Effectiveness of Advisor-Teller Money Manager

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

PHASE1/PHASE2

Total Enrollment

120 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2002-07-31

Study Completion Date

2005-10-31

Brief Summary

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VA investigators have described greater substance use at the beginning of the month when disability and other monthly checks are received. The proposed research addresses an important VA priority�seeing that veterans� funds are spent to improve veterans� quality of life and are not misspent on substances of abuse.

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Detailed Description

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Background:

VA investigators have described greater substance use at the beginning of the month when disability and other monthly checks are received. The proposed research addresses an important VA priority�seeing that veterans� funds are spent to improve veterans� quality of life and are not misspent on substances of abuse.

Objectives:

The objective was to determine the effectiveness of a money management-based therapy called ATM for veterans who abuse cocaine or alcohol compared to a financial advice control condition.

Methods:

Veterans were randomly assigned to 36-weeks of ATM or to the control condition, financial advice. ATM (Adviser-Teller Money Manager) involves meeting with a money manager at least weekly. The money manager performs three functions�limiting patients� access to funds by storing checkbooks and ATM cards, training patients to budget their funds, and linking spending to treatment goals. The control condition involved listing income and expenses in a workbook. Veterans were enrolled from each of two sites if they had spent at least $100 in the preceding 90 days on alcohol or cocaine, and had at least $300 per month income. Measures of treatment fidelity and participation included number of visits attended, whether funds were stored, monthly income and expenses and Likert-scaled ratings from 1-4 of money management-related outcomes. Outcome measures collected included urine toxicology tests and breathalyzers, self-reported substance use as assessed by the ASI follow-up, and secondary measures including quality of life and psychiatric symptomatology.

Status:

Data analysis is ongoing. Attempts are being made to (a) disseminate ATM and assess its effect among homeless women veterans (b) determine the reliability and validity of money management-based assessments used to determine which veterans are capable of managing their funds (c) optimize funds management by disabled veterans.

Conditions

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Substance Abuse Dual Diagnosis

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Study Groups

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Arm 1

Group Type OTHER

Advisor-Teller Money Management-Substance Abuse Counselling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Interventions

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Advisor-Teller Money Management-Substance Abuse Counselling

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

Age \_\>18. Meets DSM-II criteria for cocaine abuse or alcohol abuse. Self-reported use of at least $100 worth of alcohol or cocaine during 30 days within last 90 days. Income of at least $300 per month.