Case Management for Crack Users Who Seek Treatment in CAPSad in Brazil

March 17, 2012 updated by: Professor Flavio Pechansky, Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Effectiveness of Case Management for Crack Users Who Seek Treatment in CAPSad in Six Brazilian Capitals

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Case Management (CM) intervention in crack users applied in Psychosocial Care Centers - Alcohol and Drugs (CAPSad) by trained social workers, in comparison to CAPSad conventional treatment on 30 and 90 days, considering the following outcomes: treatment retention, abstinence and changes in severity scores of the sixth version of Addiction Severity Index (ASI6) scale. The study hypothesis are: 1) The CM is going to improve the retention of crack users (cases) during the 3-month follow-up compared with usual care (controls); 2)Individuals who received the intervention with GC are going to present a higher rate of abstinence; 3)The summary scores of the ASI6 will be significantly lower in cases than in controls, at the end of 3 months follow-up.

Study Overview

Status

Unknown

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Anticipated)

600

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 Contact

Study Contact Backup

  • Name: Felix HP Kessler, PhD

Study Locations

  • Brazil
    • Rio Grande do Sul
      • Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil, 90035-903
        • Recruiting
        • Center for Drug and Alcohol Research (CPAD) of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS)
        • Contact:
        • Contact:
        • Principal Investigator:
          • Flavio Pechansky, PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Felix HP Kessler, PhD
        • Sub-Investigator:
          • Sibele Faller, Ms

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

All

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Diagnosis of crack abuse or dependence
  • > 18 years old
  • Initiating treatment (maximum of 1 month)

Exclusion Criteria:

  • Homeless without permanent contact
  • Psychotic symptoms during the intake interview

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: Non-Randomized
  • Interventional Model: Parallel Assignment
  • Masking: Single

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Case management
Behavioral: Case Management (Strength-Based)
To improve the cases sharing between CAPSad and other health institutions and individuals and increase the strengths of the patient to cope with problems related to the crack use.
Active Comparator: Usual treatment
Usual treatment of the CAPSad
Behavioral: Usual Treatment
The usual treatment used for regular patients of CAPSad

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Time Frame
Treatment retention
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Crack abstinence
Time Frame: 3 months
3 months
ASI subareas scores
Time Frame: 3 months
ASI (Addiction Severity Index)
3 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Collaborators

Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
University of Brasilia
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Federal University of Bahia
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
Federal University of Espirito Santo
Brazilian Secretariat for Drug Policies (SENAD)

Investigators

  • Principal Investigator: Flavio Pechansky, PhD, Center for Drug and Alcohol Research (CPAD) of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

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

October 1, 2011

Primary Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2012

Study Completion (Anticipated)

August 1, 2012

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

March 17, 2012

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2012

First Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2012

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Estimate)

March 20, 2012

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 17, 2012

Last Verified

March 1, 2012

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 10-0176

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