Treatment Settings for Those With an Alcohol Problem

Alcohol Abuse Clinical Trial

Official title:

Treatment Settings for Alcoholics: A Field Extension

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02986776
• Other study ID #: AA013625
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: August 2002
• Est. completion date: April 2008

Study information

• Verified date: October 2020
• Source: State University of New York at Buffalo
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

A prior study in a tightly controlled clinical research environment found individuals with an alcohol use disorder (AUD) benefited more from inpatient (IP) than outpatient (OP) care, if they presented with high alcohol involvement and/or low cognitive functioning. This study sought to: (a) validate and extend these findings within the uncontrolled environment of a community-based treatment center, and (b) test whether inpatients had fewer days of involuntary abstinence (e.g., incarcerations) relative to outpatients. Based on their need for inpatient treatment, using prior cut-points for alcohol involvement and cognitive functioning, participants were randomly assigned within inpatient need group (No Need for IP; Needs IP) to either 21-days of inpatient substance misuse treatment or 21-days of outpatient treatment, all followed by 6 months of continuing outpatient care. Follow-up were conducted an 90-day intervals across 18 months.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 176
• Est. completion date: April 2008
• Est. primary completion date: April 2008
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Eligible for treatment through the Chemical Dependency treatment programs of a large, community-based healthcare network

• Drank alcoholic beverages within the last 90 days

• Have a current address (not homeless)

• Free of legal stipulations that would affect treatment decisions

• Have a past 3 months Alcohol Use Disorder

• Primary alcohol, or alcohol and drug problem

Exclusion Criteria:

• Homeless

• Drug problem only

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Abuse
• Alcohol-dependence
• Alcoholism

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Inpatient Care
21 days of inpatient substance misuse treatment
• Outpatient Care
21 days of outpatient substance misuse treatment

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
n/a

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
State University of New York at Buffalo

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Monthly Percentage of Voluntary Abstinent Days (from Timeline Followback Interview)	Percentage of Days Abstinent of those in which drinking was not restricted	Change up to 18 months
Primary	Monthly Point Prevalence of Abstinent Days (from Timeline Followback Interview)	Monthly percentage of participants abstinent throughout a month	Change up to 18 months
Primary	Monthly Drinks per Drinking Day (from Timeline Followback Interview)	For those drinking in a month, average drinks per drinking day	Change up to 18 months
Secondary	Monthly percentage of Involuntary abstinent days (from Timeline Followback Interview)	Monthly percentage of days in which the participant was incarcerated, hospitalized, or in residential treatment	Up to 18 months