Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for Treatment-resistant Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorders

NCT ID: NCT02112396

Last Updated: 2014-04-14

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

89 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2008-08-31

Study Completion Date

2011-06-30

Brief Summary

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The present study examines the efficacy of the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for Concerned Significant Others (CSOs) of individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) using a randomized waiting list (WL) control group. It is hypothesized that after the Intervention group has received CRAFT and prior to the WL- group having received CRAFT, treatment utilization of individuals with AUDs are substantially elevated in the Intervention group.

Detailed Description

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CRAFT is an evidence-based intervention aiming to promote treatment entry by treatment refusing individuals suffering from addiction by coaching their Concerned Significant others (e.g., family members). The intervention is based on diverse elements such as communication training, contingency management, functional analysis of problem behaviors and strategies to improve the live of CSOs and aims to rearrange contingencies in the natural environment of the drinkers so that clean behavior is reinforced and drinking behavior is effectively discouraged. The intervention was developed for adult CSOs and usually consists of up to 12 weekly face-to-face sessions with a duration of one hour each.

Conditions

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Alcohol Dependence Alcohol Abuse

Study Design

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Allocation Method

RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

CROSSOVER

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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Immediate Intervention

Subjects receive 12 sessions of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) immediately after study inclusion

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Community Reinforcement and Family Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Intervention is based on the CRAFT literature and includes Building and sustaining motivation of CSOs, functional analysis of problem behaviors, domestic violence precautions (if mandatory), improving communication skills of CSOs, use of negative consequences of drinking behavior, positive reinforcement of clean and sober behavior, strategies to enrich CSOs lives, and strategies for inviting the addicted individual to enter treatment.

Waiting list group

Waiting list group members receive the Community Reinforcement and Family Training CRAFT intervention after the first follow-up (3 months post study inclusion)

Group Type OTHER

Community Reinforcement and Family Training

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The Intervention is based on the CRAFT literature and includes Building and sustaining motivation of CSOs, functional analysis of problem behaviors, domestic violence precautions (if mandatory), improving communication skills of CSOs, use of negative consequences of drinking behavior, positive reinforcement of clean and sober behavior, strategies to enrich CSOs lives, and strategies for inviting the addicted individual to enter treatment.

Interventions

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Community Reinforcement and Family Training

The Intervention is based on the CRAFT literature and includes Building and sustaining motivation of CSOs, functional analysis of problem behaviors, domestic violence precautions (if mandatory), improving communication skills of CSOs, use of negative consequences of drinking behavior, positive reinforcement of clean and sober behavior, strategies to enrich CSOs lives, and strategies for inviting the addicted individual to enter treatment.

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* CSOs of individuals with an AUD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
* At least 18 years old
* At least 15 hours of contact per week to the addicted individual

Exclusion Criteria

* History of severe domestic violence
* Current diagnosis of drug- or alcohol dependence of CSO
Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

Yes

Sponsors

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German Federal Ministry of Education and Research

OTHER_GOV

Sponsor Role collaborator

University of Luebeck

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Hans-Jürgen Rumpf

PD Dr. Hans-Jürgen Rumpf

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Hans-Juergen Rumpf, PD Dr.

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

University of Luebeck

Locations

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University of Luebeck

Lübeck, Schl.-Holstein, Germany

Site Status

Countries

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Germany

References

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Iwen J, Bischof G, Reinhardt S, Grothues J, Hapke U, John U, Freyer-Adam J, Rumpf HJ. The impact of having a loved one with alcohol consumption-related problems on subjective health status and health-risk behaviors in a general hospital sample. Subst Use Misuse. 2010 Dec;45(14):2470-80. doi: 10.3109/10826084.2010.487233. Epub 2010 Jun 10.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20536354 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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07-210

Identifier Type: OTHER

Identifier Source: secondary_id

BMBF-01GX0702

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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