Job-Seekers Training for Patients With Drug Dependence - 1

This study has been completed.

First Received: January 27, 2005 Last Updated: July 28, 2008 History of Changes

Sponsors and Collaborators:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) Johns Hopkins University
Information provided by:	National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00102362

Purpose

The purpose of this study is to examine the effectiveness of a 12-hour basic job-training program designed to give drug abuse treatment patients the skills they need to find and secure a job and set vocational goals and methods for locating employment. The intervention to be evaluated is modeled after the Job Seekers' Workshop, which was manualized and has been tested in trials.

Condition	Intervention	Phase
Substance-Related Disorders	Behavioral: Behavior Therapy	Phase III

U.S. FDA Resources

Study Type:	Interventional
Study Design:	Randomized
Official Title:	Job Seekers Training for Patients With Drug Dependence

Further study details as provided by National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA):

Primary Outcome Measures:

Employment or Job Training Program

Estimated Enrollment:	627
Study Start Date:	December 2004
Study Completion Date:	October 2006
Primary Completion Date:	October 2006 (Final data collection date for primary outcome measure)

Eligibility

Ages Eligible for Study:	18 Years and older
Genders Eligible for Study:	Both
Accepts Healthy Volunteers:	No

Criteria

DSM-IV drug/alcohol abuse/dependence
enrolled in drug treatment for at least 30 days
unemployed or underemployed
expressed interest in employment
demonstrate English comprehension

Contacts and Locations

Please refer to this study by its ClinicalTrials.gov identifier: NCT00102362

Locations

United States, California
14th Street Clinic
Berkely, California, United States, 94707
United States, Maryland
Man Alive
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21218
Glenwood Life Counseling Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21212
Daybreak Rehabilitation Center
Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 22125
United States, Massachusetts
CAB Health and Recovery Services, Inc.
'Danvers, Massachusetts, United States, 01923
CAB Health Recovery-Salem Outpatient
Salem, Massachusetts, United States, 01970
United States, Michigan
Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine Professionals I
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48207
Self Help Addiction Rehabilitation (SHAR), Inc.
Detroit, Michigan, United States, 48208
United States, New Mexico
Life Link
Santa Fe, New Mexico, United States, 87505
Na'nizhoozhi Center, Inc.
Gallup, New Mexico, United States, 87301
United States, Oregon
New Directions, NW
Baker City, Oregon, United States, 97814
United States, South Carolina
Dorchester Alcohol and Drug Commission
Summerville, South Carolina, United States, 29483
United States, Virginia
Chesterfield County CSB- Substance Abuse Services
Chesterfield, Virginia, United States, 23832

Sponsors and Collaborators

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Johns Hopkins University

Investigators

Principal Investigator:

Dace Svikis, Ph.D.

Johns Hopkins University

More Information

No publications provided

Study ID Numbers:	NIDA-CTN-0020-1
Study First Received:	January 27, 2005
Last Updated:	July 28, 2008
ClinicalTrials.gov Identifier:	NCT00102362 History of Changes
Health Authority:	United States: Federal Government

Study placed in the following topic categories:

Mental Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Disorders of Environmental Origin

Additional relevant MeSH terms:

Mental Disorders
Substance-Related Disorders
Disorders of Environmental Origin

ClinicalTrials.gov processed this record on May 07, 2009