Substance Related Disorders
Conditions
Keywords
HIV risk behaviors, Pregnant drug abusers
Brief summary
This 5 year study, targeting Pregnant Drug Abusers in treatment, is a randomized trial of an Enhanced Behavioral Skills Training (E-BST) intervention compared to a time-and attention-matched Health Promotion Comparison (HPC) condition. E-BST is an adaptation of the original BST intervention (Eldridge, St. Lawrence et al., 1997), designed to strengthen relationship-based social competency skills of the original BST that were crucial in sustaining adherence to protective behavior.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALEnhanced Behavioral Skills Training
Sponsors
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
DOUBLE (Subject, Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
FEMALE
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* 18 years of age or older * a recent history (within the past year) of using illicit substances * 12-32 weeks pregnant and not planning to terminate the pregnancy * able to read English Informed Consent form; understand and provided written informed consent * have competency in conversational English which is required to complete assessments and to participate in the intervention groups * have a stable living arrangement and provide contact information * currently not cognitively impaired since cognitive impairment may compromise the ability to comprehend and participate in the assessment and intervention * currently not showing symptoms of a major psychiatric disorder/ including psychosis, or a high risk for suicidality * report at least one episode of unprotected vaginal/anal sex since becoming pregnant * answer Yes to this question: Do you plan to be in the area for the next 12 months? * agree to a urine test at the time of each interview to detect the presence of drugs
Exclusion criteria
* under age 18 years
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Sexual risk behavior | 6 months post intervention | Reduction in HIV sex risk and drug abuse behavior among pregnant substance abusers |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Drug use risk behavior | 6 months post intervention |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Service utilization, social support, and individual cognitive-behavioral factors | 6 months post intervention |
Outcome results
None listed