Treatment Engagement With Technology-assisted Treatment

Not Applicable

Completed

• Conditions: Substance-related Disorders; Alcoholism; Mentally Ill Chemical Abuse; Educational Technology
• Interventions: Device: Therapeutic Education System (TES); Other: Treatment as Usual (TAU)

• Registration Number: NCT02674477
• Lead Sponsor: Johns Hopkins University

Brief Summary

This research is being done to study whether using an Internet-based program, called the Therapeutic Education System (TES), would be helpful for the treatment of substance use and other psychiatric problems.

Detailed Description

TES has been shown to be helpful as substance abuse treatment in certain groups of people, mainly in the outpatient setting by using interactive modules for education. This study will expose some participants to this program while participants are hospitalized on an inpatient unit, and give the participants access to it after participants are discharged from the hospital. Those participants will still receive treatment as usual, as will the control group.

Study Timeline

• Study First Submitted: 2016-01-29
• Study First Submitted QC: 2016-02-02
• Study First Posted: 2016-02-04
• Study Start: 2016-02-29
• Primary Completion: 2018-06
• Study Completion: 2018-09
• Results First Submitted: 2019-06-25
• Results First Submitted QC: 2019-06-25
• Results First Posted: 2019-07-19
• Status Verified: 2019-08
• Last Update Submitted: 2019-08-07
• Last Update Posted: 2019-08-22

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: COMPLETED
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 95

Inclusion Criteria

• diagnosis of drug or alcohol problem, plus another psychiatric problem, such as depression or anxiety
• drug or alcohol use in the last 30 days
• proficiency in English
• able to consent to study
• willing to engage in outpatient treatment
• willing to allow study team to contact outpatient providers

Exclusion Criteria

• psychotic symptoms, such as hearing voices
• involuntary admission

Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Arm && Interventions

Group	Intervention	Description
Therapeutic Education System (TES)	Therapeutic Education System (TES)	Participants will have the opportunity to use the TES program while hospitalized, at specific, monitored times, and can also use it when discharged by using participant's specific login information. Participants can use it as much or as little as participants like. Participants will continue with treatment as usual during and after hospitalization, as well.
Treatment as Usual (TAU)	Treatment as Usual (TAU)	Standard treatment comprises a psychiatrist-led interdisciplinary team as well as face-to-face group counseling for substance use and skills for improving general mental health. There will be no change to the routine care (treatment at usual \[TAU\]) provided to patients on the service.

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Acceptability of Treatment Based on Survey Questionnaire Completed by Participants	prior to discharge from the hospital up to 30 days	The acceptability assessment asks about hospital satisfaction for both groups. The questionnaire is a series of questions on Qualtrics on a scale of 0-10. Higher scores signified a more positive response and a better outcome.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
Number of Participants Enrolled in Post-discharge Substance Abuse Treatment Appointments 30 Days After Hospital Discharge	30 days after discharge from the hospital
Number of Participants Enrolled in Post-discharge Treatment for Other Mental Health Appointments 30 Days After Hospital Discharge	30 days after discharge from the hospital