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Activating Community Support for Substance Users

NCT03194295 · Status: COMPLETED · Phase: PHASE2 · Type: INTERVENTIONAL · Enrollment: 49

Last updated 2020-09-21

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Summary

Efforts to improve methadone maintenance outcomes are often thwarted by strong social networks that reinforce substance use and other risk behaviors. The proposed study the feasibility and preliminary efficacy of a practical community support intervention that employs an alteration model of social network change. The intervention works with patients and at least one drug-free family or friend to support participation in community activities designed to mobilize recovery support and expand personal drug-free social networks.

Conditions

Interventions

BEHAVIORAL

Community Support Intervention Group

This 12-week community support intervention is designed to activate and harness the powerful influences of drug-free family and friends to enhance recovery support and participation in community activities. Addiction Treatment Services (ATS) participants and their CSPs will be directed to participate in recovery-oriented community activities together 2 times per week and work together toward developing regular drug-free social support for the ATS participant. The group provides an opportunity for both the participant and CSP to discuss their experiences participating in the scheduled activities. For those electing not to engage in community activities, problem-solving strategies will be used to remove obstacles to participation, with other group members providing support and encouragement.

BEHAVIORAL

Substance Use Disorder Educational Group

This 12-week educational group is designed as an attention-control group. Group topics include: 1) definition of substance dependence, 2) the disease model, 3) medical aspects, 4) mood, 5) personality, 6) self-esteem, 7) relapse prevention, 8) HIV/AIDS, 9) anger, 10) negative thinking, 11) nutrition, and 12) assertiveness. Participants will be assigned 2 homework assignments each week based on the topic.

Sponsors & Collaborators

Principal Investigators

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

Study Design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
NONE
Model
PARALLEL

Eligibility

Min Age
21 Years
Max Age
75 Years
Sex
ALL
Healthy Volunteers
Yes

Timeline & Regulatory

Start
2018-01-10
Primary Completion
2020-03-16
Completion
2020-03-16

Countries

  • United States

Study Locations

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