Status:

COMPLETED

Reducing High Risk Behavior in Treatment Court

Lead Sponsor:

Treatment Research Institute

Collaborating Sponsors:

National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)

Conditions:

Substance Abuse

HIV

Eligibility:

All Genders

18+ years

Phase:

PHASE1

Brief Summary

This study will be the first to examine the efficacy of using a brief, computerized HIV risk reduction intervention in treatment courts.

Detailed Description

Four hundred consenting treatment drug court participants will be randomly assigned to either an HIV intervention group (n = 200) or an attention control group. All clients will attend their regularly...

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion

  • be at least 18 years of age;
  • be charged with a non-violent felony offense
  • have no more than two prior non-violent convictions or diversionary opportunities
  • be willing to participate in the treatment court program for at least 12 months
  • be in need of treatment for substance abuse or dependence as assessed by case management.

Exclusion

  • Elderly subjects and those with medical problems will be included in the research as long as they do not have any physical or psychiatric condition that would impede their ability to give competent consent to research participation or to understand the research instruments.
  • Those individuals who are intoxicated, cognitively impaired, or psychiatrically unstable when approached will not be included; however, such individuals may subsequently be included if the disqualifying condition subsides.
  • Spanish speaking only individuals.
  • Client remanded to jail or residential treatment facilities at the time of Treatment Court enrollment.

Key Trial Info

Start Date :

September 1 2012

Trial Type :

INTERVENTIONAL

Allocation :

ACTUAL

End Date :

December 1 2016

Estimated Enrollment :

371 Patients enrolled

Trial Details

Trial ID

NCT01481428

Start Date

September 1 2012

End Date

December 1 2016

Last Update

March 28 2023

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Philadelphia Treatment Court

Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States, 19107