A Family-based Intervention for Drug-abusing Adults in Hong Kong

NCT04725266 | Completed

• 1 other identifier: 200018
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 82
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

To develop a family-based intervention with components of engagement, family roles, affection, and competence and verify its effectiveness on drug abstinence and family functioning for drug-abusing adults in Hong Kong; To compare the difference between family-based intervention and routine care which mainly consists of individual counselling services for drug abusers.

Conditions

Drug Abuse

Keywords

drug abuse

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (2)

• Changes from baseline measurements of drug abstinenceat at 1- and 2-months

  Changes in scores on drug abstinence is assessed by Timeline Followback (TLFB) in which participants will report the specific date and time of using drugs in the past one month. A higher score suggests a longer time for drug abstinence.

  Baseline, 1- and 2-months

• Changes from baseline measurements of frequency of drug use at 1- and 2-months

  Changes in scores on frequency of drug use is measured by Frequency of Drug Use in Past Three Months by Beats Drug Fund. A higher score suggests a higher frequency of drug use.

  Baseline, 1-, and 2-months

Secondary Outcomes (5)

• Changes from baseline measurement of marital affection at 1- and 2-months

  Baseline, 1- and 2-months

• Changes from baseline measurement of family functioning at 1- and 2-months

  Baseline, 1- and 2-months

• Changes from baseline measurement of family roles at 1- and 2-months

  Baseline, 1- and 2-months

• Changes from baseline measurement of parenting competency at 1- and 2-months

  Baseline, 1- and 2-months

• Changes from baseline measurement of mental health at 1- and 2-months

  Baseline, 1- and 2-months

Study Arms (2)

family-based intervention plus routine care

EXPERIMENTAL

This group of participants including drug abusers and their families will be receiving family-based intervention which is a well-designed intervention with group sessions and routine care provided by professional social workers in local social service center.

Behavioral: Family-based intervention; Other: routine care

routine care

ACTIVE COMPARATOR

The group of participants will receive routine care which is widely used in social service providers and mainly includes individual counselling service for drug abusers.

Other: routine care

Interventions

Family-based intervention BEHAVIORAL

The intervention aims to motivate drug abusers to stay drug abstinence and improve family functioning with the support of their own families. In the component of engagement, we will use effective and appropriate skills to engage clients, understand their concerns, and provide necessary resources to them. In the component of role identification, we will help drug abusers identify their family roles through providing education on family roles and responsibilities. The component of affection is designed to learn affective responsiveness and enhance their emotional bonds with each other, while in the component of competence, we will enhance their competency to take care of the family. The intervention will be conducted in group sessions with 4-6 families per group. A total of 17 sessions will be delivered with 1.5-2 hour for each session (6 sessions for Engagement, 3 sessions for Role identification, 3 sessions for Affection, and 3 sessions for Competence).

family-based intervention plus routine care

routine care OTHER

Routine care includes individual-session components of engagement, case assessment, drug education, service referral, family support, and etc.

family-based intervention plus routine care; routine care

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years - 55 Years
• Sex: all
• Healthy Volunteers: No
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64)

You may qualify if:

• Adults aged 18 to 55
• Have used drugs in the past 90 days
• At the time of case recruitment, the subject is engaged in an intimate relationship with a spouse/partner, or having a child/children
• Understand oral and written Chinese

You may not qualify if:

• Taking other treatments during intervention
• The spouse or child of DA are not available to participate in the program
• Adults aged 18 to 55
• Have used drugs in the past 90 days
• Understand oral and written Chinese
• \. Taking other treatments during intervention

Sponsors & Collaborators

• The University of Hong Kong: lead
• Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Neo-Horizon of Hong Kong Sheng Kung Hui Welfare Council Limited

Kowloon, Hong Kong

Location

MeSH Terms

Conditions

Substance-Related Disorders

Condition Hierarchy (Ancestors)

Chemically-Induced Disorders; Mental Disorders

Study Officials

• Yik Wa Law

  The University of Hong Kong

  PRINCIPAL INVESTIGATOR

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: January 19, 2021
• First Posted: January 26, 2021
• Study Start: September 1, 2019
• Primary Completion: December 31, 2022
• Study Completion: June 1, 2023
• Last Updated: October 10, 2024

Record last verified: 2024-10

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

HK (1)