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Colorado Women's TC Project
July 19, 2011 updated by: National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
Women's Prison TC: Outcomes, Process & Economic Analysis
The major aim of the project is to document and evaluate two treatments for female offenders with substance abuse problems (TC and cognitive behavioral), simultaneously studying the process of treatment, and relating treatment process to treatment outcome.
Study Overview
Status
Completed
Conditions
Intervention / Treatment
Detailed Description
The number and proportion of substance abusing women in prison have been increasing, creating a need for programs tailored to this population, and for evaluation of such programs.
The specific aims of this project were: (1) to conduct a rigorous evaluation of the effectiveness of prison TC treatment for substance abusing women offenders; (2) to investigate the treatment process for the target population and to explore the relationship between the process and outcome of treatment; (3) to evaluate the cost and cost effectiveness of treatment; and (4) to assess issues in obtaining and making use of aftercare services and provide information regarding the additional contribution of aftercare treatment.
The core investigation, over four years (n=600), randomly assigned female substance abusing offenders at the Denver Women's Correctional Facility to either a TC program, Recovery By Choice, the experimental (E) condition (n=300), or to a non-TC standard program, the comparison (C) condition (n=300).
The study predicted better outcomes for the TC group in an intent-to-treat analysis of all study entrants.
The Aim 4 supplementary study of aftercare, with no random assignment, followed program completers from E and C as they entered mandatory aftercare, choosing either TC aftercare or a non-TC treatment alternative.
The research employed a prospective, longitudinal, repeated measures assessment with five points (baseline, 6-, 12-, and 18-months post-baseline) to assess standard outcome measures (e.g., drug use, crime, and employment), as well as specific measures of particular concern to female offenders (e.g., trauma and abuse).
In addition to self-report data, urine toxicology and criminal record data were obtained.
The study collected process data, guided by the Texas Christian University Treatment Process Model, The project contributes to a theoretical advance in our understanding of the process of treatment for women offenders in prison TCs.
It advances research through a rigorous study of TC prison program effectiveness for women compared to another, routine treatment.
It guides practice by delineating treatment elements for women and by examining the effectiveness of a TC program that organizes these elements.
Finally, it integrates outcome and economic analysis to inform policy and planning about the effectiveness of the TC treatment under study.
Perhaps most significantly, it tests TC principles and methods found effective for substance-abusing male offenders, which have been adapted for women, thereby increasing the potential utility of these strategies.
Study Type
Interventional
Enrollment (Actual)
610
Phase
- Phase 2
- Phase 1
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
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Colorado
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Denver, Colorado, United States, 80239
- Denver Women's Correctional Facility
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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 and older (Adult, Older Adult)
Accepts Healthy Volunteers
No
Genders Eligible for Study
Female
Description
Inclusion criteria:
- at least 6 months, and no more than 24 months, remaining until parole eligibility;
- a CDOC "Standardized Offender Assessment" (SOA; CDOC, 2004) score indicative of serious substance abuse problems mandating substance abuse treatment; and
- a security risk level classification of minimum, minimum-restricted, or medium (necessary to permit participation in treatment).
Exclusion criteria:
- less than 6 months, or more than 24 months, remaining until parole eligibility;
- a CDOC "Standardized Offender Assessment" (SOA; CDOC, 2004) score that is not indicative of serious substance abuse problems mandating substance abuse treatment; or
- a security risk level classification above medium.
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: Parallel Assignment
- Masking: None (Open Label)
Arms and Interventions
Participant Group / Arm |
Intervention / Treatment |
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Experimental: Recovery by Choice
A modified Therapeutic Community program.
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The experimental condition, the modified TC, was a 6- to 9-month program located in a separate 72-bed housing unit within the prison.
Inmates progressed through four program stages with upper level inmates functioning as peer mentors for newer members.
The modified, comprehensive TC treatment program focused on increasing awareness and understanding of female roles and relationships as they relate to addiction and drugs used and abused, and emotional and behavioral coping skills.
Program elements addressed issues of substance abuse, relapse prevention, mental health, criminal thinking and behavior, coping with trauma and abuse, and parenting skills.
All treatment staff received special training related to working with women exposed to trauma and abuse, making the program "trauma informed" and "trauma sensitive."
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Active Comparator: Intensive Outpatient Program
Designed to address substance abuse and criminality, with a focus on prevention of relapse and recidivism.
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The control condition, known at the prison as the Intensive Outpatient Program (IOP), was designed to address substance abuse and criminality, with a focus on prevention of relapse and recidivism.
The IOP substance abuse treatment curriculum, designed for delivery over 15 weeks, consisted of a 90-hour manual-driven course (Strategies for Self-Improvement and Change, Wanburg & Milkman, 1998), which employed a cognitive behavioral format to address underlying issues of substance use/abuse and criminal behavior.
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What is the study measuring?
Primary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
Time Frame |
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Intake CTCR Baseline & Follow-Up Protocol (CTCR Protocol)
Time Frame: At entry
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The CTCR Protocol (CTCR, 1992) is a structured interview that was adapted from the ASI and DATAR for use in community treatment and the criminal justice system; additional versions, including Green's Trauma Scale (Green, 1996) to measure trauma and abuse, have been developed for baseline, during treatment and community follow-up with women.
It assesses the following domains: socio-demographic background, substance use, psychosocial functioning, criminal justice involvement, education, employment, parenting, peer and family support, and health.
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At entry
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Beck Depression Inventory-II (BDI-II)
Time Frame: At entry
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The BDI-II (Beck, Steer, & Brown, 1996).
The BDI measures three domains of depression: Somatic Depression, Cognitive Depression and Total Depression Scores, consistent with the DSM-IV criteria for depressive disorders.
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At entry
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Rosenberg Self-Esteem (SES)
Time Frame: At entry
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The SES (Rosenberg, 1965) is the most widely used global measure of self-esteem,
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At entry
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Symptom CheckList 90-R (SCL90-R)
Time Frame: At entry
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The SCL90-R (Derogatis, 1983) measures 9 domains including: somatization, obsessive-compulsive, interpersonal sensitivity, depression, anxiety, hostility, phobic anxiety, paranoid ideation, psychoticism, providing a global index of distress: Global Severity Index (GSI).
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At entry
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Diagnostic Interview Survey (DIS-IV)
Time Frame: At entry
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The DIS-IV (Robins et al., 1995) is a structured clinical interview to generate DSM-IV lifetime and current psychiatric and substance use/abuse diagnoses.
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At entry
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Parenting Practices Scale (PPS)
Time Frame: At entry
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The PPS measures the parenting practices among parents of children under age 12.
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At entry
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Social Support Arizona Social Support Scale (ASSIS)
Time Frame: At entry
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The ASSIS (Barrera, 1980; Barrera, Sandier, & Ramsay, 1981; Stevens, Murphy, & McGrath, 2000) measures social support networks with a series of questions regarding the people who are important to the client and the number of ways they support the individual.
Areas covered by the scale include: intimate interaction, material aid, advice, positive feedback, physical assistance, social participation, negative interactions, and personal characteristic of network members.
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At entry
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Texas Christian University Resident Evaluation of Self and Treatment (TCU-REST)
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The TCU-REST (Knight, Simpson & Chatham, 1997; Simpson & Knight, 1998) provides measures of client process and progress in treatment in the following domains: psychological functioning (including scales for self-esteem, depression, anxiety, self-efficacy, and decision-making confidence.
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Client Assessment Inventory (CAI)
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The CAI (Kressel, 1998) measures client perceptions of progress and participation in TC treatment, in 14 domains: maturity, responsibility, values, drug/criminal life style, maintaining images, work attitude, social skills, cognitive skills, emotional skills, sense of well being, accepting program structure and philosophy, participating in group activities, attachment to, and investment in, the program.
The latter two scales provide measures of participation and commitment.
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Circumstances, Motivation and Readiness (CMR)
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The CMR assesses motivation and readiness for treatment (Circumstances 1 (external influences to enter or remain in treatment), Circumstances 2, (external influences to leave treatment), and Motivation (internal recognition of the need to change).
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Cost: Drug Abuse Treatment Cost Analysis Program (DATCAP)
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Service Utilization Form (SUF)
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Partner Abuse Scales (PAS)
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The PAS (Hudson, 1990) consists of two matched pairs of scales, each consisting of 25 Likert type items. The Partner Abuse: Physical (RASPH) and the Partner Abuse: Non-Physical (PASNP) measure self-reports of physical and non-physical abuse between partners. |
Secondary Outcome Measures
Outcome Measure |
Measure Description |
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Colorado Department of Corrections Record Information System (CDOC-RIS)
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The CDOC-RIS will be accessed to gather data on the following measures: current charge on which incarceration is based; other previous charges; current sentence; status of violent offenses; urine toxicological information on drug and alcohol use; medical information; dates of prior incarcerations; disciplinary reports; all services received while in prison; offenses committed post-release, reincarcerations, parole information (including entry into drug abuse treatment).
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Biological Specimens
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In addition to the self-report interview, self-report standardized measures, and corroborating staff ratings discussed above, biological specimens (urine samples) will be collected on half of the subjects using a random sampling procedure.
Urine samples test for a wide array of substances, but are valid for drug use only in the preceding 48-72 hours.
Urine specimens will be collected at T1, T2, T3 and T4.
The project will also use urine tests (administered selectively) that can be obtained from the CDOC-RIS.
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Collaborators and Investigators
This is where you will find people and organizations involved with this study.
Collaborators
Investigators
- Principal Investigator: JoAnn Y Sacks, Ph.D., National Development and Research Institutes, Inc.
Publications and helpful links
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Study record dates
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Study Major Dates
Study Start
September 1, 2001
Primary Completion (Actual)
July 1, 2007
Study Completion (Actual)
September 1, 2007
Study Registration Dates
First Submitted
November 3, 2005
First Submitted That Met QC Criteria
November 3, 2005
First Posted (Estimate)
November 7, 2005
Study Record Updates
Last Update Posted (Estimate)
July 20, 2011
Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria
July 19, 2011
Last Verified
July 1, 2011
More Information
Terms related to this study
Additional Relevant MeSH Terms
Other Study ID Numbers
- NIDA-14370-1
- R01DA014370 (U.S. NIH Grant/Contract)
- R01-14370-1
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