Integrating Interventions for Maternal Substance Abuse (ITSAN)

Oregon Social Learning Center

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Child Neglect; Substance Abuse

Treatments: Behavioral: Services as Usual; Behavioral: ITSAN

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT01188434

K23DA021603

Details and patient eligibility

About

This Research Plan proposes Stage 1 Research integrating evidence based practices to address the needs of mothers referred to child welfare for substance abuse. Mothers with a history of methamphetamine abuse and child neglect will be recruited. Using an intensive community based treatment, mothers will receive substance abuse treatment combined with parenting skills training and psychosocial support for basic needs (e.g., housing, employment). This project will include a feasibility study (n = 5), followed by a small randomized pilot (n = 24) to examine the efficacy of the Integrated Treatment for Substance Abuse and Neglect compared to treatment as usual, with a population of substance abusing neglectful mothers referred through the Department of Child Welfare.

Enrollment: 31 patients

Sex: Female

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Maternal Substance Abuse
• Child Welfare involvement
• Child Neglect
• English Speaking
• Child either remaining in the home or reunification plan in place
• Living in the county

Exclusion criteria

• Current involvement in other substance abuse treatment
• Current involvement in other parenting skills training
• parental rights terminated
• active psychosis

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: None (Open label)

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31 participants in 2 patient groups

Integrated Behavioral Treatment

Experimental group

Description:

Combined substance abuse, parenting skills, and basic needs intervention

Treatment:

Behavioral: ITSAN

casework treatment as usual

Active Comparator group

Description:

services as usual as referred by child welfare

Treatment:

Behavioral: Services as Usual