Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for Treatment-resistant Individuals With Alcohol Use Disorders

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Alcohol Dependence; Alcohol Abuse
• Interventions: Behavioral: Community Reinforcement and Family Training

• Registration Number: NCT02112396
• Lead Sponsor: University of Luebeck

Brief Summary

The present study examines the efficacy of the Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) for Concerned Significant Others (CSOs) of individuals with alcohol use disorders (AUDs) using a randomized waiting list (WL) control group. It is hypothesized that after the Intervention group has received CRAFT and prior to the WL- group having received CRAFT, treatment utilization of individuals with AUDs are substantially elevated in the Intervention group.

Detailed Description

CRAFT is an evidence-based intervention aiming to promote treatment entry by treatment refusing individuals suffering from addiction by coaching their Concerned Significant others (e.g., family members). The intervention is based on diverse elements such as communication training, contingency management, functional analysis of problem behaviors and strategies to improve the live of CSOs and aims to rearrange contingencies in the natural environment of the drinkers so that clean behavior is reinforced and drinking behavior is effectively discouraged. The intervention was developed for adult CSOs and usually consists of up to 12 weekly face-to-face sessions with a duration of one hour each.

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-08
• Primary Completion: 2011-03
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2014-04
• Study First Submitted: 2014-04-01
• Study First Submitted QC: 2014-04-09
• Last Update Submitted: 2014-04-09
• Study First Posted: 2014-04-14
• Last Update Posted: 2014-04-14

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 89

Inclusion Criteria

• CSOs of individuals with an AUD according to the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual (DSM-IV) or the International Classification of Diseases (ICD-10)
• At least 18 years old
• At least 15 hours of contact per week to the addicted individual

Exclusion Criteria

• History of severe domestic violence
• Current diagnosis of drug- or alcohol dependence of CSO

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: CROSSOVER

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Waiting list group	Community Reinforcement and Family Training	Waiting list group members receive the Community Reinforcement and Family Training CRAFT intervention after the first follow-up (3 months post study inclusion)
Immediate Intervention	Community Reinforcement and Family Training	Subjects receive 12 sessions of Community Reinforcement and Family Training (CRAFT) immediately after study inclusion

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Treatment Utilization of relative with AUD	3 months	Treatment utilization rates of the individual holding an AUD were assessed at 3-months follow-up

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Mental well-being in participating CSO	3 months	Mental health status was assessed using the Beck Depression Inventory (BDI) and the Mental Health Inventory (MHI-5)

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

University of Luebeck; 🇩🇪 Luebeck, Schl.-Holstein, Germany