Reinforcing Therapist Performance

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance Use
• Interventions: Behavioral: Incentive

• Registration Number: NCT01016704
• Lead Sponsor: Chestnut Health Systems

Brief Summary

The specific aims of the proposed study are to evaluate the effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of providing monetary incentives to therapists as a method to improve implementation of evidence-based treatments.

Detailed Description

Not available

Study Timeline

• Study Start: 2008-11
• Study First Submitted: 2009-11-18
• Study First Submitted QC: 2009-11-18
• Study First Posted: 2009-11-19
• Primary Completion: 2011-06
• Study Completion: 2011-06
• Status Verified: 2011-07
• Last Update Submitted: 2011-07-26
• Last Update Posted: 2011-07-27

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 105

Inclusion Criteria

• Must work at one of the participating demonstration sites funded by the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment to deliver the Adolescent Community Reinforcement Approach and/or Assertive Continuing Care.

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Exclusion Criteria

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Incentive	Incentive	-

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Target A-CRA	14 weeks post intake	Based on a review of recordings of actual client sessions is an indicator of whether or not clients received 10 or more of 12 specified treatment procedures within no less than seven treatment sessions.
A-CRA Competence	Monthly	Based on review of a randomly selected session recording is an indicator of whether or not participants delivered at least one treatment procedure at or above the level of competence required as part of the certification process.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Percent of days abstinent	6 months post-intake	Based on client self report is the percentage of days during the past 90 days that clients reported not using any alcohol or other drugs.
Pay-for-performance Cost-Effectiveness	First six months of study	The cost per unit of Target A-CRA, A-CRA Competene, and Percentage of Days Abstient in the experimental condition relative to the control condition.

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

Lighthouse Institute, Chestnut Health Systems; 🇺🇸 Normal, Illinois, United States