Phase II: Scalable Digital Delivery of CRAFT Training for Professionals to Maximize Treatment Rates of OUD in Families

We The Village, Inc.

Status: Enrolling

Conditions: Community Reinforcement And Family Training; Substance-Related Disorders; Family Health

Treatments: Behavioral: Digital Tutorial overview; Behavioral: Digital Tutorial plus training Materials plus feedback and Coaching; Behavioral: Digital Tutorial plus training Materials

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT06685003

2403

4R44DA053845-02 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

The goal of this project is to demonstrate digital training efficacy at scale and commercial readiness.

This pilot project will advance piloted digital training programs for CRAFT and maximize scalability. In this project, investigators will:

Aim 1: Optimize the digital CRAFT training product based on data and feedback from the pilot and commercialization advisors.

Aim 2: Conduct a fully powered randomized control trial of 3 levels of digital training (Level 1 - Digital tutorial only [T]; Level 2 - Tutorial & digital training materials for self-study [TM]; Level 3 - Tutorial, digital materials, feedback and coaching [TMC]) to examine the effects of training on CRAFT knowledge, fidelity, and plus IP treatment entry/retention and counselor skill pre- and post-tutorial, at 12 weeks and at 6 months.

Enrollment: 240 estimated patients

Sex: All

Ages: 18+ years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Be over 19
• Live in the US
• Work in a counselor-related profession
• Have counseling work that involves clients
• Work with CSOs impacted by OUD, or could work with this type of client
• Have not been certified in CRAFT
• Have not participated in the 2023 WTV counselor training pilot study
• Be able to provide at least 45-minute individual counselor sessions to at least one CSO (CSO)
• Be able and willing to complete intervention activities over the course of the 12-week study as determined by the random assignment including: participating in the tutorial and training and submitting the required session audiotapes
• Report having access to a computer and smartphone with internet access, email, and word processing capability
• Demonstrate complete understanding of the requirements for participation in the study by reading and signing the consent form and completing the online consent quiz or confirmation call
• Provide valid locator information to allow research and CRAFT training staff to contact them to schedule study-related appointments
• Complete the first assessment mock session with our standardized patient (SP) and pre-tutorial surveys

Exclusion criteria

• Does not agree to participate
• Does not complete the baseline assessment requirements
• Is not English-speaking
• Participated in the Qualitative Review aspect of the study

Trial design

Primary purpose: Prevention

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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240 participants in 3 patient groups

T - Digital Tutorial overview

Active Comparator group

Description:

A digital tutorial consisting of a curriculum dashboard for review of 20 modules, including videos, PDFs, text and quizzes, which are to be unlocked sequentially over seven weeks. Modules remain available during the 6-month study timeframe. Participants receive weekly contact encouraging engagement in all of the materials available to them.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital Tutorial overview

TM - Digital Tutorial plus training Materials

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive the digital tutorial (T), plus access to 15 additional in depth modules of digital training materials also released weekly alongside the tutorial modules. Modules remain available during the 6-month study timeframe. Participants receive weekly contact encouraging engagement in all of the materials available to them.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital Tutorial plus training Materials

Behavioral: Digital Tutorial overview

TMC - Digital Tutorial plus training Materials plus feedback and Coaching

Experimental group

Description:

Participants receive the digital tutorial (T) plus the digital Training materials (TM), plus they submit audio recordings of sessions with clients and receive feedback on their application of CRAFT and receive group coaching on how to improve.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Digital Tutorial plus training Materials

Behavioral: Digital Tutorial plus training Materials plus feedback and Coaching

Behavioral: Digital Tutorial overview