Effectiveness of Extended Telephone Monitoring

This study is currently recruiting participants.

Verified by University of Pennsylvania, September 2005

Sponsored by:	University of Pennsylvania
Information provided by:	University of Pennsylvania
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00194103

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of extended telephone monitoring for alcohol-dependent patients receiving intensive outpatient treatment. It is hypothesized that telephone monitoring will produce better alcohol use outcomes relative to treatment as usual. It is also hypothesized that adaptive telephone monitoring plus brief counseling will produce better alcohol use outcomes over time relative to telephone monitoring plus feedback only.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Alcohol Dependence	Behavioral: Telephone Monitoring and Feedback Behavioral: Telephone Monitoring and Counseling	Phase III

MedlinePlus related topics: Alcoholism

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized, Open Label, Active Control, Factorial Assignment

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years to 70 Years
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both

Criteria

Inclusion Criteria:

enrolled in Intensive Outpatient substance abuse treatment for at least 2 and no more than 4 weeks at study entry
qualify for a current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence (during the month prior to entrance into the IOP or detoxification program prior to IOP);
willingness to participate in research and be randomized; (
4th grade reading level (as determined by the Slosson Oral Reading Test; Slosson, 1963);
able to provide the names of several informants who will know his/her whereabouts during the follow-up period; and

Exclusion Criteria:

acute medical or psychiatric problems that preclude outpatient treatment (e.g., in a psychotic episode and not stabilized on medication);
IV heroin use during the past year; (
anticipated involvement in other forms of intensive treatment (e.g., inpatient) during the 6-month period after enrollment.

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00194103

Contacts

Contact: Deborah Van Horn, Ph D

215-662-9491

dvh@mail.med.upenn.edu

Locations

United States, Pennsylvania
University of Pennsylvania	Recruiting
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
Contact: Deborah Van Horn, Ph.D. 215-662-9491 dvh@mail.med.upenn.edu
Principal Investigator: James McKay, Ph. D.

Sponsors and Collaborators

University of Pennsylvania

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

James McKay, Ph. D.

University of Pennsylvania

More Information

Study ID Numbers:	708753, R01 AA14850
Study First Received:	September 12, 2005
Last Updated:	September 12, 2005
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00194103
Health Authority:	United States: NIH

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mental Disorders
Alcoholism
Substance-Related Disorders
Disorders of Environmental Origin
Alcohol-Related Disorders

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on January 16, 2009