Phase II: Scalable Digital Delivery of CRAFT Training for Professionals to Maximize Treatment Rates of OUD in Families

Not Applicable

Recruiting

• Conditions: Community Reinforcement And Family Training; Family Health; Substance-Related Disorders

• Registration Number: NCT06685003
• Lead Sponsor: We The Village, Inc.

Brief Summary

The goal of this project is to demonstrate digital training efficacy at scale and commercial readiness.

This pilot project will advance piloted digital training programs for CRAFT and maximize scalability. In this project, investigators will:

Aim 1: Optimize the digital CRAFT training product based on data and feedback from the pilot and commercialization advisors.

Aim 2: Conduct a fully powered randomized control trial of 3 levels of digital training (Level 1 - Digital tutorial only \[T\]; Level 2 - Tutorial \& digital training materials for self-study \[TM\]; Level 3 - Tutorial, digital materials, feedback and coaching \[TMC\]) to examine the effects of training on CRAFT knowledge, fidelity, and plus IP treatment entry/retention and counselor skill pre- and post-tutorial, at 12 weeks and at 6 months.

Detailed Description

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Study Timeline

• Status Verified: 2024-11
• Study Start: 2024-11-04
• Study First Submitted: 2024-11-11
• Study First Submitted QC: 2024-11-11
• Last Update Submitted: 2024-11-11
• Study First Posted: 2024-11-12
• Last Update Posted: 2024-11-12
• Primary Completion: 2025-11-04
• Study Completion: 2026-02-01

Recruitment & Eligibility

• Status: RECRUITING
• Sex: All
• Target Recruitment: 240

Inclusion Criteria

• Be over 19
• Live in the US
• Work in a counselor-related profession
• Have counseling work that involves clients
• Work with CSOs impacted by OUD, or could work with this type of client
• Have not been certified in CRAFT
• Have not participated in the 2023 WTV counselor training pilot study
• Be able to provide at least 45-minute individual counselor sessions to at least one CSO (CSO)
• Be able and willing to complete intervention activities over the course of the 12-week study as determined by the random assignment including: participating in the tutorial and training and submitting the required session audiotapes
• Report having access to a computer and smartphone with internet access, email, and word processing capability
• Demonstrate complete understanding of the requirements for participation in the study by reading and signing the consent form and completing the online consent quiz or confirmation call
• Provide valid locator information to allow research and CRAFT training staff to contact them to schedule study-related appointments
• Complete the first assessment mock session with our standardized patient (SP) and pre-tutorial surveys

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Exclusion Criteria

• Does not agree to participate
• Does not complete the baseline assessment requirements
• Is not English-speaking
• Participated in the Qualitative Review aspect of the study

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Study & Design

• Study Type: INTERVENTIONAL
• Study Design: PARALLEL

Primary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
CRAFT Procedure Fidelity	3 months, 6 months	CRAFT performance on the mock sessions observed by trained coders rating performance of each CRAFT treatment entry procedure (6 items), homework procedures (2 items), overall CRAFT approach (2 items), and general clinical skill (4 items) on a 5-point scale (i.e., 1 =poor; 3 =satisfactory; 5 =excellent). Total score will be calculated across all 14 items for each participant. Average scores on each procedure and in total will be calculated for each participant group at baseline and at follow-ups. Scores can range from 6 - 30 on treatment entry; 2 - 10 on homework and CRAFT approach; 4 - 20 on general clinical skill; and 14 - 70 on the overall total.

Secondary Outcome Measures

Name	Time	Method
3 months	3 months, 6 months	Measuring the proficiency with which participants answer questions about the CRAFT approach.; Measuring the proficiency with which participants answer questions about the CRAFT approach.; The 20-item CRAFT Knowledge Test is scored by calculating the number of correct answers for each individual and then averaging scores across participants within each group (T, TM, TMC). Scores could range from 0 - 20.
Program Implementation Potential Scale	3 months, 6 months	Measured by program implementation potential questionnaire containing 25 Items; responses on 1-6 scale (strongly agree to strongly disagree).

Trial Locations

Locations (1)

We The Village, Inc.; 🇺🇸 New York, New York, United States