Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women Offenders - 1

Substance Abuse Problem Clinical Trial

Official title: Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women Offenders

Status Completed

Clinical Trial Summary

The purpose of this study is to determine whether substance abuse treatment designed specifically for drug-dependent women offenders provides better outcomes than standard drug court treatment (mixed-gender programs).

Clinical Trial Description

In this five-year study, a total of 300 women entering court-referred treatment throughout Los Angeles County and who agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to a women-focused or to a mixed-gender outpatient treatment program. The study will assess the impact of women-focused substance abuse treatment using outcome measures including recidivism, substance abuse and relapse, and social adjustment (e.g., employment, parenting behaviors, psychological improvement, and HIV risk reduction behaviors), compared to the impact of traditional mixed-gender programs. Assessments will occur at baseline and at 1 month, 12 months, and 24 months after admission. ;

Study Design

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

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Substance Abuse Problem
• Substance-Related Disorders

• NCT number: NCT00249613
• Study type: Interventional
• Source: University of California, Los Angeles
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: June 2005
• Completion date: January 2009