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Indigenous Recovery Planning for American Indians

Randomized Controlled Trial of Indigenous Recovery Planning for American Indians

Status
Completed
Phases
Unknown
Study type
Interventional
Source
ClinicalTrials.gov
Registry ID
NCT05612061
Enrollment
201
Registered
2022-11-10
Start date
2022-11-02
Completion date
2026-05-06
Last updated
2026-07-07

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Conditions

Alcohol Use Disorder, Substance Use Disorders

Brief summary

This research project uses a Community-Based Participatory Research (CBPR) framework to test the efficacy of a culturally adapted relapse prevention intervention developed collaboratively by community partners from the Fort Peck Indian Reservation in northeastern Montana and research partners from Montana State University. The Indigenous Recovery Planning intervention employs trained Fort Peck community members to deliver manualized intervention content to American Indian adults with substance use disorder (SUD). By increasing access to culturally responsive evidence-based treatment, this research aims to decrease SUD-related health disparities and improve public health outcomes for underserved Native communities locally and nationally.

Interventions

BEHAVIORALIndigenous Recovery Planning

The Indigenous Recovery Planning (IRP) intervention consists of a 6-week group-based intervention. Each of the 6 weekly sessions is delivered by a community member facilitator. Facilitators lead the group through a series of culturally adapted relapse prevention exercises designed to change their substance use. Focus areas for the 6 sessions are: 1) introduction and goal setting; 2) relapse and recovery; 3) craving, mindfulness, and self-compassion; 4) coping with trauma and stress; 5) enlisting social support for recovery; 6) envisioning and planning for the future.

Sponsors

Montana State University
Lead SponsorOTHER

Study design

Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
TREATMENT
Masking
SINGLE (Investigator)

Intervention model description

Wait-list control group

Eligibility

Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
18 Years to No maximum
Healthy volunteers
No

Inclusion criteria

* American Indian, 18 years of age or older, living on the Fort Peck reservation, meeting diagnostic criteria for Substance Use Disorder, wanting treatment/help with recovery.

Exclusion criteria

* Not meeting inclusion criteria.

Design outcomes

Primary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Percent days absentAt Time 1, we will assess alcohol and drug use in the 90 days prior to assessment, and each subsequent assessment will measure use in the time since the previous one (approximately 6 weeks).Percent days absent will be measured using the Timeline Followback (TLFB), a widely used calendar-based recall instrument shown to yield valid and reliable estimates of substance use behavior. Additional analyses will be conducted with other variables derived from TLFB data, including number of drinks per drinking day, percent heavy drinking days, and percent drug use days.

Secondary

MeasureTime frameDescription
Number of substance-related consequences experienced within the past 6 weeksMeasured at baseline and each 6 week follow-up assessment time point (time 1-time 5)Measured by the Drinker Inventory of Consequences, modified for alcohol and drug use

Countries

United States

Contacts

PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATORMonica Skewes, PhD

Montana State University

Outcome results

None listed

Source: ClinicalTrials.gov · Data processed: Jul 8, 2026