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NCT Number: NCT01016704

Reinforcing Therapist Performance

The specific aims of the proposed study are to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of providing monetary incentives to therapists as a method to improve implementation of evidence-based treatments.

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Key information

Conditions

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

Age range

18 year and older

Sex eligibility

All sexes

Study type

Interventional

Phase

Not applicable

Primary location

Lighthouse Institute, Chestnut Health Systems

Normal, Illinois, 61761, United States

Who can participate

Healthy volunteers accepted: Yes

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

Inclusion criteria

  • Must work at one of the participating demonstration sites funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to deliver the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach and/or Assertive Continuing Care.

Treatment and study plan

Incentive

Behavioral

Participants assigned to the experimental condition are reinforced via monetary incentives for demonstrating superior delivery of an evidence treatment to clients

Primary outcomes

  1. Target A-CRA

    Time frame: 14 weeks post intake

    Based on a review of recordings of actual client sessions is an indicator of whether or not clients received 10 or more of 12 specified treatment procedures within no less than seven treatment sessions.

  2. A-CRA Competence

    Time frame: Monthly

    Based on review of a randomly selected session recording is an indicator of whether or not participants delivered at least one treatment procedure at or above the level of competence required as part of the certification process.

Secondary outcomes

  1. Percent of days abstinent

    Time frame: 6 months post-intake

    Based on client self report is the percentage of days during the past 90 days that clients reported not using any alcohol or other drugs.

  2. Pay-for-performance Cost-Effectiveness

    Time frame: First six months of study

    The cost per unit of Target A-CRA, A-CRA Competene, and Percentage of Days Abstient in the experimental condition relative to the control condition.

Sponsors and collaborators

Lead sponsor

Chestnut Health Systems

Other

Collaborators

  • National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)

Registry information

Acronym: RTP

Important dates

Study start
2008
Primary completion
2011
Study completion
2011
First posted
Nov 19, 2009
Registry last updated
Jul 27, 2011

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