The Effectiveness of A-CRA in Compulsory Institutional Care for Youth (A-CRA at SiS)
Substance Use Disorders, Criminal Behavior
About this trial
This is an interventional treatment trial for Substance Use Disorders
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion Criteria: Age 16-21 Placed in institutional care Suffers from SUD and socially disruptive behaviour Ability to read and understand informed consent and interventions Exclusion Criteria: Severe cognitive or psychiatric condition preventing the ability to provide informed consent or undergo assessment or interventions Serious somatic condition requiring acute medical attention
Sites / Locations
- Statens institutionsstyrelse, SiS, JohannisbergRecruiting
- Statens institutionsstyrelse, SiS, LjungbackenRecruiting
Arms of the Study
Arm 1
Arm 2
Experimental
Active Comparator
TAU + A-CRA
TAU
TAU: Interventions and treatments usually offered and delivered in institutional care. See below for examples. 12-14 weekly sessions of A-CRA, a behavioral treatment for youth suffering from substance use disorder and co-occurring problems. Treatment consists of 18 procedures that aim to reduce problematic behaviors and increase constructive behaviors. Examples of procedures are functional analysis of substance use behavior, functional analysis of prosocial behavior, increasing prosocial activities, drink/drug refusal, relapse prevention, anger management and caregiver sessions. Procedures are combined and tailored to meet youth individual goals and needs.
Standard care is defined as the interventions and treatments adolescents are usually offered and undergo in institutional care. These are Motivational Interviewing, MI, Cognitive Behavioral Therapy, CBT, Aggression Replacement Therapy, ART or Acceptance and Commitment Therapy, ACT. This will be further specified and registered in the initial phase of the study, in collaboration with SiS.