Status:
COMPLETED
Women Veterans' Substance Abuse Treatment
Lead Sponsor:
VA Office of Research and Development
Conditions:
Substance Use Disorders
Eligibility:
FEMALE
18-65 years
Phase:
NA
Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to examine the efficacy of a gender-focused addiction treatment model (A Woman's Path to Recovery) versus a non-gender focused addiction treatment model (12-Step Facilitat...
Detailed Description
Substance use disorder (SUD) is problem among women military Veterans, especially younger ones. The goal of this study was to examine the efficacy a gender-focused model of SUD treatment (A Woman's Pa...
Eligibility Criteria
Inclusion
- Female Veteran
- 18-65 years of age
- Meet DSM-IV criteria for current SUD with "current" defined as meeting SUD criteria per the DSM-IV and having used a substance within the 90 days prior to intake (to be able to accurately evaluate changes in their substance use from baseline)
- Plan to stay in the Boston area for the next 6 months
- Have a mailing address and live close enough to come to the hospital once weekly for treatment and/or assessment
- Able to complete the Statement of Informed Consent
- Willing to participate in all assessments and breathalyzer/urine testing
- Willing to provide a release of information such that study staff can contact her other providers as needed regarding any concerns during her participation
- Able to obtain medical clearance
- Willing to allow us to contact family and/or friends if participant loses contact with us
- Literate
- Not pregnant or planning to become pregnant
Exclusion
- Any acute medical condition that would interfere with the participant's ability to participate in treatment, or would be of such severity as to affect the individual's psychological functioning (e.g., cancer)
- Current bipolar I disorder, schizophrenia or other psychotic disorders or mental retardation or organic mental disorder (determined by screening interview)
- Any clinical sign that the client is not sufficiently stable to participate in the treatment, such as client's treatment provider indicating that participation in the treatment would be contraindicated
- Dangerousness that would present a threat to other staff or other clients (e.g., history of recent assault)
- Client is mandated to treatment
- Psychopharmacologic treatment that is planned to change or likely to change substantively over the 3-month active treatment phase (with "substantive" defined as any addition of a new medication or major shift in dosage)
Key Trial Info
Start Date :
October 1 2010
Trial Type :
INTERVENTIONAL
Allocation :
ACTUAL
End Date :
March 1 2015
Estimated Enrollment :
66 Patients enrolled
Trial Details
Trial ID
NCT00734903
Start Date
October 1 2010
End Date
March 1 2015
Last Update
November 5 2018
Active Locations (2)
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1
Edith Nourse Rogers Memorial Veterans Hospital, Bedford, MA
Bedford, Massachusetts, United States, 02459
2
VA Boston Healthcare System Jamaica Plain Campus, Jamaica Plain, MA
Boston, Massachusetts, United States, 02130