Crack Abuse or Dependence
Conditions
Keywords
Case Management, Crack abuse/dependents, Evaluation, Inpatient, ASI, Treatment retention, Abstinence
Brief summary
The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Case Management (CM) intervention in crack users applied in Psychosocial Care Centers - Alcohol and Drugs (CAPSad) by trained social workers, in comparison to CAPSad conventional treatment on 30 and 90 days, considering the following outcomes: treatment retention, abstinence and changes in severity scores of the sixth version of Addiction Severity Index (ASI6) scale. The study hypothesis are: 1) The CM is going to improve the retention of crack users (cases) during the 3-month follow-up compared with usual care (controls); 2)Individuals who received the intervention with GC are going to present a higher rate of abstinence; 3)The summary scores of the ASI6 will be significantly lower in cases than in controls, at the end of 3 months follow-up.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALCase Management (Strength-Based)
To improve the cases sharing between CAPSad and other health institutions and individuals and increase the strengths of the patient to cope with problems related to the crack use.
BEHAVIORALUsual Treatment
The usual treatment used for regular patients of CAPSad
Sponsors
Hospital de Clinicas de Porto Alegre
Brazilian Secretariat for Drug Policies (SENAD)
Federal University of Bahia
Federal University of Espirito Santo
Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro
Faculdade de Medicina do ABC
University of Brasilia
Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul
Study design
Allocation
NON_RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* Diagnosis of crack abuse or dependence * \> 18 years old * Initiating treatment (maximum of 1 month)
Exclusion criteria
* Homeless without permanent contact * Psychotic symptoms during the intake interview
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment retention | 3 months |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Crack abstinence | 3 months | — |
| ASI subareas scores | 3 months | ASI (Addiction Severity Index) |
Countries
Brazil
Contacts
Primary ContactFlavio Pechansky, PhD
Backup ContactFelix HP Kessler, PhD
Outcome results
None listed