Aftercare for Adolescents Treated for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

Alcohol Use Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Maintenance of Treatment Gains in Adolescents With Alcohol Related Disorders

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT00561041
• Other study ID #: NIAAA_KAM_012187
• Secondary ID: NIH grant number
• Status: Completed
• Phase: Phase 2
• First received: November 19, 2007
• Last updated: November 19, 2007
• Start date: November 2005
• Est. completion date: November 2006

Study information

• Verified date: November 2007
• Source: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Federal Government
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The study examines the relative efficacy of two active aftercare interventions (i.e., face-to-face , brief phone) with no-active aftercare for adolescents who completed outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorders(AUD)

Description:

In this study 177 adolescents meeting criteria for alcohol use disorders (AUD) received weekly cognitive-behavioral therapy group sessions. 144 completers were randomized into the 3 individual aftercare (AR) conditions noted above. Manualized active interventions were composed of 5 sessions of integrated motivational enhancement and cognitive behavioral therapies. Outcomes assessments were done at end of aftercare, 3-6-and 12 months post AC completion.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 177
• Est. completion date: November 2006
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 13 Years to 18 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Adolescents between the ages of 13-18 years

• Meeting criteria for DSM-IV alcohol use disorders

• Able to comprehend and read English at the 5th grade level

• Participant and family member are willing to provide a locator information.

• Not planning to move out of state during the next 12 months

Exclusion Criteria:

• Meet any substance dependence criteria other than nicotine or cannabis

• Meet life time diagnosis of schizophrenia

• Reported a suicidal ideation with a plan, suicidal attempt, or self-injurious behavior in the last 30 days

• Having a medical condition that may prevent them from consistently attending and constructively participating in treatment and aftercare

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Factorial Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Treatment

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Alcohol Drinking
• Alcohol Use Disorder

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Brief phone aftercare intervention
Interventions is composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule
• individual aftercare therapy
composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement Therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of Connecticut Health Center	Farmington	Connecticut

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Alcohol use (days of use and days of heavy drinking)		3, 6, and 12 months post aftercare condition completion
Secondary	Drug use according to primary outcome timeframe		3, 6, and 12 months post aftercare condition completion