Drum-Assisted Therapy for Native Americans

NCT ID: NCT01356667

Last Updated: 2018-06-28

Basic Information

• Recruitment Status: TERMINATED
• Clinical Phase: NA
• Total Enrollment: 10 participants
• Study Classification: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Start Date: 2010-09-30
• Study Completion Date: 2012-08-31

Brief Summary

Drum-Assisted Recovery Therapy for Native Americans (DARTNA) is an R-21 NIH/NCCAM-funded study aimed to complete the development and pilot a new substance abuse treatment protocol utilizing drumming for American Indians/Alaska Natives with substance use disorders. The study includes activities to complete the protocol, followed by a randomized-controlled clinical trial.

Detailed Description

During year 1, this study consists of a series of focus groups conducted among American Indians/Alaska Natives with substance use disorders, providers serving AI/ANs with substance use disorders, and a Community Advisory Board. These focus groups are conducted in order to obtain feedback with regard to the initial DARTNA treatment protocol. These focus groups are then followed by a pretest of DARTNA among 10 AI/ANs with substance use disorders followed by a series of focus groups to finalize the development of DARTNA. During year 2, a randomized controlled will be conducted among 30 AI/ANs receiving the DARTNA treatment protocol vs. 30 AI/ANs receiving treatment-as-usual at United American Indian Involvement, Inc. in Los Angeles.

Conditions

Substance Use Disorders

Study Design

• Allocation Method: RANDOMIZED
• Intervention Model: PARALLEL
• Primary Study Purpose: TREATMENT
• Blinding Strategy: NONE

Study Groups

Treatment-As-Usual

Substance Abuse treatment typically received

Group Type: ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

Treatment-As-Usual

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Participants will receive typical substance abuse behavior treatment interventions typically provided to patients including individual counseling, group therapy, and standard culturally-based interventions.

DARTNA

12-week DARTNA program

Group Type: EXPERIMENTAL

DARTNA

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

3-hour protocol provided 2x/week over 12 weeks

Interventions

DARTNA

3-hour protocol provided 2x/week over 12 weeks

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Treatment-As-Usual

Participants will receive typical substance abuse behavior treatment interventions typically provided to patients including individual counseling, group therapy, and standard culturally-based interventions.

Intervention Type: BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

Inclusion Criteria

• meeting Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders (DSM-IV-TR; American Psychiatric Association, 2000) criteria of current alcohol or drug abuse or dependence
• self-identifying as at least ¼ American Indian/Alaska Native heritage
• seeking treatment for alcohol or drug abuse
• being at least 18 years old. Clients will be assessed for suitability for outpatient treatment.

Exclusion Criteria

• have a psychiatric conditions that is not suitable for outpatient treatment (e.g., if they require inpatient rehabilitation treatment, have significant psychiatric disorders, require medical detoxification, or have significant medical problems)
• have a current suicidal ideation/plan as assessed by the ASI or BSI
• are mandated by the court to obtain treatment for substance abuse where such mandate requires the results of urine toxicology tests to be reported to the court
• expectation that the participant will fail to complete the study protocol due to probable incarceration or relocation from the clinic area.

• Minimum Eligible Age: 18 Years
• Maximum Eligible Age: 65 Years
• Eligible Sex: ALL
• Accepts Healthy Volunteers: Yes

Sponsors

University of California, Los Angeles

OTHER

Sponsor Role: lead

Responsible Party

Daniel Dickerson

Assistant Research Psychiatrist

Responsibility Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

Daniel L Dickerson, D.O., M.P.H.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of California, Los Angeles

Locations

United American Indian Involvement, Inc.

Los Angeles, California, United States

Countries

United States

References

Dickerson DL, D'Amico EJ, Klein DJ, Johnson CL, Hale B, Ye F. Mental Health, Physical Health, and Cultural Characteristics Among American Indians/Alaska Natives Seeking Substance Use Treatment in an Urban Setting: A Descriptive Study. Community Ment Health J. 2021 Jul;57(5):937-947. doi: 10.1007/s10597-020-00688-3. Epub 2020 Jul 27.

Reference Type: DERIVED

PMID: 32720004 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

DARTNA

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id