Developing Violence Prevention Therapy for Substance Abusers

Development of Violence Therapy for Substance Abusers

Status

Completed

Phases

Phase 1Phase 2

Study type

Interventional

Source

ClinicalTrials.gov

Registry ID

NCT00551863

Enrollment

131

Registered

2007-10-31

Start date

2004-06-30

Completion date

2008-03-31

Last updated

2015-08-07

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Conditions

Substance Use Disorders, Violence

Keywords

alcohol, drugs, aggression, substance use disorder treatment

Brief summary

The purpose of this project is to develop and pilot test a violence prevention intervention for men and women in treatment for substance use problems.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALIVPT

Violence prevention intervention based on Motivational Interviewing and CBT

Study design

Allocation

RANDOMIZED

Intervention model

PARALLEL

Primary purpose

TREATMENT

Masking

NONE

Eligibility

Sex/Gender

ALL

Age

18 Years to No maximum

Healthy volunteers

Inclusion criteria

* Presence of substance use related problems * Interpersonal Violence history in the year before recruitment

Exclusion criteria

* Primary opiate dependence * Presence of active psychotic disorder * \< 18 years of age

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
Interpersonal Violence	3 and 6 month follow-up

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
alcohol and drug use	3 and 6 month follow-up

Countries

United States

Outcome results

None listed

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