Pilot Clinical Trial of Computer-based Motivational Intervention - 1

Wayne State University

Status and phase: Completed; Phase 1

Conditions: Substance-Related Disorders

Treatments: Behavioral: Brief computer-delivered intervention

Study type: Interventional

Funder types: Other; NIH

Identifiers

NCT00230022

NIDA-14621-1

R21DA014621 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)

Details and patient eligibility

About

Pilot trial of computer-based motivational intervention. Hypothesis: The brief computer-delivered intervention would result in higher motivation to change at follow-up.

Full description

Participants were randomized into brief intervention vs. assessment-only conditions, with follow-up to measure overall motivation to change.

Enrollment: 30 patients

Sex: Female

Ages: 18 to 45 years old

Volunteers: Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion and exclusion criteria

Woman in immediate post-partum period

Inclusion Criteria:

Self-report of drug use prior to pregnancy

Exclusion Criteria:

Frank psychosis or other cognitive impairment; inability to communicate in English; fatigue; recent receipt of narcotic pain medication; grieving over medically compromised infant

Trial design

Primary purpose: Treatment

Allocation: Randomized

Interventional model: Parallel Assignment

Masking: Single Blind

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30 participants in 2 patient groups

Brief computer-delivered intervention

Experimental group

Description:

A 20-minute interaction with software designed to partially replicate the experience of a brief motivational intervention with a therapist or health care professional. Included decisional balance, normed feedback, and optional goal-setting.

Treatment:

Behavioral: Brief computer-delivered intervention

Assessment only

No Intervention group

Description:

Participants in this arm only completed assessment section, same as intervention group, but then was done.