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Facilitating Aftercare for Alcohol Detox Patients

NCT00513708 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 150

Last updated 2020-10-14

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Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether peer visits (known as "12th Step Calls") and professional counselors (using "Motivational Enhancement Therapy") are effective helping alcoholics link to substance abuse treatment programs after being in the hospital for detox.

Conditions

  • Alcohol Abuse
  • Alcohol Dependence

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Motivation Enhancement Therapy (MET)

Participants assigned to this arm will receive a 60-minute MET intervention in addition to "usual care" while hospitalized for detoxification.

BEHAVIORAL

Peer-Twelve Step Facilitation (P-TSF)

In addition to "usual care" while hospitalized for detoxification, participants assigned to this arm will receive a 60-minute visit by peers who are "recovering from alcoholism" and who are active in 12-step oriented self-help programs.

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

    collaborator NIH

  • State University of New York at Buffalo

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Richard D. Blondell, MD · State University of New York at Buffalo

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2007-07-31
Primary Completion
2008-04-30
Completion
2008-08-31

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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