Status:

COMPLETED

Employment-based Reinforcement to Motivate Drug Abstinence in the Treatment of Drug Addiction. - 1

Lead Sponsor:

Johns Hopkins University

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Alcohol Use

Drug Use

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

This application is a competing continuation of a grant in which we developed and pilot tested a computerized Therapeutic Workplace designed to train and employ adults as data entry operators. A rando...

Detailed Description

STUDY PARTICIPANTS This study was approved by the Western Institutional Review Board. Participants were recruited in methadone clinics throughout Baltimore. Recruitment began in October 2003, and the ...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • Inclusion Criteria:
  • Applicants in methadone treatment may be eligible to participate in Phase 1 of the study.
  • Applicants will be blind to the full details of the eligibility criteria.
  • Unemployed
  • Provided a urine sample at intake with a detectable concentration of cocaine metabolite or provided a cocaine positive sample during regular urinalysis testing at a methadone maintenance program
  • Met DSM-IV criteria for cocaine dependence
  • Were receiving welfare benefits in Baltimore, MD
  • Received a score of less than or equal to 80% correct on a reading assessment
  • Exclusion Criteria
  • Being at imminent risk for suicide
  • Reported hallucinations
  • Being incarcerated or otherwise under constant monitoring
  • Earned less than or equal to $200 in unreported taxable income from legal activity in the previous month
  • Having physical limitations that prevented typing

Exclusion

    Key Trial Info

    Start Date :

    October 1 2003

    Trial Type :

    INTERVENTIONAL

    Allocation :

    ACTUAL

    End Date :

    August 1 2007

    Estimated Enrollment :

    51 Patients enrolled

    Trial Details

    Trial ID

    NCT00249496

    Start Date

    October 1 2003

    End Date

    August 1 2007

    Last Update

    September 18 2017

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    The Center for Learning and Health

    Baltimore, Maryland, United States, 21224

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