Effectiveness and Costs of Enhanced Cocaine Treatments

December 14, 2009 updated by: University of Pennsylvania
The study will evaluate the effectiveness, economic benefits, and costs of voucher reinforcement for cocaine and alcohol abstinence, additional counseling services, and their combination in a sample of cocaine dependent patients receiving outpatient treatment as usual in a community clinic.

Study Overview

Study Type

Interventional

Phase

  • Phase 2

Contacts and Locations

This section provides the contact details for those conducting the study, and information on where this study is being conducted.

Study Locations

    • Pennsylvania
      • Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19104
        • University of Pennsylvania

Participation Criteria

Researchers look for people who fit a certain description, called eligibility criteria. Some examples of these criteria are a person's general health condition or prior treatments.

Eligibility Criteria

Ages Eligible for Study

18 years to 65 years (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

N/A

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Enrollment in an intensive outpatient program (IOP) for no more than 1 month
  • Current DSM-IV diagnosis of cocaine dependence (month prior to IOP treatment)
  • 18-65 years of age
  • Ability to provide names of informants to help locate subject for follow-up

Exclusion Criteria:

  • IV heroin use in last year
  • Acute medical/psychiatric diagnosis that precludes outpatient treatment
  • Inpatient treatment for 6 weeks or more prior to IOP treatment
  • Incarceration for 6 months or more prior to IOP treatment

Study Plan

This section provides details of the study plan, including how the study is designed and what the study is measuring.

How is the study designed?

Design Details

  • Primary Purpose: Treatment
  • Allocation: Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Factorial Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Collaborators and Investigators

This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: James R McKay, PhD, University of Pennsylvania

Study record dates

These dates track the progress of study record and summary results submissions to ClinicalTrials.gov. Study records and reported results are reviewed by the National Library of Medicine (NLM) to make sure they meet specific quality control standards before being posted on the public website.

Study Major Dates

Study Completion

February 1, 2007

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

September 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

September 12, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

September 14, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

December 15, 2009

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

December 14, 2009

Last Verified

December 1, 2009

More Information

Terms related to this study

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 702110

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