Health Focused Motivational Treatment for Alcohol Dependent Veterans

February 19, 2016 updated by: VA Office of Research and Development
The purpose of this study is to determine whether a health focused motivational intervention will reduce alcohol use for dependent veterans who are receiving outpatient alcohol and drug treatment.

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Detailed Description

The early months of addiction treatment are a high risk time for relapse. The purpose of this study is to examine whether a health-related intervention delivered in an individual session with a therapist once per month in the initial 4 months of addiction treatment will reduce alcohol use among veterans already enrolled in weekly outpatient treatment group at the VA San Diego Healthcare System. In order to answer this question, study participants will be randomly assigned to one of three study conditions: 1) The Health Motivational condition that receives individual personalized health feedback and motivational activities, 2) the Health Education condition that receives individual education about health problems associated with the heavy alcohol use, and 3) the treatment as usual group that will receive no additional treatment. All participants will be assessed on a monthly basis for 4 months to evaluate alcohol use, drug use, and health status.

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

99

Phase

  • Not Applicable

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

  • United States
    • California
      • San Diego, California, United States, 92161
        • VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego

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

21 years and older (Adult, Older Adult)

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Genders Eligible for Study

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

- Veterans receiving outpatient treatment at the VA San Diego Healthcare System Alcohol and Drug Treatment Program for a diagnosis of Alcohol Dependence

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of Bipolar Disorder or Psychotic Disorder.

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
Experimental: Health Motivational Feedback
Personalized health-related feedback
Behavioral: Health Motivational Feedback
Personalized feedback on health status
Active Comparator: Health Education
Non-personalized didactic health-related education
Behavioral: Health Education
Generalized health education related to alcohol use
Active Comparator: Control - treatment as usual
No added treatment control
Behavioral: Control - treatment as usual
Control group with no additional intervention

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Percentage of Days Abstinent From Alcohol
Time Frame: 4 months
4 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Percentage of Days Abstinent From All Substances
Time Frame: 4 months
Percentage of days abstinent from both alcohol and drugs
4 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

VA Office of Research and Development

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Susan Tate, PhD, VA San Diego Healthcare System, San Diego

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 Start

November 1, 2005

Primary Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2009

Study Completion (Actual)

May 1, 2009

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

November 9, 2005

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

November 9, 2005

First Posted (Estimate)

November 11, 2005

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 21, 2016

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

February 19, 2016

Last Verified

February 1, 2016

More Information

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Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • NEUA-003-05S

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