Gender-Responsive Treatment for Women Offenders - 1
- Conditions
- Substance Abuse Problem
- Interventions
- Behavioral: Women-Only
- Registration Number
- NCT00249613
- Lead Sponsor
- University of California, Los Angeles
- Brief Summary
The purpose of this study is to determine whether substance abuse treatment designed specifically for drug-dependent women offenders provides better outcomes than standard drug court treatment (mixed-gender programs).
- Detailed Description
In this five-year study, a total of 300 women entering court-referred treatment throughout Los Angeles County and who agree to participate in the study will be randomly assigned to a women-focused or to a mixed-gender outpatient treatment program. The study will assess the impact of women-focused substance abuse treatment using outcome measures including recidivism, substance abuse and relapse, and social adjustment (e.g., employment, parenting behaviors, psychological improvement, and HIV risk reduction behaviors), compared to the impact of traditional mixed-gender programs. Assessments will occur at baseline and at 1 month, 12 months, and 24 months after admission.
Recruitment & Eligibility
- Status
- COMPLETED
- Sex
- Female
- Target Recruitment
- 291
- Drug court participant
- At least eighteen (18) years old
- Have had no more than three prior non-violent, non-drug felony convictions
- Do not have a current charge of driving under the influence of alcohol or drugs or a charge of sale or transportation of drugs
- Not capable of giving informed consent
Study & Design
- Study Type
- INTERVENTIONAL
- Study Design
- PARALLEL
- Arm && Interventions
Group Intervention Description Women-Only Women-Only Substance abuse treatment program for women only
- Primary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Results (Unadjusted) for Criminal Activities in Past 30 Days at Baseline and Follow-up for Women in Women-Only Treatment and Mixed-Gender Treatment baseline and 1-year follow-up Predictors of Criminal Activity at 12 Months Post Intake 12 Months Any Substance Use Past 30 Days 12 Months Substance use in past 30 days at 12 months post intake
- Secondary Outcome Measures
Name Time Method Predictors of Change in Employment at 12 Months Post Intake: Generalized Estimating Equation (GEE) Model 12 month post intake Predictors of change in employment at 12 months post intake: GEE - comparison of Women-Only vs. Mixed-Gender treatment models
Trial Locations
- Locations (1)
University of California - Los Angeles
🇺🇸Los Angeles, California, United States