Concurrent Treatment of Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment

Substance Use Clinical Trial

Official title:

Concurrent Treatment of Substance Abuse and Child Maltreatment

Clinical Trial Details — Status: Completed

Administrative data

• NCT number: NCT02774525
• Other study ID #: Pro00015175
• Status: Completed
• Phase: N/A
• Start date: April 2013
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2020

Study information

• Verified date: May 2021
• Source: University of South Carolina
• Contact: n/a
• Is FDA regulated: No
• Study type: Interventional

Clinical Trial Summary

The co-occurrence of child maltreatment and parental substance-use problems is a major public health problem with serious consequences for children, parents, families, and the community at large. The need for effective dual treatment of caregiver substance abuse and child maltreatment is unquestionable, but there is a dearth of controlled treatment outcome studies with substance-using parents who have engaged in child maltreatment. This project examines two evidence-based treatments-Contingency Management for substance-use problems and Pathways Triple P parenting intervention to improve parenting for prevention of child-maltreatment recurrence. These two systematic interventions are being tested in the context of traditional outpatient treatment for substance-use problems.

Recruitment information / eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Enrollment: 200
• Est. completion date: January 31, 2020
• Est. primary completion date: December 31, 2019
• Accepts healthy volunteers: No
• Gender: All
• Age group: 18 Years and older

Eligibility

Inclusion Criteria:

• open child protective services case for child maltreatment

• beginning intensive outpatient treatment for drug or alcohol use problem

• at least one child 2-8 years of age

Exclusion Criteria:

• not primary custodial parent for child 2-8 years of age

• serious mental illness

• residing outside the two participating counties

Related Conditions & MeSH terms

• Child Maltreatment
• Substance Use
• Substance-Related Disorders

Intervention

Behavioral:
• Reinforcement for drug & alcohol abstinence

• Parenting intervention

• Treatment as usual (TAU)
Outpatient substance-abuse therapy plus drug & alcohol screening plus support for personal goal setting

Locations

Country	Name	City	State
United States	University of South Carolina Parenting & Family Res Center	Columbia	South Carolina

Sponsors (1)

Lead Sponsor	Collaborator
University of South Carolina

Country where clinical trial is conducted

United States, 

Outcome

Type	Measure	Description	Time frame	Safety issue
Other	self-reported quality of life--Quality of Life Inventory		4 months after baseline; 12 months after baseline; 18 months after baseline
Other	self-reported HIV behavioral risk--HIV Risk Behavior Scale		4 months after baseline; 12 months after baseline; 18 months after baseline
Primary	longest duration of negative urine and breath samples		13 weeks
Primary	recurrence of child maltreatment--child protective services records		18 months after baseline
Secondary	self-reported substance use--Addiction Severity Index-Lite	Drug and Alcohol Composite (severity)	4 months after baseline; 12 months after baseline; 18 months after baseline
Secondary	parent report of child behavior problems--child behavior inventory	Intensity score for child behavior problems	4 months after baseline; 12 months after baseline; 18 months after baseline
Secondary	self-reported parenting--Parenting Scale; Parenting Practices Interview	Parenting Scale: Overreactivity; Laxness Parenting Practices Interview: Appropriate Discipline; Harsh and Inconsistent Discipline	4 months after baseline; 12 months after baseline; 18 months after baseline