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NCT Number: NCT05612061

Indigenous Recovery Planning for American Indians

This research project uses a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) framework to test the efficacy of a culturally adapted relapse prevention intervention developed collaboratively by community partners from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana and research partners from Montana State University. The Indigenous Recovery Planning intervention employs trained Fort Peck community members to deliver manualized intervention content to American Indian adults with substance use disorder (SUD). By increasing access to culturally responsive evidence-based treatment, this research aims to decrease SUD-related health disparities and improve public health outcomes for underserved Native communities locally and nationally.

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Key information

Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder Alcohol-Related Disorders Alcoholism Chemically-Induced Disorders Mental Disorders Substance Use Disorders Substance-Related Disorders

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Fort Peck Community College

Poplar, Montana, 59255, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: No

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

Inclusion criteria

  • American Indian, 18 years of age or older, living on the Fort Peck reservation, meeting diagnostic criteria for Substance Use Disorder, wanting treatment/help with recovery.

Exclusion criteria

  • Not meeting inclusion criteria.

Treatment and study plan

Indigenous Recovery Planning

Behavioral

The Indigenous Recovery Planning (IRP) intervention consists of a 6-week group-based intervention. Each of the 6 weekly sessions is delivered by a community member facilitator. Facilitators lead the group through a series of culturally adapted relapse prevention exercises designed to change their substance use.

Focus areas for the 6 sessions are: 1) introduction and goal setting; 2) relapse and recovery; 3) craving, mindfulness, and self-compassion; 4) coping with trauma and stress; 5) enlisting social support for recovery; 6) envisioning and planning for the future.

Primary outcomes

  1. Percent days absent

    Time frame: At Time 1, we will assess alcohol and drug use in the 90 days prior to assessment, and each subsequent assessment will measure use in the time since the previous one (approximately 6 weeks).

    Percent days absent will be measured using the Timeline Followback (TLFB), a widely used calendar-based recall instrument shown to yield valid and reliable estimates of substance use behavior. Additional analyses will be conducted with other variables derived from TLFB data, including number of drinks per drinking day, percent heavy drinking days, and percent drug use days.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Number of substance-related consequences experienced within the past 6 weeks

    Time frame: Measured at baseline and each 6 week follow-up assessment time point (time 1-time 5)

    Measured by the Drinker Inventory of Consequences, modified for alcohol and drug use

Other outcomes

  1. Quality of life score

    Time frame: Measured at baseline and each 6 week follow-up assessment time point (time 1-time 5)

    Measured by the World Health Organization Brief Quality of Life Scale

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Montana State University

Other

Registry information

Official study title

Randomized Controlled Trial of Indigenous Recovery Planning for American Indians

Important dates

Study start
2022
Primary completion
2026
Study completion
2026
First posted
Nov 10, 2022
Registry last updated
Jul 7, 2026

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