Scalable Digital Delivery of Evidence-based Training for Professionals to Maximize Treatment Rates of OUD in Families

Substance-Related Disorders Clinical Trial

Official title:

Scalable Digital Delivery of Evidence-based Training for Addiction Professionals to Maximize Treatment Admission and Retention Rates of Opioid Use Disorder in Affected Families

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT05875142
• Other study ID #: 2202
• Secondary ID: 1R44DA053845-01A
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: May 23, 2023
• Est. completion date: September 26, 2023

Study information

• Verified date: November 2023
• Source: We The Village, Inc.
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The goal of this project is to develop and evaluate the technical feasibility and commercial viability of a scalable digital counselor training program for CRAFT.

This pilot project will develop an enhanced training model for CRAFT and digitize it to maximize scalability. In this project, investigators will:

Aim 1: Produce the digital counselor training prototype and coaching process, tailored to OUD

• with stakeholder input.

Aim 2: Conduct a pilot study of 3 levels of digital training (Level 1 - Digital tutorial only [T]; Level 2 - Tutorial & digital training materials for self-study [TM]; Level 3 - Tutorial, digital materials, feedback and coaching [TMC]) to establish feasibility, acceptability, and examine the effects of training on CRAFT knowledge, fidelity, and treatment entry and retention.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 47
• Est. completion date: September 26, 2023
• Est. primary completion date: September 26, 2023
• Accepts healthy volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers
• Gender: All
• Age group: 19 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• Is over 19

• Lives in the US

• Working in a counselor-related profession

• Has not been trained in CRAFT

• Provides at least 45 minute individual counselor sessions each week to =5 clients (CSO or IP)

• If not already providing care to CSOs, is willing and able to do so

• Counseling work involves clients affected by OUDs, or might if they learned CRAFT

• Is able and willing to submit the required session audiotapes and participate in the tutorial and training and intervention activities over the course of the 12-week study

• Reports having access to a computer and smartphone with internet access, email, and word processing capability

• Demonstrates complete understanding of the requirements for participation in the study by reading and signing the consent form

• Provides valid locator information to allow research and CRAFT training staff to contact them to schedule study-related appointments

• Completes the first assessment mock session with our standardized patient (SP) and pre-tutorial surveys

Exclusion Criteria:

• Does not agree to participate

• Does not complete the baseline assessment requirements

• Is not English-speaking

• Participated in the Qualitative Review study

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Community Reinforcement And Family Training
• Family Health
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Behavioral: Digital Tutorial Overview
Self study of a digital tutorial covering an overview of CRAFT designed to be reviewed within 2 weeks.
• Behavioral: Training Materials
10 weeks post-tutorial access to additional digital training materials.
• Behavioral: Feedback and Coaching
10 weeks post-tutorial access to additional digital training materials and systematic feedback and coaching.

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	We The Village, Inc.	New York	New York

Sponsors (3)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
We The Village, Inc.	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), Public Health Management Corporation

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Primary	CRAFT procedure fidelity	Measured via audiotaped sessions with a standardized patient, coded per the CRAFT Coding manual. CRAFT certified trainers (i.e., CRAFT Trainer or CRAFT Coder) access the digitally audio taped sessions via a secure server. The trainer listens to the audiotape and records a session content checklist that indicates key procedures for each module. For each key component, the trainer indicates whether it was addressed in the session, rates the quality of implementation for that component (1=poor to 5-excellent).	3 months
Secondary	CRAFT knowledge	Measuring the proficiency with which participants answer questions about what to do in scenarios as per the CRAFT approach.	3 months
Secondary	Program implementation potential	Measured by program implementation potential questionnaire containing 25 Items; responses on 1-6 scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree).	3 months
Secondary	New treatment entry: Identified patient treatment entry status	Participants report whether their client's loved one has attended any treatment for their opioid problem since the last assessment by answering questions regarding participation in treatment. In addition, reports of treatment entry to WTV staff will be categorized as treatment entry. The outcome is the proportion of participants reporting that their client's loved one (IP) entered new treatment.	3 months