Status:

COMPLETED

Depression Treatment for Low Income Substance Users

Lead Sponsor:

University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Substance Use Disorder

Eligibility:

All Genders

18-65 years

Phase:

NA

Brief Summary

The objective of the current study is to evaluate the effects of a brief, behavioral activation treatment (the Life Enhancement Treatment for Substance Use; LET'S ACT) on long term outcomes of substan...

Detailed Description

Approximately 22% of substance users suffer from elevated depressive symptoms, which is associated with higher rates of substance abuse treatment dropout, relapse to substance use, and HIV risk behavi...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • between 18 and 65 years of age
  • beginning their last month of residential treatment

Exclusion

  • limited mental competency \[Mini Mental State Examination score \< 23\]
  • psychosis
  • the use of psychotropic medication for \< 3 months
  • the inability to give informed, voluntary, written consent to participate

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

October 1 2010

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

June 1 2015

Estimated Enrollment :

263 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01189552

Start Date

October 1 2010

End Date

June 1 2015

Last Update

February 23 2017

Active Locations (2)

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Salvation Army Harbor Light Treatment Center

Washington D.C., District of Columbia, United States, 20002

2

University of Maryland

College Park, Maryland, United States, 20742