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Efficacy of Dual Focus Mutual Aid for Persons With Co-occurring Disorders

NCT01333280 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: NA · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 352

Last updated 2014-12-10

No results posted yet for this study

Summary

The purpose of the study is to determine whether adding "dual focus" mutual aid groups to formal treatment for people dually diagnosed with substance abuse and mental illness is effective in improving treatment outcomes.

NO VOLUNTEERS ARE ACCEPTED. ENROLLMENT IS LIMITED TO CLIENTS OF THE PARTICIPATING TREATMENT PROGRAMS.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Double Trouble in Recovery

DTR is a 12 Step-based fellowship for individuals with co-occurring problems of substance abuse and mental illness

BEHAVIORAL

Treatment as usual

Receive usual treatment at the programs

Sponsors & Collaborators

  • National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

    collaborator NIH

  • Western Michigan University

    lead OTHER

Principal Investigators

  • Stephen Magura, Ph.D. · Western Michigan 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
2008-07-31
Primary Completion
2012-11-30
Completion
2014-04-30

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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Diseases

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