Improving Substance Abuse Counseling Adherence Using Web-based Videoconferencing

Substance Abuse Disorder Clinical Trial

Official title:

Improving Substance Abuse Counseling Adherence Using Web-based Videoconferencing

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT01142609
• Other study ID #: 1RC1DA028189-01
• Secondary ID: 1RC1DA028189-01
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• First received: June 10, 2010
• Last updated: April 2, 2013
• Start date: December 2009
• Est. completion date: August 2012

Study information

• Verified date: April 2013
• Source: Johns Hopkins University
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Health authority: United States: Institutional Review Board
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

This research is being done to compare the effectiveness of standard on-site, in-person counseling with Internet web-based videoconferencing (e-therapy) in drug-dependent patients in opioid-agonist treatment programs. The study is looking to see if there are any differences in satisfaction or in treatment outcome if counseling sessions are given by e-therapy compared to standard, in-person counseling given in the clinic. The e-therapy happens in real time- it works very much like standard therapy in the clinic except that the patient is in his or her own home (or other convenient location outside the clinic) and talks to and sees the therapist through an Internet connection on the computer (the therapist will usually be at the clinic).

Description:

This study will be the first to evaluate the efficacy of an accredited and currently available, Internet web-based videoconferencing platform to deliver routine schedules of counseling in an opioid agonist treatment program. It has outstanding potential to help determine transportability of this technology to other treatment programs by demonstrating the benefits of integration of web-based therapy with on-site services to expand the continuum of care.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 85
• Est. completion date: August 2012
• Est. primary completion date: August 2012
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: Both
• Age group: 18 Years to 65 Years

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Access to a computer with Internet capability

• Full adherence to their routine counseling schedule over the previous 30-days

• Negative urine specimens over the previous 30-days

• Patient at ATS for 90 days

Exclusion Criteria:

• No access to a computer with Internet capability

Study Design

Allocation: Randomized, Endpoint Classification: Efficacy Study, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Open Label, Primary Purpose: Health Services Research

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Substance Abuse Disorder
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• eGet
eGet individual counseling sessions from home will be scheduled weekly for 12 weeks.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	Addiction Treatment Services	Baltimore	Maryland

Sponsors (2)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
Johns Hopkins University	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	Counseling efficacy	Attendance to individual counseling sessions, both online and on-site will be tracked weekly for the duration of the study.	Weekly for 12 weeks	No
Primary	Reinforcement value (eGetgoing)	Subjects will complete monthly surveys to evaluate the reinforcement value of eGetgoing using a multiple choice design that will compare its perceived value to other aspects of routine treatment (e.g., take-home medications).	Monthly for 3 months	No
Primary	Reinforcement value (on-site)	Subjects will complete a survey to evaluate the reinforcement value of eGetgoing using a multiple choice design that will compare its perceived value to other aspects of routine treatment (e.g., take-home medications).	Baseline	No
Secondary	Program Satisfaction	Subjects will complete a survey to assess their overall program satisfaction	Baseline and monthly for 3 months	No
Secondary	Treatment cost	Subjects will complete surveys to measure treatment related time and monetary travel costs.	Baseline and Month 3	No
Secondary	Therapeutic relationship	Subjects and their therapists will complete surveys to assess qualities of the therapeutic relationship.	Baseline and monthly for 3 months	No