Effectiveness of Extended Telephone Monitoring

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 3

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00194103

Acronym

ETM

Enrollment

252

Registered

2005-09-19

Start date

2004-05-31

Completion date

2010-04-30

Last updated

2010-06-28

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Conditions

Alcohol Dependence

Brief summary

The purpose of this study is to determine the effectiveness of extended telephone monitoring for alcohol-dependent patients receiving intensive outpatient treatment. It is hypothesized that telephone monitoring will produce better alcohol use outcomes relative to treatment as usual. It is also hypothesized that adaptive telephone monitoring plus brief counseling will produce better alcohol use outcomes over time relative to telephone monitoring plus feedback only.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALTelephone Monitoring and Feedback

In addition to attending IOP, participants receive phone contact from our counselors but only to receive a monitoring assessment. There is no feedback or counseling from study staff in this condition.

BEHAVIORALTelephone Monitoring and Counseling

In addition to attending IOP, participants have phone contact with study counselors, which includes monitoring, feedback, and counseling.

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

FACTORIAL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to 70 Years

Healthy volunteers

Yes

Inclusion criteria

* enrolled in Intensive Outpatient substance abuse treatment for at least 2 and no more than 4 weeks at study entry * qualify for a current DSM-IV diagnosis of alcohol dependence (during the month prior to entrance into the IOP or detoxification program prior to IOP); * willingness to participate in research and be randomized; * 4th grade reading level (as determined by the Slosson Oral Reading Test; Slosson, 1963); * able to provide the names of several informants who will know his/her whereabouts during the follow-up period

Exclusion criteria

* acute medical or psychiatric problems that preclude outpatient treatment (e.g., in a psychotic episode and not stabilized on medication); * IV heroin use during the past year; * anticipated involvement in other forms of intensive treatment (e.g., inpatient) during the 6-month period after enrollment.

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
TimeLineFollowBack	2 years

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Feb 4, 2026