Drop the drop-out! Use instruments! The Effect of the Use of Instruments in Outpatient Substance Abuse Treatment to Enhance Treatment Compliance!

Completed

• Conditions: Substance abuse; Mental and Behavioural Disorders; Mental and behavioural disorders due to multiple drug use and use of other psychoactive substances

• Registration Number: ISRCTN65456186
• Lead Sponsor: Ghent University (Belgium)

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2009-09-11
• Last Update Posted: 13 January 2015

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 200

Inclusion Criteria

All patients that presented for help at one of the five outpatient treatment centres of the De Sleutel - network, that completed the full intake-procedure - consisting of at least three sessions which are: a social/medical check-up, the EuropASI-interview and a feedback session on EuropASI with treatment advice - and that are referred to individual counselling sessions at the same outpatient treatment centre, where they presented.

Other criteria:
1. Aged greater than or equal to 18 years, either sex
2. Informed consent
3. Well enough understanding of the Dutch language
4. No psychiatric comorbidity
5. Effective start of the individual counselling sessions

Exclusion Criteria

Patients referred to another type of treatment than individual counselling sessions (example: medical treatment, substitution therapy, group sessions, daily activation program, etc.)

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified