Alcohol Dependence, Drug Dependence,, Substance Use Disorder
Conditions
Keywords
Prevention and Awareness Groups (PAG),, Substance Use Disorder,, Community based intervention
Brief summary
Substance Use Disorder has been showing a rising trend all over the world including India. The project tested whether a Integrated community wide effort of Prevention and Awareness Groups (PAG) to manage substance use would have a greater effect on treatment attendance and drug abstinence than a de-addiction program alone.
Interventions
OTHERPrevention Awareness Groups (PAG)
OTHERStandard Care
Sponsors
NMP Medical Research Institute
Warwick Research Services
Macmillan Research Group UK
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Outcomes Assessor)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to 65 Years
Healthy volunteers
No
Inclusion criteria
* suburban, rural Population * Drug and/or alcohol dependency (DSM-IV substance use disorders criteria)
Exclusion criteria
* Did not consent to participate * Planning to move or relocate * Severe mental disorder
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Treatment attendance | Change from baseline to six month |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Drug abstinence | Change from baseline to six month |
Other
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Quality of Life assessed by General Health Questionnaire (GHQ) | Change from baseline to six months |
Countries
India
Outcome results
None listed