Evaluating the 'First Step' in treatment for individuals seeking substance use interventions

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance Use; Alcohol use; Mental Health - Addiction

• Registration Number: ACTRN12621000467831
• Lead Sponsor: The University of Queensland

Brief Summary

Not available

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2021-04-20
• Study Completion: 2022-12-22
• Last Update Posted: 24 June 2024

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: Completed
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 418

Inclusion Criteria

Aged over 18 years
- Participants seeking help for their AOD use from participating Lives Lived Well Services;
- Completion of LLW baseline Outcome Measures suite.

Exclusion Criteria

To ensure maximum representativeness of the sample, besides age, there is no other exclusion criteria.

Study & Design

• Study Type: Interventional
• Study Design: Not specified

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
evel of substance use and related problems through a composite score on the Alcohol, Smoking and Substances Involvement Screening Test (WHO ASSIST)[ Baseline, and 1, 3, and 6 months post-baseline];Past 4 week frequency and typical quantity of substance use as measured by the Australian Treatment Outcome Profile (ATOP) [ Baseline and 1, 3, and 6 month post-baseline]

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Depression symptom severity, measured using the Patient Health Questionnaire (PHQ-9)[ Baseline, and 1, 3, and 6 months post-baseline];Anxiety severity, measured using the Generalized Anxiety Disorder scale (GAD-7)[ Baseline, and 1, 3, and 6 months post-baseline];Quality of life/functioning will be explored using the LLW quality of life measures (which are based on the ATOP and the BTOM).[ Baseline, and 1, 3 and 6 months post-baseline]