Comparison of Two Counseling Induction Strategies

NCT01141920 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 120

Last updated 2015-09-17

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Summary

New admissions (n = 120) to the Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) will be stabilized on methadone and randomly assigned to one of two induction conditions: 1) routine stepped care, or 2) low threshold stepped care. All participants will continue with routine stepped care in month 4. Treatment retention is the primary outcome measure, while drug use (measured via weekly urinalysis testing) is the major secondary outcome.

Conditions

  • Methadone
  • Drug Use Disorders

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

low threshold care

Low threshold care refers to a service delivery method that reduces the treatment demands for new admissions to substance abuse treatment. In the present study, participants will be scheduled to attend less counseling sessions, and will have greater access to methadone.

BEHAVIORAL

stepped-based care

Stepped-based care is routine treatment at ATS. Participants begin a low intensity care, and are advanced to more intensive levels of care (i.e., more intensive schedules of counseling) based on urine samples and counseling adherence.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

  • Michael S Kidorf, Ph.D. · Johns Hopkins University

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
18 Years
Max Age
65 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
No

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2008-09-30
Primary Completion
2009-09-30
Completion
2009-09-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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