Drum-Assisted Therapy for Native Americans

University of California, Los Angeles (UCLA)

Status

Terminated

Conditions

Substance Use Disorders

Treatments

Behavioral: Treatment-As-Usual

Behavioral: DARTNA

Study type

Interventional

Funder types

Other

Identifiers

NCT01356667

DARTNA

Details and patient eligibility

About

Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA) is an R-21 NIH/NCCAM-funded study aimed to complete the development and pilot a new substance abuse treatment protocol utilizing drumming for American Indians/Alaska Natives with substance use disorders. The study includes activities to complete the protocol, followed by a randomized-controlled clinical trial.

Full description

During year 1, this study consists of a series of focus groups conducted among American Indians/Alaska Natives with substance use disorders, providers serving AI/ANs with substance use disorders, and a Community Advisory Board. These focus groups are conducted in order to obtain feedback with regard to the initial DARTNA treatment protocol. These focus groups are then followed by a pretest of DARTNA among 10 AI/ANs with substance use disorders followed by a series of focus groups to finalize the development of DARTNA. During year 2, a randomized controlled will be conducted among 30 AI/ANs receiving the DARTNA treatment protocol vs. 30 AI/ANs receiving treatment-as-usual at United American Indian Involvement, Inc. in Los Angeles.

Enrollment

10 patients

Sex

All

Ages

18 to 65 years old

Volunteers

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria of current alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
self-identifying as at least ¼ American Indian/Alaska Native heritage
seeking treatment for alcohol or drug abuse
being at least 18 years old. Clients will be assessed for suitability for outpatient treatment.

Exclusion criteria

have a psychiatric conditions that is not suitable for outpatient treatment (e.g., if they require inpatient rehabilitation treatment, have significant psychiatric disorders, require medical detoxification, or have significant medical problems)
have a current suicidal ideation/plan as assessed by the ASI or BSI
are mandated by the court to obtain treatment for substance abuse where such mandate requires the results of urine toxicology tests to be reported to the court
expectation that the participant will fail to complete the study protocol due to probable incarceration or relocation from the clinic area.