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Network Support for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence

Primary Purpose

Alcohol Dependence

Status
Completed
Phase
Not Applicable
Locations
United States
Study Type
Interventional
Intervention
Network Support
Sponsored by
UConn Health
About
Eligibility
Locations
Arms
Outcomes
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About this trial

This is an interventional treatment trial for Alcohol Dependence focused on measuring Network Support, AA, Contingency Management

Eligibility Criteria

18 Years - undefined (Adult, Older Adult)All SexesAccepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion Criteria:

  • meet DSM-IV criteria for Alcohol Dependence
  • at least 18 years old
  • Willing to accept random assignment to treatment conditions

Exclusion Criteria:

  • acute medical or psychiatric problems that require inpatient treatment
  • reading ability below the fifth grade level
  • lack of reliable transportation to the treatment site
  • excessive commuting distance to site
  • current dependence on drugs (except marijuana)

Sites / Locations

  • University of Connecticut health Center

Arms of the Study

Arm 1

Arm 2

Arm 3

Arm Type

Active Comparator

Experimental

Experimental

Arm Label

Case Management

Network Support

Network Support + Contingency Mgmnt

Arm Description

12 Weekly sessions intended to help patients change their social networks to be more supportive of abstinence

12 weekly sessions intended to help patients change their social networks to be more supportive of abstinence. Contingency management component added to reinforce efforts to make network changes.

Outcomes

Primary Outcome Measures

Proportion Days Abstinent

Secondary Outcome Measures

Network Support for Abstinence

Full Information

First Posted
February 17, 2009
Last Updated
May 8, 2023
Sponsor
UConn Health
Collaborators
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
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1. Study Identification

Unique Protocol Identification Number
NCT00845208
Brief Title
Network Support for Treatment of Alcohol Dependence
Official Title
Network and Contingency Management for Alcohol Treatment
Study Type
Interventional

2. Study Status

Record Verification Date
May 2023
Overall Recruitment Status
Completed
Study Start Date
March 2002 (undefined)
Primary Completion Date
October 2007 (Actual)
Study Completion Date
February 2008 (Actual)

3. Sponsor/Collaborators

Responsible Party, by Official Title
Principal Investigator
Name of the Sponsor
UConn Health
Collaborators
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

4. Oversight

Data Monitoring Committee
No

5. Study Description

Brief Summary
Relapse is the most serious problem in alcoholism treatment. The overall aim of the present study was to determine if a treatment directed at changing the patient's social network, from one that reinforces drinking behavior to one that reinforces sobriety, can create the conditions necessary for long-term treatment success. In addition, we intended to determine if explicit reinforcement for this change of social network (Contingency Management or ContM) would be more effective than the same network support intervention without contingent reinforcement for change.

6. Conditions and Keywords

Primary Disease or Condition Being Studied in the Trial, or the Focus of the Study
Alcohol Dependence
Keywords
Network Support, AA, Contingency Management

7. Study Design

Primary Purpose
Treatment
Study Phase
Not Applicable
Interventional Study Model
Parallel Assignment
Masking
None (Open Label)
Allocation
Randomized
Enrollment
210 (Actual)

8. Arms, Groups, and Interventions

Arm Title
Case Management
Arm Type
Active Comparator
Arm Title
Network Support
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
12 Weekly sessions intended to help patients change their social networks to be more supportive of abstinence
Arm Title
Network Support + Contingency Mgmnt
Arm Type
Experimental
Arm Description
12 weekly sessions intended to help patients change their social networks to be more supportive of abstinence. Contingency management component added to reinforce efforts to make network changes.
Intervention Type
Behavioral
Intervention Name(s)
Network Support
Intervention Description
12 Weekly sessions intended to help patients change their social networks to be more supportive of abstinence
Primary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Proportion Days Abstinent
Time Frame
Every 3 months out to 2 years
Secondary Outcome Measure Information:
Title
Network Support for Abstinence
Time Frame
every 6 months out to 2 years

10. Eligibility

Sex
All
Minimum Age & Unit of Time
18 Years
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: meet DSM-IV criteria for Alcohol Dependence at least 18 years old Willing to accept random assignment to treatment conditions Exclusion Criteria: acute medical or psychiatric problems that require inpatient treatment reading ability below the fifth grade level lack of reliable transportation to the treatment site excessive commuting distance to site current dependence on drugs (except marijuana)
Overall Study Officials:
First Name & Middle Initial & Last Name & Degree
Mark D Litt, PhD
Organizational Affiliation
UConn Health
Official's Role
Principal Investigator
Facility Information:
Facility Name
University of Connecticut health Center
City
Farmington
State/Province
Connecticut
ZIP/Postal Code
06030
Country
United States

12. IPD Sharing Statement

Citations:
PubMed Identifier
17663609
Citation
Litt MD, Kadden RM, Kabela-Cormier E, Petry N. Changing network support for drinking: initial findings from the network support project. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2007 Aug;75(4):542-55. doi: 10.1037/0022-006X.75.4.542.
Results Reference
result
PubMed Identifier
19309183
Citation
Litt MD, Kadden RM, Kabela-Cormier E, Petry NM. Changing network support for drinking: network support project 2-year follow-up. J Consult Clin Psychol. 2009 Apr;77(2):229-42. doi: 10.1037/a0015252.
Results Reference
result
PubMed Identifier
29575339
Citation
Litt MD, Kadden RM, Tennen H. Treatment response and non-response in CBT and Network Support for alcohol disorders: targeted mechanisms and common factors. Addiction. 2018 Aug;113(8):1407-1417. doi: 10.1111/add.14224. Epub 2018 Apr 20.
Results Reference
derived

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