TeleMonitoring to Improve Substance Use Disorder Treatment After Detoxification
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interventional
298
1 country
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Brief Summary
This research program is intended to improve the treatment engagement and outcomes of Veterans who receive inpatient detoxification, and decrease their use of VA inpatient and emergency department services. It is intended to increase the use of substance use disorder care and 12-step mutual-help groups to benefit recovery, reduce rehospitalizations, and reduce costs for VA.
Trial Health
Trial Health Score
Automated assessment based on enrollment pace, timeline, and geographic reach
participants targeted
Target at P75+ for not_applicable
Started Oct 2014
Longer than P75 for not_applicable
1 active site
Health score is calculated from publicly available data and should be used for screening purposes only.
Trial Relationships
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Study Timeline
Key milestones and dates
Study Start
First participant enrolled
October 1, 2014
CompletedFirst Submitted
Initial submission to the registry
October 3, 2014
CompletedFirst Posted
Study publicly available on registry
October 21, 2014
CompletedPrimary Completion
Last participant's last visit for primary outcome
June 30, 2017
CompletedStudy Completion
Last participant's last visit for all outcomes
March 30, 2018
CompletedResults Posted
Study results publicly available
May 10, 2019
CompletedMay 10, 2019
February 1, 2019
2.7 years
October 3, 2014
July 26, 2018
February 7, 2019
Conditions
Outcome Measures
Primary Outcomes (1)
Percent of Participants Who Had an Additional Inpatient Detoxification
Percent that had (yes) an additional inpatient detoxification 6 months following baseline assessment- additional inpatient detoxification was dichotomous, yes or no.
6-month follow-up
Study Arms (2)
Enhanced Telephone Monitoring
EXPERIMENTALDetox inpatients in the ETM condition will be expected to complete one 15-minute telephone call per week for 12 weeks.
Usual Care
NO INTERVENTIONPatients in the usual care condition will receive the care they would receive in the absence of a research project.
Interventions
Detox inpatients in the ETM condition will be expected to complete one session while in detox and one 15-minute telephone call per week for 12 weeks (plus usual care).
Eligibility Criteria
You may qualify if:
- Beginning an episode of inpatient detoxification at the Boston or Palo Alto Veterans Affairs medical facilities, and
- have ongoing access to cell phone or land line telephone
You may not qualify if:
- Significant cognitive impairment
Contact the study team to confirm eligibility.
Sponsors & Collaborators
Study Sites (1)
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Palo Alto, California, 94304-1290, United States
Results Point of Contact
- Title
- Dr. Christine Timko, Research Career Scientist
- Organization
- Department of Veterans Affairs
Study Officials
- PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR
Christine Timko, PhD
VA Palo Alto Health Care System, Palo Alto, CA
Publication Agreements
- PI is Sponsor Employee
- Yes
Study Design
- Study Type
- interventional
- Phase
- not applicable
- Allocation
- RANDOMIZED
- Masking
- SINGLE
- Who Masked
- OUTCOMES ASSESSOR
- Purpose
- HEALTH SERVICES RESEARCH
- Intervention Model
- PARALLEL
- Sponsor Type
- FED
- Responsible Party
- SPONSOR
Study Record Dates
First Submitted
October 3, 2014
First Posted
October 21, 2014
Study Start
October 1, 2014
Primary Completion
June 30, 2017
Study Completion
March 30, 2018
Last Updated
May 10, 2019
Results First Posted
May 10, 2019
Record last verified: 2019-02