Effectiveness of Assertive Continuing Care for Youth

Following discharge from residential treatment 324 adolescents are randomly assigned to Assertive Continuing Care with and without motivational incentives in a 2 x 2 factorial design. Clinical outcomes are assessed at 3, 6, 9, and 12 months post discharge.

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Key information

Conditions

Substance Use Disorders Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

12 year–18 year

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Phase 3

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

Only the study team can determine whether someone qualifies for participation.

Inclusion criteria

Met DSM-IV diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence on alcohol or another drug in the past year
Been between the ages of 12 and 18 at the time of residential admission; and (c) resided in one of ten Illinois counties targeted for the intervention

Exclusion criteria

left residential treatment prior to the seventh day
did not return to a target county at discharge
showed evidence of cognitive impairment that interfered with understanding of study instruments, procedures, or the informed consent process
were deemed dangerous to themselves or others during treatment
were a ward of child protective services and inaccessible for the intervention
met DSM-IV criteria for pathological gambling
were discharged to the state department of corrections
were already participating in a treatment study

Treatment and study plan

ACC

Behavioral

Weekly community based behavioral counseling and case management

CM

Behavioral

Weekly community based prize drawing opportunities contingent upon completed verifiable pro-social activities and clean urine and breath alcohol test results

UCC

Behavioral

recommendation made by discharge counselor upon leaving residential treatment to attend nearest outpatient clinic.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chestnut Health Systems

Other

Collaborators

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Registry information

Important dates

Study start: 2003
Primary completion: 2008
First posted: Mar 11, 2010
Registry last updated: Mar 11, 2010

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