perspective: CROSS SECTIONAL
• Sponsor Type: OTHER
• Responsible Party: SPONSOR

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: November 28, 2011
• First Posted: November 30, 2011
• Study Start: January 1, 2010
• Primary Completion: December 1, 2013
• Study Completion: December 1, 2013
• Last Updated: March 28, 2023

Record last verified: 2023-03

Locations

US (1)