Case Management for Crack Users Who Seek Treatment in CAPSad in Brazil

Not Applicable

• Conditions: Crack Abuse or Dependence
• Interventions: Behavioral: Case Management (Strength-Based); Behavioral: Usual Treatment

• Registration Number: NCT01558726
• Lead Sponsor: Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul

Brief Summary

The purpose of this study is to evaluate the effectiveness of a Case Management (CM) intervention in crack users applied in Psychosocial Care Centers - Alcohol and Drugs (CAPSad) by trained social workers, in comparison to CAPSad conventional treatment on 30 and 90 days, considering the following outcomes: treatment retention, abstinence and changes in severity scores of the sixth version of Addiction Severity Index (ASI6) scale. The study hypothesis are: 1) The CM is going to improve the retention of crack users (cases) during the 3-month follow-up compared with usual care (controls); 2)Individuals who received the intervention with GC are going to present a higher rate of abstinence; 3)The summary scores of the ASI6 will be significantly lower in cases than in controls, at the end of 3 months follow-up.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2011-10
• Status Verified: 2012-03
• Study First Submitted: 2012-03-17
• Study First Submitted QC: 2012-03-17
• Last Update Submitted: 2012-03-17
• Study First Posted: 2012-03-20
• Last Update Posted: 2012-03-20
• Primary Completion: 2012-08
• Study Completion: 2012-08

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: UNKNOWN
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 600

Inclusion Criteria

• Diagnosis of crack abuse or dependence
• > 18 years old
• Initiating treatment (maximum of 1 month)

Exclusion Criteria

• Homeless without permanent contact
• Psychotic symptoms during the intake interview

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Case management	Case Management (Strength-Based)	-
Usual treatment	Usual Treatment	Usual treatment of the CAPSad

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment retention	3 months

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Crack abstinence	3 months
ASI subareas scores	3 months	ASI (Addiction Severity Index)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Center for Drug and Alcohol Research (CPAD) of Federal University of Rio Grande do Sul (UFRGS); 🇧🇷 Porto Alegre, Rio Grande do Sul, Brazil