Continuing Care Project: A randomised controlled trial of a continuing care telephone intervention following residential substance dependence treatment.

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol dependence; Substance dependence; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12618001231235
• Lead Sponsor: Associate Professor Peter Kelly

Brief Summary

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Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Results First Posted: 1900-01-01
• Study Start: 2018-07-23
• Study Completion: 2020-09-18
• Last Update Posted: 14 March 2022

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 277

Inclusion Criteria

Participants will be required to be attending residential services provided by The Salvation Army or We Help Ourselves (WHOS). Participants will be required to: (1) have a substance use disorder (i.e. not be attending the service for only a gambling problem), (2) have stayed in the residential facility for at least 4-weeks, (3). have access to a telephone to complete the intervention when they leave the residential program.

Exclusion Criteria

Exclusion criteria will be kept to a minimum to promote the generalizability of the results. Participants will only be excluded from the study if they are (1) currently at risk of suicide or (2) have unstable mental health symptoms.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
The primary outcome will be percentage of days abstinent from alcohol and other drugs (excluding tobacco) over the 28-day period immediately prior to the 6-month follow-up. This will be measured using the Timeline Follow-Back Method.[6-months post discharge from residential treatment]