Dual Diagnosis Training Trial

March 20, 2026 updated by: John Philips, University of New Mexico

Healthcare Outcomes of a Staff/Caregiver Training Program Focused on Challenging Behaivors for Adults With Developmental Disability and Co-occurring Mental Health Disorders

This is a clinical trial, with participants undergoing the 16 hour SPECTROM training, and completing 2 assessments before and after training (the Psychotropic Knowledge Questionnaire-Revised and the Management of Aggression and Violence Attitude Scale-Revised-ID).

Study Overview

Status

Completed

Conditions

Intervention / Treatment

Study Type

Interventional

Enrollment (Actual)

55

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
    • New Mexico
      • Albuquerque, New Mexico, United States, 87106
        • UNM Health Science Center

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

  • Adult
  • Older Adult

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Description

Inclusion Criteria:

  • Inclusion criteria are individuals who work in the 3 ARCA group homes or in the UNM psychiatric center and who are fluent in English and 18 years and older

Exclusion Criteria:

  • All participants must be fluent in English because for this pilot study we do not have funds to translate study materials.

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: Other
  • Allocation: N/A
  • Interventional Model: Single Group Assignment
  • Masking: None (Open Label)

Arms and Interventions

Participant Group / Arm
Intervention / Treatment
Experimental: Training Arm
Behavioral: SPECTROM Training
Training regarding treatment of behavioral challenges in adults with intellectual disability

What is the study measuring?

Primary Outcome Measures

Outcome Measure
Measure Description
Time Frame
Knowledge Acquisition Post Training
Time Frame: 6 months
Completion of assessments
6 months

Collaborators and Investigators

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

Sponsor

University of New Mexico

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 (Actual)

July 1, 2024

Primary Completion (Actual)

November 1, 2025

Study Completion (Actual)

December 1, 2025

Study Registration Dates

First Submitted

January 25, 2024

First Submitted That Met QC Criteria

January 25, 2024

First Posted (Actual)

February 2, 2024

Study Record Updates

Last Update Posted (Actual)

March 25, 2026

Last Update Submitted That Met QC Criteria

March 20, 2026

Last Verified

March 1, 2026

More Information

Terms related to this study

Keywords

Additional Relevant MeSH Terms

Other Study ID Numbers

  • 24-124

Drug and device information, study documents

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated drug product

No

Studies a U.S. FDA-regulated device product

No

product manufactured in and exported from the U.S.

No

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