Improving Attendance in Community Wise

NCT05934591 | Completed Results DMC

• 1 other identifier: UIUC IRB 23828
• Study Type: interventional
• Target: 166
• Locations: 1 country
• Sites: 1

Brief Summary

Rates of alcohol and substance misuse (ASM) in low-income, predominantly African American communities are similar to the general population. However, ASM has greater consequences (e.g., higher incarceration and HIV infection rates) for residents in these communities. We developed and optimized Community Wise (CW), a multi-level manualized behavioral intervention to decrease ASM frequency in a population of self-identified men with histories of substance use disorder (SUD) and incarceration (SUD) in Essex County, New Jersey (NJ), U.S. We propose a study to: 1) identify strategies to improve attendance and reduce ASM, and 2) to test feasibility and acceptability of CW among self-identified men and women with a history of SUD living in marginalized communities. We will achieve these aims by conducting a 23 full factorial experiment informed by MOST and CBPR. This study will identify efficient, scalable, and sustainable strategies to improve attendance and hence, maximize the interventions' effect in reducing ASM.

Conditions

Intervention Engagement and Retention

Keywords

Alcohol and substance misuse treatment, treatment engagement

Outcome Measures

Primary Outcomes (1)

• Number of Participants Attending at Least 50% of Sessions

  We will test if different intervention delivery strategies will result in a clinically and statistically important intervention attendance with a minimum of 50% of participants attending at least 50% of the intervention

  nine weeks

Study Arms (8)

Supervision/Paid/Open Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will receive an incentive to attend open format groups of the Community Wise intervention.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Supervison/Paid/Closed Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will receive an incentive to attend closed format groups of the Community Wise intervention.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Supervision/Not Paid/Open Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will attend open format groups of the Community Wise intervention without receiving an incentive.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Supervision/Not Paid/Closed Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will attend closed format groups of the Community Wise intervention without receiving an incentive.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Not Under Supervision/Paid/Open Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people not under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will receive an incentive to attend open format groups of the Community Wise intervention.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Not Under Supervision/Paid/Closed Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people not under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will receive an incentive to attend closed format groups of the Community Wise intervention.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Not Under Supervision/Not Paid/Open Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people not under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will attend open format groups of the Community Wise intervention without receiving an incentive.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Not Under Supervision/Not Paid/Closed Group

EXPERIMENTAL

A group of people not under supervision (those on parole, drug court, probation, or methadone maintenance) will attend closed format groups of the Community Wise intervention without receiving an incentive.

Behavioral: Community Wise

Interventions

Community Wise BEHAVIORAL

The intervention received by each group will be Community Wise, a multi-level manualized behavioral intervention to decrease alcohol and substance misuse frequency

Not Under Supervision/Not Paid/Closed Group; Not Under Supervision/Not Paid/Open Group; Not Under Supervision/Paid/Closed Group; Not Under Supervision/Paid/Open Group; Supervision/Not Paid/Closed Group; Supervision/Not Paid/Open Group; Supervision/Paid/Open Group; Supervison/Paid/Closed Group

Eligibility Criteria

• Age: 18 Years+
• Gender Eligibility Details: Each of the 8 arms will include both men and women
• Healthy Volunteers: Yes
• Age Groups: Adult (18-64), Older Adult (65+)

You may qualify if:

• Living in St. Clair County, Illinois (IL)
• Over 18
• English- speaker
• Under supervision (parole, probation, drug court or methadone maintenance)
• Having an alcohol or substance misuse disorder

You may not qualify if:

• Not living in St. Clair County, IL
• Not able to speak English
• Not able or willing to provide consent
• Not having an alcohol or substance misuse disorder
• Under 18

Sponsors & Collaborators

• University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign: lead
• Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center: collaborator

Study Sites (1)

Comprehensive Behavioral Health Center

East Saint Louis, Illinois, 62201, United States

Location

Results Point of Contact

• Title: Dr. Liliane Windsor
• Organization: University of Illinois Urbana Champaign

lwindsor@illinois.edu

2173001782

Publication Agreements

• PI is Sponsor Employee: No
• Restrictive Agreement: No

Study Design

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

Study Record Dates

• First Submitted: June 28, 2023
• First Posted: July 7, 2023
• Study Start: July 6, 2023
• Primary Completion: May 24, 2024
• Study Completion: May 24, 2024
• Last Updated: July 2, 2025
• Results First Posted: July 2, 2025

Record last verified: 2025-06

Data Sharing

• IPD Sharing: Will not share

Locations

US (1)