An Evaluation of Motivational Interviewing to Increase Compliance in a Probation Setting

NCT ID: NCT00570206

Last Updated: 2009-12-23

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

300 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-01-31

Study Completion Date

2009-10-31

Brief Summary

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The purpose of this study is to examine the effects of Motivational Interviewing (MI) on probationer progress over a 6-month period, using probation officers as the MI providers.

Detailed Description

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Conditions

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Compliance With Terms of Probation Sentence

Keywords

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Probation Motivational

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

SINGLE

Participants

Study Groups

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1

Probation officers trained to use Motivational Interviewing while conducting meetings with probationers.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Motivational Interviewing

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Probation officers trained to use Motivational Interviewing while conducting meetings with probationers.

2

Probation officers who are interested in Motivational Interviewing, but have not yet been trained to use it while conducting meetings with probationers.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

3

Treatment as usual. Regular probation officers conduct standard meetings with probationers.

Group Type NO_INTERVENTION

No interventions assigned to this group

Interventions

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Motivational Interviewing

Probation officers trained to use Motivational Interviewing while conducting meetings with probationers.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Participants must be on felony probation.
2. Participants must be English speaking.
3. Participants must be classified as medium or high-risk.
4. Participants must be placed on a non-specialized caseload.
5. Participants must be at least 18 years of age.

Exclusion Criteria

1. Does not speak English.
2. Is less than 18 years old.
3. Is not on felony probation.
4. Is not classified as medium or high-risk.
5. Is placed on a specialized caseload.
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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U.S. Department of Justice

FED

Sponsor Role collaborator

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Principal Investigators

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Scott T Walters, PhD

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

The University of Texas Health Science Center, Houston

Locations

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Dallas County Community Supervision and Corrections

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

University of Texas School of Public Health Dallas Regional Campus

Dallas, Texas, United States

Site Status

Countries

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United States

Other Identifiers

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07C71GJS8

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: secondary_id

HSC-SPH-07-0487

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id