A Family-based Intervention for Drug-abusing Adults in Hong Kong

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Clinical Phase

NA

Total Enrollment

82 participants

Study Classification

INTERVENTIONAL

Study Start Date

2019-09-01

Study Completion Date

2023-06-01

Brief Summary

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To develop a family-based intervention with components of engagement, family roles, affection, and competence and verify its effectiveness on drug abstinence and family functioning for drug-abusing adults in Hong Kong; To compare the difference between family-based intervention and routine care which mainly consists of individual counselling services for drug abusers.

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Detailed Description

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This is a quasi-experimental trial examining the effects of a proposed family-based intervention for drug abusers on motivating them to stay drug abstinence and improve family functioning, in which 40 drug abusers with focal families (including spouses and/or children) will be recruited for intervention group receiving both family-based intervention and routine care and 40 drug abusers without involving family will be recruited for comparison group receiving routine care. In the in-take, drug-abusing subjects will be given a brief introduction and invited to provide basic background information about themselves and families. After filling the informed consent, participants will be assigned to intervention group or comparison group according to whether their family will join sessions together. After drug abusers and families fill in the online questionnaire at the baseline (T0), the intervention group will receive family-based intervention and routine care in one month, while the comparison group will receive only routine care in one month. Both groups will be assessed at two time points after intervention period (T1 = 1-month after baseline; T2 = 2-month after baseline). As hypothesized, the intervention group will show a greater reduction in the primary outcomes of drug use and greater increase in the secondary outcomes of family functioning than the comparison group. A repeated-measures analysis of covariance will be conducted to assess the effects of family-based intervention.

Conditions

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Drug Abuse

Study Design

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Allocation Method

NON_RANDOMIZED

Intervention Model

PARALLEL

Primary Study Purpose

TREATMENT

Blinding Strategy

NONE

Study Groups

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family-based intervention plus routine care

This group of participants including drug abusers and their families will be receiving family-based intervention which is a well-designed intervention with group sessions and routine care provided by professional social workers in local social service center.

Group Type EXPERIMENTAL

Family-based intervention

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

The intervention aims to motivate drug abusers to stay drug abstinence and improve family functioning with the support of their own families. In the component of engagement, we will use effective and appropriate skills to engage clients, understand their concerns, and provide necessary resources to them. In the component of role identification, we will help drug abusers identify their family roles through providing education on family roles and responsibilities. The component of affection is designed to learn affective responsiveness and enhance their emotional bonds with each other, while in the component of competence, we will enhance their competency to take care of the family. The intervention will be conducted in group sessions with 4-6 families per group. A total of 17 sessions will be delivered with 1.5-2 hour for each session (6 sessions for Engagement, 3 sessions for Role identification, 3 sessions for Affection, and 3 sessions for Competence).

routine care

Intervention Type OTHER

Routine care includes individual-session components of engagement, case assessment, drug education, service referral, family support, and etc.

routine care

The group of participants will receive routine care which is widely used in social service providers and mainly includes individual counselling service for drug abusers.

Group Type ACTIVE_COMPARATOR

routine care

Intervention Type OTHER

Routine care includes individual-session components of engagement, case assessment, drug education, service referral, family support, and etc.

Interventions

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Family-based intervention

The intervention aims to motivate drug abusers to stay drug abstinence and improve family functioning with the support of their own families. In the component of engagement, we will use effective and appropriate skills to engage clients, understand their concerns, and provide necessary resources to them. In the component of role identification, we will help drug abusers identify their family roles through providing education on family roles and responsibilities. The component of affection is designed to learn affective responsiveness and enhance their emotional bonds with each other, while in the component of competence, we will enhance their competency to take care of the family. The intervention will be conducted in group sessions with 4-6 families per group. A total of 17 sessions will be delivered with 1.5-2 hour for each session (6 sessions for Engagement, 3 sessions for Role identification, 3 sessions for Affection, and 3 sessions for Competence).

Intervention Type BEHAVIORAL

routine care

Routine care includes individual-session components of engagement, case assessment, drug education, service referral, family support, and etc.

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

1. Adults aged 18 to 55
2. Have used drugs in the past 90 days
3. At the time of case recruitment, the subject is engaged in an intimate relationship with a spouse/partner, or having a child/children
4. Understand oral and written Chinese

1. Adults aged 18 to 55
2. Have used drugs in the past 90 days
3. Understand oral and written Chinese

Exclusion Criteria

1. Taking other treatments during intervention
2. The spouse or child of DA are not available to participate in the program

1\. Taking other treatments during intervention

Minimum Eligible Age

18 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

55 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No