Aftercare for Adolescents Treated for Alcohol Abuse and Dependence

National Institutes of Health (NIH)

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 2

Conditions: Alcohol Use Disorder

Treatments: Behavioral: individual aftercare therapy; Behavioral: Brief phone aftercare intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: NIH

Identifiers

NCT00561041

NIH grant number RO1-AA012187

NIAAA_KAM_012187

Details and patient eligibility

About

The study examines the relative efficacy of two active aftercare interventions (i.e., face-to-face , brief phone) with no-active aftercare for adolescents who completed outpatient treatment for alcohol use disorders(AUD)

Full description

In this study 177 adolescents meeting criteria for alcohol use disorders (AUD) received weekly cognitive-behavioral therapy group sessions. 144 completers were randomized into the 3 individual aftercare (AR) conditions noted above. Manualized active interventions were composed of 5 sessions of integrated motivational enhancement and cognitive behavioral therapies. Outcomes assessments were done at end of aftercare, 3-6-and 12 months post AC completion.

Enrollment: 177 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 13 to 18 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Adolescents between the ages of 13-18 years
• Meeting criteria for DSM-IV alcohol use disorders
• Able to comprehend and read English at the 5th grade level
• Participant and family member are willing to provide a locator information.
• Not planning to move out of state during the next 12 months

Exclusion criteria

• Meet any substance dependence criteria other than nicotine or cannabis
• Meet life time diagnosis of schizophrenia
• Reported a suicidal ideation with a plan, suicidal attempt, or self-injurious behavior in the last 30 days
• Having a medical condition that may prevent them from consistently attending and constructively participating in treatment and aftercare

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Factorial Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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177 participants in 3 patient groups

1

Experimental group

Description:

Brief phone aftercare intervention composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement Therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief phone aftercare intervention

2

Experimental group

Description:

Individual aftercare therapy - composed of 5 integrated cognitive-behavioral and motivational enhancement Therapies administered during a period of 3 months according to a similar schedule

Treatment:

Behavioral: individual aftercare therapy

3

No Intervention group

Description:

No intervention